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Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion Community Links Pictures & Albums Members List Search Forums Show Threads Show Posts Tag Search Advanced Search Find All Liked Posts Go to Page... How to get hood open? Hood latch broken! Closed Thread Subscribe Thread Tools Search this Thread May 6, 2004 | 06:31 AM Share Share Options #1 92BlackSi Thread Starter Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 575 Likes: 0 From: KW, ON Canada How to get hood open? Hood latch broken! NEED HELP ASAP!! So a couple of weeks back I found out that my hood latch cable was stretched so I had to cut it halfway and manually pull the cable to open the hood. Now the cable is all fugged up and not working and the hood is shut. Is there a way for me to get the hood open without the use of the cable at all??? Modified by 92BlackSi at 2:01 PM 5/11/2004 92BlackSi View Public Profile Find More Posts by 92BlackSi View iTrader Profile May 6, 2004 | 07:42 AM Share Share Options #2 zman Junior Member Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 551 Likes: 0 From: Hamilton, ON, Canada Re: How to get hood open? Hood latch broken! (92BlackSi) Just get up under ur hood with a screwdriver and push the latch open with the screwdriver. It kinda takes a bit of patience, but once u do it once u'll be able to do it again no problem. I used to have to do it to Saturn Ions all the time cause their hood latch cables broke when it got cold outside. zman View Public Profile Send a private message to zman Find More Posts by zman View iTrader Profile May 6, 2004 | 07:55 AM Share Share Options #3 Andres-eh2 Honda-Tech Member Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,504 Likes: 2 From: Queens, NY, USA correct! Andres-eh2 View Public Profile Send a private message to Andres-eh2 Visit Andres-eh2's homepage! Find More Posts by Andres-eh2 View iTrader Profile May 6, 2004 | 08:00 AM Share Share Options #4 Yeung Honda-Tech Member Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 576 Likes: 0 From: Toronto, ON, Canada Re: (Andres-eh2) yep screwdriver.. thats how some theives get under the hood.. Yeung View Public Profile Send a private message to Yeung Find More Posts by Yeung View iTrader Profile May 6, 2004 | 08:41 AM Share Share Options #5 hatchdrvr Honda-Tech Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 770 Likes: 1 Re: (Yeung) <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Yeung &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yep screwdriver.. thats how some theives get under the hood..</TD></TR></TABLE> What? no crowbar? sawzall? C4? Just park it in a bad area of town overnight, I guarantee someone will help you open your hood. hatchdrvr View Public Profile Send a private message to hatchdrvr Find More Posts by hatchdrvr View iTrader Profile May 7, 2004 | 06:42 AM Share Share Options #6 92BlackSi Thread Starter Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 575 Likes: 0 From: KW, ON Canada Re: How to get hood open? Hood latch broken! (zman) Cool thanks boys will try that out! 92BlackSi View Public Profile Find More Posts by 92BlackSi View iTrader Profile May 11, 2004 | 10:59 AM Share Share Options #7 92BlackSi Thread Starter Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 575 Likes: 0 From: KW, ON Canada K guys I just dived under the car to check out the screwdriver idea. Two things: 1. Where exactly are you putting the screwdriver? The only access to the latch area is through the bumper grill. I can just barely get my hand through the grill but once in no further. 2. You can't see the hood latch, so even if I got in there somehow where would I put the screwdriver?? I need some MAJOR HELP HERE! I don't want to have to do something sick to the hood!!

