[s-cars] Hood latch clip broke. Help!

[Brian DeWyngaert Jr]

Thanks to all who replied, the hood is open and safely re-attached
with a heavy duty zip-tie.

Cheers,

Brian D
94 S4

On 1/22/07, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:
> You probably have it open by now.
> Just take the metal clothes hanger  with a little hook on the end.
> Visualize where the cable usually is on the inside of the top brace.
> It will droop slightly, so reach in the top slot of the grill with
> the hanger
> with the hook turned up to catch the cable.  Pull and the remaining
> hood catch will release.  Metal replacement clips are available.
>
> Tom
>
>
> >  "Brian DeWyngaert Jr" <brian.dewyngaert.jr at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > So I went to go open the hood this morning to check the air pressure
> > lines running to the FPR to see if they were leaking.  I pulled the
> > hood opener and heard this slight crack accompianed with the sound of
> > something hitting the concrete.  It looks like a piece of white
> > plastic, cylindrical in shape.
> > To top this off the bloody hood won't open, otherwise I would just
> > epoxy this and be on my way.  Anybody have a clue on how to open the
> > hood from the outside. The little clip that broke, I am sure is the
> > one on the drivers side, since that side will raise about 1.5in.
> >
> > Brian D
> > 94 S4
>
>
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