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Apr 23, 2008 | 09:24 AM

tim1_XJR

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Hood won't open

My hood is stuck. I purchased a new release handle, but it still won't release. How else can you get into the mechanism..... the Jag dealer siad he would have to take off the inner fender liners.. anyone else had this happen after an accisdent or hitting a large pot-hole?

Apr 23, 2008 | 10:19 AM

FactoryJaguarTech

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RE: Hood won't open

Remove the grill inserts and pull the cables.

Apr 23, 2008 | 10:55 AM

tim1_XJR

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RE: Hood won't open

Hood opens from the back ? I had heard you would need to access the cables after removing the inner fender liners ...

Apr 23, 2008 | 12:33 PM

FactoryJaguarTech

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RE: Hood won't open

You should be able to access the cables through the grill. I am sorry...been a long time. You may want to wait for someone else to chime in too. Would hate to have wasted your time.

May 19, 2018 | 03:12 PM

Jonavences

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Mine won’t open from the driver side. So I’m stuck in the same scenario

May 19, 2018 | 04:30 PM

pdupler

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You actually have to remove the fender liners as your dealer has said and believe it or not, drill a hole for access, then stick a long screwdriver through the hole and actuate the latch. BTDT. There's at least a couple of threads on here about it with pictures showing exactly where to drill. Have to be careful as on the passenger side here in the US, you're drilling about a 1/2 inch from the positive battery cable. What typically happens is the cable end will pop out of the retainer on the latch.