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I opened up where the cord connects in the handle and looks pretty solid to me. Are you talking about the circle wheel looking thing within the handle correct?
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03-25-2014, 03:03 PM | #26 | |
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Maybe just a quick search on RealOEM will show you what you need to get that job done.
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Anyone know of a DIY to replace the front half of the cable? I have the cable and did a quick search and can't find anything on how to replace the cable from the latch to the junction box. I hope it is self explanatory when I go to take a look at it.
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07-18-2014, 08:02 PM | #28 |
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Help, my hood release is not working, I can hear the rear cable pulling the junction box, so it seems like it may just be the front cable . I tried to manually open latch through kidney grill but am having trouble. I don't want to break the grill , but can't figure out how to pop open the latch/hook.
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07-21-2014, 03:08 AM | #29 | |
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Anyone know how to pop the hood thru the kidneys? I see a latch on the left side and a latch on the right side. I can move the latch on the left, but can't budge the one on the right. What should I be doing here?
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push it to the right = push it towards the drivers side? my mechanism doesn't move hardly at all. looking at through the drivers side grill i see this little catch so I need to move the bottom of the catch to the right or the top of the catch to the right? it looks like it wold rotate clockwise to me. figured it out...but will actually share - shove the screwdriver where the red arrow is. I had a large screwdriver and did not have to pull the grill. if you push that piece far enough to the LEFT (passenger side of car) the latch at the green arrow will rotate right (clockwise, towards driver). random net picture that shows the latch mechanism.
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Anyone else do this? Seems easy enough but I can't seem to execute. Seems to be too big of an angle for a straight screwdriver. In the pic above I assume you push the piece the cable goes into to the left (passenger side) and the latch on the right releases. Again the straight screwdriver seems to hit the bumper before the head can get up into the latch mechanism.
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09-15-2018, 09:34 PM | #35 |
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I have this problem not sure what the issue is. A 2013 128i convertible Limited Edition and pulling the latch it is super tight so thanks for the help on where to push to get the hood open. I hope I can get it popped open to fix whatever the cable issue is.
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09-16-2018, 12:55 PM | #36 |
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I used Xyloft's pic and suggestion and mine popped right open. Sure enough the cable must have stretched about an inch. I pulled the cable going to the inside the interior latch out if the black plastic housing with the ferrule that sits in the housing sitting outside back about 1/2 inch. This gives me the tension missing on the cable. I used a couple of zip ties to hold the ferrule outside the housing so it would not pull through. Will test this afternoon but seems to me like the cable that stretched is the one from the black junction to the hood latch.
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I posted a short term workaround that worked for me in this thread. Basically, I used a small worm type clamp to attach the two cables together with less slack. My cables stretched enough that it worked for me.
https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show...1#post24167609 |
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Usually, it is not the cables. The hood latches themselves are seizing, and not returning properly.
You have to lubricate the latches. It should be done every oil change. Just a little spray with something like Wurth HHS2000 will keep it working like new. If the latches get too stiff, you are using too much force on the cable system, and something is going to break, either the pivot inside the car, or where the cable splits. |
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I'm ready to push this fucking car over the side of a cliff. Just paid $$$ to have the entire hood cable assembly replaced and it's already failed barely a year later.
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As soon as this is fixed, the car is going up for sale. Im done with owning any Mini out of warranty ever again. FYI, Mini uses same hood latch system as most all BMW's, just with the hood latch bars oriented horizontally rather than front-to-back. It's the same on the X1, X2, etc. |
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