anyone able to pop the hood open without the cable?

i've been trying for the past 2 hours with that stupid coat hanger trick...

nothin... plus im in the middle of an HID install so one headlight is gone... probably shouldnt drive it like this lol.

if somebody would like to graciously come by... maybe they have a better coat hanger? lol.

send me a text. 647-248-5399

Alex.

 

or someone call/text me if they have an FD, ill drive down to you so I can take a look at what im doing instead of trying to hit a bullseye in the dark. lol this sucks.

 

still no luck, so frustrating. giving up for tonite.

 

Neo, had the same problem. Don't know if he figured it out also?

 

Hi!
Yeah, I figured it out. It wasn't a broken cable at all. The little metal ball which stays within the locking mechanism actually came out. As soon as I was able to open the hood, I reinserted the metal ball and everything is good.
The opening of the hood took me 30min. It takes a lot of patience the first time you attempt this because you have no clear sight of how the mechanism works.
So, the coat hanger trick works like a charm.
Take a wired coat hanger, straighten out and on the tip bend about 1/2 an inch completely 90 degrees. So you have a little hook type thing.
If you can see where the cable sits on the mechanism, you can insert the coat hanger tip in the same spot with the bended part sticking up. If the cable is still in the way, you have to sneak it behind it. The release latch is literally 1/2 an inch where the cable normally sits.
It's hard to describe. But once you have the little bended part within that region, and its sticking up, you can pull the coat hanger towards you, and the hood will pop.
Like I said, it took me 30mins of dicking around with it attempting to see where the latch sits.
Now I can pop the hood open in about 2-3min. Easy now where you know the latch sits.
I even saved the coat hanger if the little metal ball attempts to fall out of its holding place again.

If you're still having trouble, you can come up and I'll open it for you.

 

yeah i was trying for a while last night. i cant even move the car cause i took 1 headlight out to do HIDs.

can you take a picture of where its supposed to go? i kept trying last night but i just couldnt get where it was supposed to go =(

 

Neo, gimme a call, I'm so sick of this. lol. I'm in a glass case of emotion!

647-248-5399
Alex

 

Hey Alex,
Sorry I couldn't check the forum earlier. I was busy battling the FD for its fuel filter. I process which took 4hrs! God damn fuel filter!

I'll give you a call tomorrow. And I'll take a pic of where you have to put it as well. I meant to do that yesterday, but I assumed the fuel filter would take me max 1-2hrs. Assumption is the worse thing one can do with an FD.

I'll try to reach you late morning.

 

It's all good, I completely understand haha.

Good news is the hood is now open, all thanks to Peter!
Not sure what his forum name is but I owe him a beer or two!

Thanks for coming and helping out even though it was raining! Really appreciate it!
Peter, let me know if you ever wanna go for a drive!

haha, need more rotary friends LOL

 

Cool!
Definitely a cold one for Peter.

It freakin poured like crazy during the whole fuel filter ordeal. Was not a happy camper. Alas, it's been done.
The really bad news is there's a small leak on the passenger side driveshaft seal off the diff. It's a small leak, but something that has to be dealt with before doing any extended driving.
As they say, when it rains it pours!

 

Hey Alex, glad I could help.
When my car's done I may take you up on your offers.


Peter

 

haha for sure man, just let me know.

 

Good guy right here...... helped me out from time to time when I was new to my fc back in the day

hybrid

 

Its not that hard, both fd's I bought had this problem. Previous owners just close the hood too hard and that metal ball sorta jumps out from the socket lol xD

 

Of course it's not that hard. Now that you know how to do it! lol
It's a bit tough when you don't know exactly where to start or whereabouts you can attack the lock.
Alas, after about an hour of trying, I know exactly where to pull.