The cable and pull thing are loose as hell well actually just the cable and it seems as if the hood is down possibly more than it should be or maybe just the right amount in any case i need to open up the hood and dont want to wait for honda to do it (which i mighht add is free (lifetime warrantee on that and seat belts lol yippie!) any hints on this , by the way the make yr n model is in my username so keep that in mind.chris

 

sounds like the cable is stretched. have someone pull up on the hood while you pull the cable and it should pop up.

cables arent that expensive, i think like $18 for a new one at the dealer. not too difficult to install either

 

yea but in the meantime how can i open the hood,the cable is completely stretched , it actually does nothin. I had my guy use pliars to pull it while i played with the front of the hood and it wouldnt do n e thing.Im going to b puttin in some coilovers n springs n ill need to have it open... ne more hints..

 

hmmm, is there a way you could get under the car and play with the latch from there?

think of it this way, it is a good theft deterrent

 

Go to the 99 cent store... Get some of that speaker wire. It holds up well... GHETTORIG it to replace the existing cable and BOOM! You got a working cable... It doesnt look that bad either... DIY! Rules!

 

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he has to be able to get under the hood to be able to do that.
and why would he want to so that anyways? for a few dollars more he could do it right

 

Here's what I did when my cable stretched itself to death (actually, the nylon collar at the latch-end of the cable snapped off so it wasn't putting any resistance on the hood latch mechanism).

I jacked up my car (use jackstands) and pulled the lower splash guard off. I then pulled the two corner screws from the bumper where it connects to either fender. I pulled the two bolts (or more depending on how well maintained your car is) out of the bottom and that allowed me to basically pull the bumper away far enough that I could comfortably get my arm and a long, flathead screwdriver up to the mechanism to manually release the hood.

Replace that bitch and you're set. It's a pain. I suggest making your younger brother help like I did =p.

 

Mr. Pessimistic are we?

Sheesh the audio method works A-Ok no one looks at the cable anyway.

for 17 bux more for the stock cable... thats worth 17 bux on other stuff...

Trust me things like this arent noticeable and donthelp performance... They are the same function as the stock cable

save your 17 bux and go buy your girl a sandwich

 

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Sheesh the audio method works A-Ok no one looks at the cable anyway.

for 17 bux more for the stock cable... thats worth 17 bux on other stuff...

Trust me things like this arent noticeable and donthelp performance... They are the same function as the stock cable

save your 17 bux and go buy your girl a sandwich</TD></TR></TABLE>

it is still GHETTO....just go buy the thing from the dealership for christsakes! Only 20 bucks, we have all spend 20 bucks that when really didn't need to.

 

its a honda, get used to it.