Had the under bonnet cover off today surprised by what I saw

[steveciavucco]

I'm still intrigued by the idea of popping the bag with the charging cable under the bonnet.
It's certainly very practical as the charging point is at the front but does it really fit under the bonnet without bulging?
My dealership also say that it's not designed to be load bearing and would not recommend it.
Have many members used that under bonnet space for storage?

 

[Jomarkh]

Did you see my picture? Fits great and bonnet closes fine.

 

[Alb]

The only reason I could see for using it would be if the boot space was completely filled with other stuff. I'd find it way less convenient retrieving a charging cable from under the bonnet than from the boot.

 

[steveciavucco]

I can see the advantage as a wheelchair user. The boot is full of wheelchair (and occasionally grandchildren's paraphernalia, or suit cases if we are on holiday) so access from the bonnet makes sense providing it's safe, dry and not excessively heavy.
I can experiment when I collect my car next month.
Thank you for the idea and it's a pity MG don't make it an official "Frunk"!! Is that what it would be called?

 

[Alb]

If it was going to be accessed on any kind of a regular basis, I'd reiterate a comment I made earlier that the bonnet could definitely benefit from having a gas lifter. The MG5 bonnet is very heavy.

 

[smokie]

My charging cable lives there in it's bag, just laying loose on top of the cover. If I remember sometime I might see if I can easily tie it down but I've not noticed any problem with it but then I hardly ever use it.