How to open the hood on a 05 honda civic with broken cable and not attached.
06-07-2019, 05:03 AM
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Honda-Tech Member
Re: How to open the hood on a 05 honda civic with broken cable and not attached.
just follow your hood latch cable and you'll see the "hook" that it is connected to on the latch. Then place the screwdriver in such a way that you will move it the same direction as the cable normally would. Bingo!
Just get up under ur hood with a screwdriver and push the latch open with the screwdriver.
Try pushing down hard just above the hood latch above the Honda symbol. If the latch has not been oiled or greased in a while the latch starts to stick. If you can get help from a friend to pull the hood release while you are doing this it may open much easier. Before you close it be sure to lube the latch. This worked for me everytime. Hope this helps!
The first place to look & try is just above the front drivers side wheel in the well behind the plastic cover guard if its still there. Take out the clips remove wheel cover from wheel well to expose the hood release wire. Then get vice grips or reg pliers and pull on the release. This method works 9 out of 10 times on most Civics & other models. Its also the quickest & easiest of the 3 main access methods as it involves the least amount of tools & work. The access through grill and then via under carriage are best done at a shop with a hoist and proper tools as to not cause damage but can be done anywhere with enough perserverance. I would advise our wheel well method as it is the easiest & usually gets the hood open in most cases.
SAFELY jack it up and support it with jack stands, scoot under it and look up. You should be able to see the bottom of the latch and get to it with a long screw driver or prybar. Good luck.
Just get up under ur hood with a screwdriver and push the latch open with the screwdriver.
Try pushing down hard just above the hood latch above the Honda symbol. If the latch has not been oiled or greased in a while the latch starts to stick. If you can get help from a friend to pull the hood release while you are doing this it may open much easier. Before you close it be sure to lube the latch. This worked for me everytime. Hope this helps!
The first place to look & try is just above the front drivers side wheel in the well behind the plastic cover guard if its still there. Take out the clips remove wheel cover from wheel well to expose the hood release wire. Then get vice grips or reg pliers and pull on the release. This method works 9 out of 10 times on most Civics & other models. Its also the quickest & easiest of the 3 main access methods as it involves the least amount of tools & work. The access through grill and then via under carriage are best done at a shop with a hoist and proper tools as to not cause damage but can be done anywhere with enough perserverance. I would advise our wheel well method as it is the easiest & usually gets the hood open in most cases.
SAFELY jack it up and support it with jack stands, scoot under it and look up. You should be able to see the bottom of the latch and get to it with a long screw driver or prybar. Good luck.