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| flyboy | hood release | ||
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Has anyone had their hood release break? There is an emergency tool on the market. I may route a short piece of cable from the latches, through the hood seal, terminated near the wiper post with a loop. Hopefully, the hood can then be opened if there is a malfunction with the factory setup.
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Posted on: 2009/5/13 14:00
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| Epimax | Re: hood release | ||
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Posted on: 2009/5/13 14:24
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| 1Fast04Vert | Re: hood release | ||
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Yep, do it now before soething breaks and it will save you a lot of grief later.
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Posted on: 2009/5/13 14:30
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| Sweet90 | Re: hood release | ||
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Every C4 owner should do this. Stay with the wire type and not the plastic ties some have. They will get brittle and break. It is a royal PIA to get your hood open when your cable fails, been there, done that and got the t-shirt
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Posted on: 2009/5/13 14:31
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| RUBY9246 | Re: hood release | ||
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If you need to make a tool, this is what it looks like.
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Posted on: 2009/5/13 15:02
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| BillH | Re: hood release | ||
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Yep, I made that tool 2 days after I got the C4. After looking at the price of the ones for sale, I made one for $2 and 10 minutes of my time. |
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| pianoguy | Re: hood release | ||
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I installed the emergency cable kit this spring, just to be on the safe side.
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Posted on: 2009/5/13 15:15
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| Sweet90 | Re: hood release | ||
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I found that tool works Ok on the drivers side, but was useless on the passenger side. Removing your tire and inner fender wells was the only way I could get my pass. side open.
How many of you have had any luck with that tool? Jim |
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| BrianCunningham | Re: hood release | ||
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nice to know that works too |
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| flyboy | Re: hood release | ||
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Thanks for motivating me. I'm taking a road trip soon and trying to cover all my bases. A little spiral wrap and shrink tube and it's hardly noticeable. Hopefully never needed.
Attach file:  hood release.JPG (135.59 KB) say what.JPG (125.73 KB) |
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| Sweet90 | Re: hood release | ||
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Christ flyboy, I can barely see it and I'm looking for it. Good job Jim |
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| patgizz | Re: hood release | ||
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i'll be doing mine while i'm under the hood, i fear every time i close the hood that it'll never open again. i had some trouble opening it monday and it scared the crap out of me. luckily the latches were just sticky and hosing pb blaster in there from the cowl helped.
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Posted on: 2009/5/13 22:06
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| anesthes | Re: hood release | ||
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Oddly enough I'm selling one of those tools. I bought it ($50) to open my hood when I first got the car.
Doesn't anyone find it funny that we have to route an 'emergency' hood opening cable in case the primary system fails? wtf? -- Joe |
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| Sweet90 | Re: hood release | ||
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I found the hood opening tool was only good for scratching the living bejesus out of the underside of my hood. I have a free hood opening tool for sale, but it is at the bottom of the pond behind my house. PM me if you want to come and get it  Jim |
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| Dreamer | Re: hood release | ||
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I have always wanted to go to Canada..................
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Posted on: 2009/5/14 0:28
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| Sweet90 | Re: hood release | ||
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LMAO Good one Laura Jim |
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| CentralCoaster | Re: hood release | ||
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What do you ever need to pop the hood for?
my car don need no dam mainence she run good |
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| Matatk | Re: hood release | ||
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I agree this is a necessary mod. Looks good, Joe.
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| pappyfreebird | Re: hood release | ||
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that ? s coverd..one a the 1st things i did on vet...but jus other day had my truck nawt pop opin,,,sumbeeyuch!!! got it wid skreeoo driver n wasnt broke jus gunked fun the foo lubin it too much...how many have thought a doin it on yer other rigs...my li yuppie truck s10 crewcab is gonna git one n leave it hanin inside by headlight sosin kin grab wid a nut grabber should need too,,,sure is a fugged feeling when it happins ain it>
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| Sweet90 | Re: hood release | ||
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Pappy, I can't remember ever and I mean ever not have the hood open when I needed it to. Mind you in the "old days" we had to actually get out of the car to open the hood. Hey maybe I'm on to something here!  Jim |
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| pappyfreebird | Re: hood release | ||
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boy ill tell ya sweet when that fuggar pulled n she dint pop up..werent a good feelin,,glad wernt out on trip..rekon lesson learnt is ta nawt jus lube em ,,but clean em up good too,,,thats alls i could find wrong...cleaned lubed n pops right up..nevo did have anythin against gittun out ta opin em...L yer out there fer that reason any ways heyhuh...
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| VetteUSA | Re: hood release | ||
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You know what, i saw this thread today and figured i'd be proactive and cautious and install the homemade emergency release cables. I've never been worried about the cable breaking, but i guess it could happen at any time. (not a comforting feeling). But now i'm all better. :D
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: hood release | ||
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I've been thinking about doing this for years. It's not like it takes very long to do it. It's one of those shoulda, woulda, coulda items. When you get stuck, at least you have an easy out.
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