Just posting a solution:
I took this to my mechanic and they were able to pull out the front grill.
It is a single piece of black plastic. Once they got this out, they were
able to fish out the wire (which had broken). They opened the hood, then
pulled the cable out through the engine compartment.

The release for the hood is right at the front under the grill, so (since my
car is totalled and looks don't matter) they mounted it sticking out of the
front grill, instead of running a new wire through. Now all I have to do is
give a tug at the front of the car. But for those of you who don't have a
totalled car, you could easily replace once you get it out.

So, if your hood release is broken and your cable breaks: remove the black
plastic grill in the front and fish it out that way.
HTH


Brock Angelo <brockangelo@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:8XRSc.6830$Ow6.667503@newssvr28.news.prodigy. com...
> My hood release is broken on a 91 Civic LX. I took it to get an oil
change,
> and not even the shop could get it open. Anyone know how to get around
it?
> Only thing left by the hood release is the wire and the black cable that
> holds it.
>
>
> --
> Brock Angelo
>
>

 

Just posting a solution:
I took this to my mechanic and they were able to pull out the front grill.
It is a single piece of black plastic. Once they got this out, they were
able to fish out the wire (which had broken). They opened the hood, then
pulled the cable out through the engine compartment.

The release for the hood is right at the front under the grill, so (since my
car is totalled and looks don't matter) they mounted it sticking out of the
front grill, instead of running a new wire through. Now all I have to do is
give a tug at the front of the car. But for those of you who don't have a
totalled car, you could easily replace once you get it out.

So, if your hood release is broken and your cable breaks: remove the black
plastic grill in the front and fish it out that way.
HTH


Brock Angelo <brockangelo@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:8XRSc.6830$Ow6.667503@newssvr28.news.prodigy. com...
> My hood release is broken on a 91 Civic LX. I took it to get an oil
change,
> and not even the shop could get it open. Anyone know how to get around
it?
> Only thing left by the hood release is the wire and the black cable that
> holds it.
>
>
> --
> Brock Angelo
>
>