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92BlackSi View Public Profile Find More Posts by 92BlackSi View iTrader Profile May 23, 2004 | 09:53 PM Share Share Options #8 akaEsCo01 Honda-Tech Member Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 599 Likes: 0 From: Nu Jerzi, USA bump, i am having the same exact problem akaEsCo01 View Public Profile Send a private message to akaEsCo01 Visit akaEsCo01's homepage! Find More Posts by akaEsCo01 View iTrader Profile May 23, 2004 | 10:32 PM Share Share Options #9 jigjew Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 2 Likes: 0 Re: (akaEsCo01) just follow your hood latch cable and you'll see the "hook" that it is connected to on the latch. Then place the screwdriver in such a way that you will move it the same direction as the cable normally would. Bingo! jigjew View Public Profile Find More Posts by jigjew View iTrader Profile May 23, 2004 | 10:40 PM Share Share Options #10 JDMlyfestyle Senior Member Joined: May 2003 Posts: 10,149 Likes: 1 From: CORNFIELDS, OW3N ME i love my 22" pry bar. it gets any thing open. thats y i call it the key to the city JDMlyfestyle View Public Profile Send a private message to JDMlyfestyle Visit JDMlyfestyle's homepage! Find More Posts by JDMlyfestyle View iTrader Profile May 24, 2004 | 11:48 AM Share Share Options #11 92BlackSi Thread Starter Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 575 Likes: 0 From: KW, ON Canada Re: (jigjew) Yeah I got her I needed to remove all the plastic peices underneath to see the latch. 92BlackSi View Public Profile Find More Posts by 92BlackSi View iTrader Profile May 24, 2004 | 09:22 PM Share Share Options #12 akaEsCo01 Honda-Tech Member Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 599 Likes: 0 From: Nu Jerzi, USA Re: (92BlackSi) <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 92BlackSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah I got her I needed to remove all the plastic peices underneath to see the latch.</TD></TR></TABLE> how did you do it??? i still can't get mine and i cut out my grill too, i have a 97 civic, but i don't think it is any different from a 93...or is it??? akaEsCo01 View Public Profile Send a private message to akaEsCo01 Visit akaEsCo01's homepage! Find More Posts by akaEsCo01 View iTrader Profile May 24, 2004 | 10:21 PM Share Share Options #13 4door_gsr_ftw Junior Member Joined: May 2003 Posts: 150 Likes: 0 From: NorCal Re: (hatchdrvr) <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hatchdrvr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> What? no crowbar? sawzall? C4? Just park it in a bad area of town overnight, I guarantee someone will help you open your hood.</TD></TR></TABLE> The number one way for the lazy people... 4door_gsr_ftw View Public Profile Send a private message to 4door_gsr_ftw Find More Posts by 4door_gsr_ftw View iTrader Profile Oct 15, 2004 | 10:52 PM Share Share Options #14 8point6 Member Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,726 Likes: 0 From: Seattle, WA, US Re: (Pacman88) Another easy way to open the hood, assuming the cable is in its stock location, would be to remove the top of the fender liner, reach between the liner and the fender, grab the cable and yank it toward the rear of the car. 8point6 View Public Profile Send a private message to 8point6 Find More Posts by 8point6 View iTrader Profile Oct 16, 2004 | 07:53 PM Share Share Options #15 billyhoe Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,143 Likes: 0 From: mobile, al, usa Re: (8point6) on my civic i just reach throught the middle of the bumper a lil more towards the passenger side and feel for the cable (thin hard line) then just give it a yank to the left billyhoe View Public Profile Visit billyhoe's homepage! Find More Posts by billyhoe View iTrader Profile Oct 17, 2004 | 12:11 AM Share Share Options #16 str8cyko Honda-Tech Member Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 250 Likes: 0 From: Wichita, KS, U.S.A if the cable is completely unattached from the latching mechanism, it would be useless to pull the cable. the screwdriver/crowbar would be the tool to use along with a jack. tuan str8cyko View Public Profile Send a private message to str8cyko Find More Posts by str8cyko View iTrader Profile Jul 16, 2016 | 04:06 PM Share Share Options #17 Aryez123 Trial User Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 1 Likes: 0 Re: How to get hood open? Hood latch broken! K so i have an 04 honda civic and the cable broke off there is no cable at all so what now HELP Aryez123 View Public Profile Find More Posts by Aryez123 View iTrader Profile Jul 16, 2016 | 05:40 PM Share Share Options #18 eghatch9295 Stancetard Hate Monger iTrader: (1) Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 3,633 Likes: 4 From: cleveland, oh, usa Re: How to get hood open? Hood latch broken! old thread is old. forum choice is wrong. go away. eghatch9295 View Public Profile Send a private message to eghatch9295 Find More Posts by eghatch9295 View iTrader Profile Jul 19, 2016 | 06:38 AM Share Share Options #19 deschlong Oh look, I can change this iTrader: (8) Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 6,267 Likes: 137 From: Above you Re: How to get hood open? Hood latch broken! Quote: Originally Posted by eghatch9295 old thread is old. forum choice is wrong. Correct forum is for 7th Gen Civics. Ancient thread closed. deschlong View Public Profile Send a private message to deschlong Visit deschlong's homepage! Find More Posts by deschlong View iTrader Profile Closed Thread Subscribe Related Topics Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post open Stuck hood haggecha Honda Civic (2006 - 2015) 1 Jan 11, 2019 05:23 AM Hood Latch Stuck FritschDog Honda CRX / EF Civic (1988 - 1991) 22 Mar 31, 2017 09:41 AM Hood latch cable loose? 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