Hi There, I just bought a 1985 and I have no idea where the hood release is... I keep getting "it's right below the steering wheel, near the back" and I have looked for 20 mins now and found nothing!! Can soeone point me in the right direction?

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If you keep getting that, than it's probably because that's where it is. Are you sure it's not broken/missing? Because it IS underneith the dash on the left. Kinda odd..

 

got it now, thanks... It was broken and hanging!

 

mine is right next to the speaker by your leg

 

How do you get to it if it's my his leg?

 

he means himself by saying your, kinda speaking in like a narritive...

 

Dnt mean to jack your thread, but while we ar eon the subject, anyone elses hood latch not retract when you pull it open? i have to push mine back in to be able to shut the hood...or is that how the car is supose to be?

 

um no, it's supposed to return back once it's pulled. is there a lot of resistance when it's pulled or pushed?

 

I got two in my car. sometimes, I get confused on which is the real one.

 

Check the spring on the latch at the firewall. If it is working, then lube the latch and work it back and forth. Also check the cable for any binding or kinks.

 

is this to make it harder to steal? or to give your friends a hard time "pop the hood for me i did..no you didint..yes i did...well do it again man its not working right...ahh let me do it your not holding your mouth right"

 

I dread the thought that the cable may stick or break some day and my hood won't open. Somewhere on the forum are a couple of ideas for releasing the hood from underneath or from the side using a yardstick, tho.

 

Mine has stuck every since i had my wreck, it won't retract and sometimes i forget and the hood will fly up going down the road. Thank god for backwards hoods or I would be replacing a lot of windshields.

 

mine's been getting alot of use lately

 

did you do this so if the cops tell you to pop the hood you can tell them it doesnt work, but little do they know you got one relocated up in the back................I'am i right lol