how to open hood

1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
120,000 MILES
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JSTIMMONS
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lever inside does not have cable attached and the pull lever that usally sticks out the front of hood is under hood and i cant reach. how do i get the hood open?
Apr 25, 2012 at 11:41 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Cable broke and the front lever unreachable-you gonna have to find a way -you probably have to remove some components on the front to get to the latch or cable to unlatch it-Don't want you waiting this question is not easy-one way or the other it can be done to open it up with good thinking,time and patience-Sorry
Apr 26, 2012 at 8:20 PM
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EXOVCDS
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Try to disassemble the attaching parts inside the car (see picture below)
then try grabbing the cable (inside the sleeve) with a pair of pliers and giving them a good.

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Apr 26, 2012 at 9:36 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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You will have to pull the trim and access the cable and using pliers pull the cable, order a new one so you can replace it at the same time.
Apr 26, 2012 at 10:34 PM
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RAUL MAGNIFICA
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2000 Volkswagen Beetle

How the heck do you pop the hood?
Jan 12, 2019 at 12:36 PM (Merged)
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NIELSENG
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pull latch by your left lower leg just infront of the driver side door. that will pop the hood and give access to a pull tab in th front of the hood
Jan 12, 2019 at 12:36 PM (Merged)