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Old May 30, 2005 | 01:47 PM
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I tried to open my hood the other day and the left cable must have snapped. As far as I can tell it broke from the inside. Anyone have any ideas on how to get the hood open? The right side works but not the left

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there is one hole one each side in the wiper compartment,you should be able to reach the latch release and with a very long screwdriver so you can pop the release.
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http://www.madvet.com/shop?store=1&c...236&frame=3852
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Here's an illustrated solution - http://vetteweb.com/tech/0305vet_hood15/
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I have looked all over for the holes..... Is it not visible when the hood is closed? is it behind the plastic leaf filter (or whatever it's called)?

Here are some pictures of what I can see, it's not much.....





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Run your wipers and "park" em in the up position and you should see the plugs in the holes for getting at the releases.
Mike
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Old May 30, 2005 | 06:38 PM
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Sweet, I got it!

THANKS GUYS!
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