Just get a cable lock and wrap it through your hood and onto something solid in your car. leave enough slack to get the hood open a little and be able to undo the lock.
The easy way to open the hood manually on a 1998 Chevy Cavalier, when the cable is not working is to put the car on a hoist and use a long pole to trip the hood latch. Then lower the vehicle and open the hood the rest of the way. Replace or repair the cable for the hood latch before closing the hood.
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On the Ford Explorer you pull the hood release inside the vehicle which causes the hood to pop up slightly. Then you reach in through the grill at the front of the Explorer, near the top of the grill just under the hood and slightly left of the center of the grill. Move the secondary catch lever to the right and lift the hood. If the hood won't open, a second person inside pulling on the hood release while the other person operates the secondary catch lever may be necessary if the latch needs to be lubricated.
The hood is opened manually and has no fuse.
Look at the passenger side firewallSome are servicable at the outside of vehicle under hood and some behind the glove box inside the vehicle
If the hood release on a VW Jetta is broken, whether its the cable or the plastic piece, you will need to remove the center shield under the vehicle. It is connected by four screws. Reach up under the vehicle and manually push the hood cable down with your hands to pop it open.
Rock got stuck under the hood in the latch release.
How do you open the hood latch from the outside on a subaru impreza
Go under the dash board on the drivers side of the vehicle, behind it you will see the cable which is connected to the hood release handle. Grab a set of pliers, and grip the cable, (by the exposed part of the cable if possible) then pull it towards you, or put tension on the cable until the hood latch releases. The hood should open right up.
manually under the hood.
The best way is to find a similar vehicle, open the hood on the car that the hood release works on. Then try to figure how the latch mechanism works. The you can fashion a tool to trip the latch. Also, lie down and use a flashlight - look up and see if you can unbolt the latch bar. This works very well on Chevy blazers. You will need a long extension. If you let us know what type of car you have perhaps we can be of more help.
The hood latch on a 2013 Ford Escape is located in the front of the vehicle under the hood towards the left. Before the hood will open, you will also need to release the hood latch inside your vehicle.