04 Civic: Can't get Hood Up
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Re: 04 Civic: Can't get Hood Up
Always!
You just gotta want it bad enough.......
Oh. Your lack of detail....lacks certain... details
You just gotta want it bad enough.......
Oh. Your lack of detail....lacks certain... details
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Re: 04 Civic: Can't get Hood Up
Sorry. More details. Tried to pull the lever on the inside and nothing happened, the normal pop that you hear didn't occur. Checked the hood, and it seems like it's in the closed position.
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The handle you pull, did it feel wrong? (broken or detached, super stiff, etc)
Get someone to push/pull up and down on the hood while you push/pull handle/cable inside
trying to release the latch manually without a cable can be a pita
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Hood cable runs through the front fender area above the tire, you'd have to get some of the plastic liner out of the way to find the cable (I'd also raise the car chest high and take off the wheel) but if you can't gain anything by gutting open the cable to pull on the inner wire, then you're still stuck.
Youtube for more ideas on getting the latch released after the cable. breaks
Some collateral damage may be encountered lol
Youtube for more ideas on getting the latch released after the cable. breaks
Some collateral damage may be encountered lol
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