Bonnet closing 205

[David Simson 3]

Hi,

 

I have a daily runner, a Vauxhall, and closing the bonnet is easy. I never drop bonnets; it makes me cringe. Besides, if they're set correctly there's no need to. I just push on the curved front edge (never the top of the bonnet) and the Vauxhall just clicks into place perfectly with hardly any pressure. 

My 205 is a whole different animal. It's unbelievably tight and I sometimes have the push 3 or 4 times really hard to get the spring on the bonnet to engage and lock into the slam panel.

 

Does anyone else have this problem?

 

Is there a (recommended) way of adjusting it so it easily locks just by gently pushing it? 

[Leslie green 139]

The spring is probably set far too tight undo the big nut a little then turn the slotted screw with a screwdriver  plus the nylon part needs to be coming down aligned with the catch ,the 2 bolts allow for quite a bit of adjustment .I drop mine from about 12 inches and it latches fine . There are 2 rubber buffers too if these are too high it will struggle to close so once its closed just wind them up until they just touch the bonnet.

Edited August 16 by Leslie green