SOURCE: Can't open hood on 2003 VW Passat
difficult one this,no easy answer have to get below the catch to release it,sometimes a long screwdriver will get in to push lever back othertimes get arm up to yank cable
SOURCE: can't open hood
if you can still get to the little steel cable, a extremely tight pair of vise grips and a moderate amount of force will do the trick.
SOURCE: Hood Release is broken
It is more likely the cable that runs from the handle inside is broken, either on the handle end or where it connects to the release under the hood.
If it is inside, you're in luck; grab the end of the cable with a pair of vice grips and pull to open.
If it broken under the hood, you may be able to look up to the top of the hood through the grille or from under the front of the car and see where the locking bar fastens to the holder. If you can, you may be able to take a long screwdriver or flat iron and push on it to release it. But make sure you have a replacement part for it first so you don't have to go through the whole thing again. And realize that it will be hard to push on it enough to open it.
Sirwriter
SOURCE: Broken hood latch on a 03 Volks Wagon Passat
use a long flat tip screw driver and a small hammer. have someone pull up on the hood after you pop it from the inside, then while they are holding the hood up use the screw driver and shove the hook that is above the latch bar. when you hit it you will be hitting it to the right
SOURCE: i pull the latch inside the car to open the hood
Have someone else pull the latch level inside the car while you pull up on the hood at the same time, or first the other person pulls the lever and ~holds~ the level in the pulled position and ~then~ you pull up on the front of the hood.
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