any tips on what goes wrong with the bonnet latch? cant get mine to pop

its definitely not the cable
ive adjusted the position of the latch on the bonnet to try to get it as central to the hole as possible

but i cant get it to pop on its own, need someone to pull it up at same time as pulling on the lever inside the car for it to unlock

so... which bit mucks up?

maybe the cable is worn and stretched

Try adjusting the dick that hangs down from the bonnet inside the spring.
Sometimes a wee bit of lubrication will also help
If that doesn't work hit it with a hammer.
Cheers
Bob

ah so the dick can be made longer? (serious question)

i saw mrs rally car playing with that on sunday didnt i????? on yours of course.



mine doest it some times. it had to do with alignment of the bonnet on mine. i sat it a bit further forward not in the moddle and it works. or was it back? away from the catch

Yes, fresh grease helps. If it has old solidified grease that can sometimes cause it to stick.

But most likely the top piece needs to be unbolted and re-positioned as unfamilia found.

Nissan calls it the "male hood lock"

so i spent another hour dicken around with it, and getting very angry but got there in the end

pops beautifull now.... who would have thought the female would have been to blame

was flogged out and miss-shapen

traded it in for a younger version i found under the house

Geez poor Claire, is she ok under the house now?