How to open stuck jammed hood from broken cable BMW e36 BEST WAY in under 30 seconds !!!

Thank you for your video. Helped me get back into my hood. My problem was the plastic air intake piece that sits above the grills and lets the hood latch go down was kinda broken and the plastic wedged itself to not allow the cable to open

Respect!!

Popping out the blinker was the best
Thank you bro!!

took me four days to get the left latch open, right latch still wont open... left latch took pliers to broken cable from inside the drivers side of car, machete under the hood, pulled on cable after removing grill,, used a knife to slide left side, used handle release from front of car.. I dont know what worked but finally the left side seems to be up a inch or so, now the right one.. could take four more days

That totally worked for me. I was able to find and reach the L to R crossover cable with an x-long needlenose and got it to pop. Thanks!

Can you do a video on how to fix one that doesn't close

Thank you I tired all three and that did it

This is brilliant

Hi, i got bmw e36 its got alarm and dead battery, i cant open doors manualy with key, any suggestion what can i do? or just call a locksmith pay him and he will unlock my car withing few sec?

Underrated video. Literally took 30 seconds. 👏🏿

Great video . I have a bimmer lid stuck in a barn garage. Excited to try this

Thanks it was after this video easy .

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Do you have a video to replace both hood cables? My cable is about to break and I suspect it's near the latch area. Do I really need to get front bumper and nose panel off to get them replaced? Thx

I have problems with my 2004 BMW 325i stuck hood idk how to get it open. Can u help me with it?

You are a life saver man. Thanks for the video.

Bro you just saved my life 😅

Thanks...

1st, YOU ROCK!
I have a BWM 1997 328IC, I needed to access the fuse box to pull the blower fuse,(intermittently not functioning, blowing HOT air from bottom vents), i forgot to put the cover back on, & now my hood is jammed, drivers side is popped up, but passenger side is jammed. I've done all you recommended, except pulling the grill off. This car has 45k and in perfect shape, except for this. I can't find the cord. I have grave health issues, and this is my joy 😂 I searched all over, and you have the most common sense on BMW repair!

I have a 2000 323ci and have this issue. the cable is completely encased and I cant see it. think im screwed

Thanks buddy

I tried taking everything off and I still couldn’t open it

G’day Nathan how are you? Just wondering if this would be the same for a 1998 E46 please?

Thanks for the video. Has given me some new approaches. Just bought a 325 and it suddenly broke ...so this video has been helpful. Thanks

Helped me with this m3 thanks

You have no clue what you're talking about to be honest this is not informative at all.

Now , can you tell me, where to check for vacuum leaks?
My car es driven through a flood that at the time hadn’t messed the car up. But a week later didn’t want to keep running unless I kept giving it gas. Changed a number of parts then ended up being a clogged cat.. now it runs, but I get a code saying there’s a secondary air pump malfunction. Got a new one but still running very choppy. Think there’s a vacuum leak, but can’t find it..

Dude.. very informative.👍 thank you

I have this problem and thats why i came here.i tried everything he said and it didnt work.popping out the light pulling the cable did nothing.i need to get the wire inside the cable to tug on or something. My hood still stuck luckily its not my daily driver

What about 325i 1995

That helped me, thank you 👏🌟

cool video bro 🎥
i have opened several hoods for different cars and models but im not really familiar w/ bms hood locking mechanisms 🔒
actually i have this situation going on w/ a 00 e46, but i don't think is the cable or any internal hardware assy adjacent to the engine bay affecting its overall operation bc the hood will pop out but i couldn't open it for a reason i would describe below 👇
🌜 you wont believe this, but when my friend came last night w/ her car i was able to open the hood in less than 10 seconds in the darkness, but during the day i'd tried w/ no luck at all lol 🎲 💔
in my case, both front grills come out easy w/ not much effort, but the handle that activates the hood latch is missing and the hood pops up but it cannot open bc there's no release handle coming out from the front grill 🚫
i'd watched your videos on this regard but i could't find anywhere a description regarding this situation, do you have any ideas on how to solve it? 👂
thanks in advance 🙏

On my car a UK model E36. The drivers side had the cable behind the indicator light. Thats the left side not the right side as described in your video. I got my one opened by chance after tugging on the cable. Although it didn't do much on the latches cable but the bonnet opened. I think my failure was caused by incorrectly aligned hinges and a stuck cable latches. The cable was not broken afterall. Thanks for the great vid. It helped alot!! I remember doing this along time ago but needed your vid to remind me again!!!

Thanks man my 318ti hood just got stuck and these methods worked. I'm gonna install racing latches to avoid this issue.

That was so so helpful, thanks allot man, cheers

That was so so helpful, thanks allot man, cheers

You are AWESOME!!!!!

pulling the center cable will not release the driver side latch. Mine had the worst type of failure where the main cable came disconnected from the driver side latch. i ended up going through the corner light then lightly popping the headlight lense assembly off the adjusters on the headlight bracket and using a pic to disengage the driver side latch. not fun.

Great video! If I ever need anymore mechanic help I would definitely check your videos first. You're great.

Got it open fast what a relief thanks

If you live anywhere near Washington or Oregon I will drive to you and see if you can get my hood open on my 1999 328i which is stuck shut

Nice tip especially since my cable snapped using pliers to long I suppose.
Anywho I have new hood release handle & new(full)assembly any video for installation

only the passenger side of the hood popped when i pulled the latch in the beginning, after trying these things in the video none of the sides will pop open anymore, any ideas?

Do you have a video showing how to remove the lock latch part that the cables hook onto?
Do you have to remove the radiator to get them out?

would this for my 05 e46?

THANK YOU NATHAN! For posting this video. :)

Oh man, I was skeptical, but popping out the turn signal and just reaching in and tugging on that cable worked so great, thank you very much.

Hello from Brazil Nathan! Very great video! Could you please make a video showing the location of the F. AUC Sensor on a 328i e36?

Great selection of e46 videos, helped me out a lot Nathan, thank you 👍