Remove the grill, then undo the bolts under the lock to release the barrell. Using a stubby Phillips screw driver you then undo the lock as if you were using the key to open bonnet. Then just undo the 4 10mm bolts that hold the assembly to slam panel, then refit in reverse.
key middle grill then left and right
1979 ford transit bonnet and rear roof rain gutter
There is a keyhole hidden behind the Ford logo in the grille Take the transit door key come to the front of the van and look at grill under the bonnet their you will find a place where this key can be inserted and turn this realises the lock and the bonnet will pop open.
On a Transit mk5 under the bonnet, on a Transit mk6 under the drivers seat
a long reach screw driver through the grill to release the catch,
Hi,I assume that the bonnet is the same as the Connect and Focus?If it is, there is a lock on the bonnet/hood. Either behind the badge or the flip up panel
i belive there isnot a bonet lever but use the ignition key at the front grill and turn first one way to unlock then the opposite way will allow bonnet to lift up
Swivel ford badge on front grill, insert ign. key turn clockwise, then anticlockwise. Bonnet opened
Bonnet release on escorts is usually on the underside if the steering column, below the steering wheel. The bonnet will pop and then you have to do the bonnet release catch around the badge on the front grill.
My Ford Connect bonnet is opened by the main ignition key. There is a sliding plastic cover at the front center below the grill. Insert key and turn to the right, bonnet will click to safe open. Turn key again and at the same time lift bonnet. Remember to remove the key.
DEALER SAYS PRESS THE LEVER UNDER THE FRONT BADGE ON THE OUTSIDE GRILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM
It's the big red lever under the steering wheel. Once you pull that down, the bonnet will 'pop up'. Then, in the gap inbettween the bonnet and the grill, hold up the metal bit you can see connected to the lock in the middle and lift up the bonnet.