[Vwdiesel] a3 Jetta hood won't open

[Will Taygan]

Thanks, I have pulled the entire grille (the tabs were already broken,
and it was wired on :)

I'm thinking the cable is disconnected.  I unscrewed the handle from
inside the car.  I can pull the wire further than normal, and then it
stops like it's stuck on something.

Now I'm faced with a few little openings in the latch housing.  

I'm looking for a picture or advice on where to push/pull to open it.

I remember the ball hooks on in the bottom middle and pulls to the
driver's side, but that's about it.


Will.



On Sun, 2007-10-14 at 14:54 -0600, James Hansen wrote:
> usually for me, the cable outer jacket gets loose from the tabs that 
> hold it in place around the battery area.  That gives it some slack, and 
> just enough to not get the latch open.
> 
> you can get at it from below after getting a plastic air dam piece out 
> of the way.  One of the ultra long needle nose pliers works.  I also 
> carry a piece of coat hanger bent in the right shape to snag the thing 
> from the front, but since you have the aluminum satelite dish mesh 
> grill, that prolly will not work.
> -james
> 
> David Cook wrote:
> > Check and make sure the cable is still attached to the
> > handle inside the car too.  
> > 
> > I've seen a car or two where for whatever reason, it
> > kept coming unhooked from the handle.  
> > 
> > Whether or not it is unhooked, you might also be able
> > to get enough pull on the cable from inside the car
> > (if say the cable is stretched and the swing of the
> > handle isn't quite enough) with a pair of pliers
> > inside the car.
> > 
> > Just something else to look at.
> > 
> > David
> > 
> > 
> > --- LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
> > 
> >>   A1 an A2 can generally be opened with a longish
> >> screwdriver 
> >> or other probe and pushing/prying on the lever the
> >> cable pulls.
> >> Sometimes takes 5 minutes or so to catch it right
> >> and get it 
> >> far enough. 
> >>   Release cable either slipped or got pinched and
> >> the housing 
> >> accordianed up shorter.
> >>      Loren
> >>

>