use the key...manualy I didnt get a hood key with my 93.(re*&$%) You will have no choice but to go underneath the car and try to reach the latch. Somtimes you can see where the cable attaches. Use a screwdriver,pliers, or whatever to activate the lever. Move the lever in the same direction as the cable would and the hood should release.
If you remove the air dam underneath the front end (ahead of the radiator) then you should be able to reach and release the mechanism from under the car.
how to get a 2001 isuzu trooper hood open if release cable is broken
To open the hood on the 2000 Beetle if the hood release lever is broken inside the car, you can remove the glove compartment of the vehicle and find the release cable inside the dashboard. Pull the cable to open the hood. You will then need to replace the hood release lever.?æ
Get someone to hold the hood release lever while you pull up on the hood.
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Take it to a body shop as they have to open then on wrecks.
Mid-America Motorworks sells a tool for this.
you might be able to get under the car somehow and flip the hood release from the inside.
How to open of my BMW 745LI Yr 2003 hood ,whose Hood latch is broken while tried to open the hood
HOW DO I OPEN HOOD ON CAR WHEN CABLE IS BROKEN
Have a helper pull and hold the hood release lever, then use a pry bar to lift the hood enough to get your fingers in to unlatch the release at the front of the hood.
pull the screws on the grill, pull the grill, then pop it with a screwdriver