re: Hood release cable broke

[Henderson Nuuhiwa <hnuuhiwa@concentric.net>]

>  From: "Barry Wolpoff" <wolpoff@centuryinter.net>, on 11/22/96 1:23 PM:
>  Any easy way to get the hood open on my 86 5000CSQ after the cable breaks?
>  Any body want to buy this car? Barry
>  
>  
Barry,

Had this same problem a couple of weeks ago and posted this same question on
the list.  Several listers responded with the same answer (Thanks again guys! -
Arun Rao,E. Major Schutt,Huw Powell,Ian Duff)

Basically, look through your grill next to the headlights and you should see a
metal loop, through which the release cable runs.  Also in this loop there
maybe a plastic "golf tee" resembling peice (it may not be there, which could
be the cause of the problem - mine was missing on opne side).

Anyway, once you find those metal loops, get a wire clothes hangar and fashion
a hook that you can use to snag the loop and pull inward toward the center of
the car - this will release the latch (remember to do both sides to open the
hood).

Once open you can see if your problem is a broken plastic "golf tee" (the cable
runs through this and it is what "hooks" the metal loops when you pull the
cable) or if its a broken cable.  Both items are relatively easy to
fix/replace.

Let me know if you need any other help on this if you can't figure it
out......BTDT -- HTH!

Henderson Nuuhiwa
http://www.angelfire.com/NuCommIntl/index.html

'85 BMW 735i (her car)
'86 5KS (my car)
'88 5KS (for sale)