BMW E39 Hood Stuck

[@RR98guy]

I thought my cable had broken because the hood would not open. Turns out the cables were fine...it was the hood release latch in the grill that was the problem, it would not move far enough to release the hood. I don't know why but it had a lot of corrosion on it. I had to order a new one and that fixed it for now. I had already bought all 3 of the cables before I found this was the problem. I think I will go ahead and install them anyway before the old ones break and jam me up again. Thanks for the video and tips.

[@tylervision707maul]

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

[@jerolvilladolid]

My solution is to feel for the handle that shouldve popped up in the grill, try and pry it out, which will put tension on the cable, then pop it out from inside the cabin, then go back to the grill and pull again. Do this 4-6 times over and over, until the tension cable pops lol

[@12babyapes59]

Thanks I just opened the hood on my x3 , broken inside cable.