ok, so i was aligning my new cf hood... got it aligned, and closed it, my problem is i went back to open it again and the cable came loose and disconnected inside the latch... i dont know of anyway to get inside, do you?

 

bump, my question is, how do i pop the hood if the cable is disconnected from the latch

 

find out where it unhooked at and if it unhooked in the car just pull it, if u can't do that jack the car up and unhook the latch from underneath it might be tight but that seems the easiest.

 

on my 92 i did the same thing.... i dont have AC or any of that stuff, so i was about to go under the car, and yank on the cable to pop the hood.

 

well i cant yank on it because it came loose inside the latch, can anyone else help me

 

yes, it came loose, but the retainer is still ON the latch... its not that hard to do, unless there is a mess of stuff in the way

 

Loosen your front bumper at the fenders and under the splash guards, get a big screwdriver and fiddle with the latch from underneath until you open it. Once you do, get a new hood cable.

EDIT: it has happened to me before and this is how I solved my problem.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mongoliandonuts &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">find out where it unhooked at and if it unhooked in the car just pull it, if u can't do that jack the car up and unhook the latch from underneath it might be tight but that seems the easiest.</TD></TR></TABLE>

What he said. I had the same problem. I took a long pry bar/breaker bar, and unlcatched it from underneath.

 

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EDIT: it has happened to me before and this is how I solved my problem.</TD></TR></TABLE>
i dont recommend doin that. your paint will crack.... and possibly cracking the bumper

 

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thanks alot for the help... you were right on the money

 

thats why im here no problem

 

pull that steal cord behind the latch to open and to close it u have to push that steal cord back in that's how my hatch is

 

pushing it in will do nothing but wiggle the cable around. and pulling it wouldnt have dont anything either because the assembly under the hook was loose.