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Replace im pretty sure the bumper cover
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After pulling up on the release handle next to the drivers seat, I then have to slide my finger tips under the hood edge and gently/firmly pull up to get the hood to pop up, then I use the little lever to fully open it.
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We are discussing the emergency entrance cable - not the one you use M-F getting groceries
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After pulling up on the release handle next to the drivers seat, I then have to slide my finger tips under the hood edge and gently/firmly pull up to get the hood to pop up, then I use the little lever to fully open it.
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well we got to the beach and my electronic hood release "buzzed" but didnt "pop".
I talked to friends and family AND the dealer and all i got was "it should be in the fender well by the headlight" i looked on BOTH sides and found no release.
any suggestions from someone who KNOWS where it is?
thanks!
case solved!
It is behind the wheel well passenger side...you will have to remove the wheel well cover to get easy access to it....you see it has to placed so it is not too easy (to keep thieves out) yet allow access eventually.
dude i pulled down the wheel liner and shined a flashlight in there. i looked all around the trunks firewall for some type of cable. maybe its up between the headlight and firewall where i cant see?
well it wasnt stuffed, but possibly a beach chair tilted forward and is jacked aginst the hood????? ( i did try what you mentioned by pushing down but didnt work)
does the hood release pull
down
the hood a little IOT release?
After pulling up on the release handle next to the drivers seat, I then have to slide my finger tips under the hood edge and gently/firmly pull up to get the hood to pop up, then I use the little lever to fully open it. For some reason it sticks ever since someone sat on my hood for a quick photo-op in the mall parking gargage. I ordered a new latching mecahnism from Sunset already...
mk
i wish porsche would go back to mechanical!
i will look for the cable again when i get home thursday morning. (passenger side, right ivangene?)
I will also try pushing down on the hood while my wife pulls the switch.
So do you understand the dilemma? If it is too easy to find, anyone can find it...it has to be a little difficult as I already stated....if you have one it is there. It is quite possible you need the latch adjusted
hood latch renntech
I always thougth mine was a cable release that you activate next to the drivers seat??? Or is the lever an electronic release??? I gotta' look at mine closer now.
With the front part of the wheel well liner off, it is IN the passenger fender, up towards the hood, but not that high. It does work it's way into a crevice, but is easily retrieved. Easier if the wheel is off.
early (pre 01 i think)
had
a manual cable for the luggage compartment.
My year (01) was first year for electronic compartment release.
if Dr. Porsche were alive he would not stand for everything going electronic!!
believe me i looked all over the effin place! It
had
to have slid up into a crack.
also=my car was in a minor front end accident (2 previous owners ago). im pretty sure the bumper cover was replaced. but there is a
chance
it wasnt put back and or was damaged.
like i said earlier i will be working on it thursday the 20th am. jacking up and all!
uh yeeeeeeeah
meanwhile back in the batcave=====
I got it!!!!!! the cable was no where in sight. i had to feel into the dark. but i got it! yeah! now to fix the problem.=
my release cable is loose so it has broke or failed around the pull motor.
thanks for the help guys. ill post when i get the motor uncovered.
so its open .... right ??
OH - hahaha I just thought about the wheel lock... that wont work will it - anyhow if its open make sure you have the lock and know where it is for the future
My MY00 has the older manual style, and I'm glad! I can see having an electronic CLOSE feature (so you don't have to get a hand print on the hood to close it), but I can manually pull the lever when I want my hood or trunk opened, thank you Dr. Porsche!
lol! yeah i know
yes it is open now.
i have a broken release cable. will need to order one.
The evil artifact can now be locked in the warehouse Artie!
Do you live somewhere that you think really needs wheel locks? I ditched mine as soon as I bought the car. No one is going to steal Porsche wheels around here, and I want to be able to take the wheel off anytime I want. Replacement bolts from the dealer were like $4 each, a no brainer for me. And I actually now have 2 sets cause I bought 7mm spacers from FVD with longer bolts.
Hey Torontoworker..the hood is steel, or else Porsche invented magnetic aluminum...
