VW MK4 How to open a stuck hood...with NO tools!!! Amazing! Also Honda CRV.

Here's a simple way to get out of trouble if your hood cable has failed!
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[@tacodiegoburrito9926]

Bro complete lifesaver. I’m an idiot and forgot to reattach the cable after servicing the latch. Saved me so much trouble. Thanks!

[@amcrae1]

Thanks for letting us know!

[@joejenjust]

This video is by far in my opinion the best video on how to open a vw hood that is stuck.

[@jeffleindecker741]

Thanks for posting this video! Put a new radiator in an 03 Jetta. Checked the hood cable before I closed it, but i didnt have the cable end thoroughly attached. This video saved me a lot of aggravation. Thanks again! 2003 Jetta 2.0 L 177,547 miles, original owner.

[@amcrae1]

That's great! Thanks for letting us know!

[@allTkindaTstuff]

My car battery was dead and the all the mechanical locks were long gone too. This was the only non-destructive way in to charge the battery and open the doors. Thanks bros!

[@mihaivoda7803]

I was in the same situation until half an hour ago, all the doors locked and no power at all, after like an hour of KZbin on videos like " how to open a car door" I found this video, I wasn't that confident, but in less than 30 seconds hood was opened, luckily dead battery wasn't my problem just some loose contacts. A really big thank you for this guy 🙂👍

[@xMapGokus3]

Four years later i was in the same situation of this guy, this by far is one of the most useful video i have found on the internet, im very thankfull my friend, cheers!!!!

[@CFKoder]

Thank you guys! This just saved me a trip to the mechanic! Worked like a charm.

[@panurgist]

Thank You!!! I was inches away from cutting my plastic grill off to gain access. You saved my weekend and a bunch of money.

[@amcrae1]

and cutting the grill wouldn't have helped!!! :)

[@ZAHIDALI-ky1ky]

You guys are amazing. Made it very clear that can't be any better. My best regards to you guys.

[@amcrae1]

Thanks for the comment!

[@mashukali4874]

your a life saver mate, I know for a fact this would have costed me a minimum of £20 if the garage lads had to open it

[@buzzlightyear1191]

Lol you know that

[@bradthurkle7217]

Having the same dramas. Thanks for putting this video up guys fricken legends. Who would of thought you can do that. Sweet. Have a play tomorrow.

[@jenicr8954]

Wow guys. That was completely amazing!!!! Thanks ❤ You posted this video 5 years ago and still saving lives. 😅 Cool!!

[@amcrae1]

Thanks so much!!!

[@FloridaNativeMike]

OMG! Thank you SO MUCH! You really saved my keister. I was ready to start tearing apart the grill and this worked like a charm!

[@genelle4600]

My MK4 is lowered, I’m glad the bumper was off when the hood got stuck or it would’ve been a lot more tricky! But this worked great for me, thank you! :)

[@jonathanturner8336]

Nice one - just done this to release the hood on my mk4 Bora (Jetta). Thanks.

[@amcrae1]

Thank you for the comment!

[@stefanbarber8201]

Cheers guys life saver, my car is totally deadlocked and Like a donut left my lights on and battery went flat 🤦‍♂️.....saved me a world of pain

[@0141D]

Stefan Barber same here, not been driving it cos of lockdown stupidly

[@amcrae1]

What year is your VW? The hood latch depends on a battery?

[@erickoenig2446]

You ROCK! You just saved my son some bucks and some time. Everything he was finding said he would have to break the grill. Much thanks for sharing!

[@iankirkwood2772]

Thanks for sharing your moment, very, very cool.

[@stevenf585]

WOW!!!!! I was thinking that I had to take to dealership. I had changed out the lights and forgot to place cable back into position. thanks a Million for this post. That will be my after work project!!!!

[@amcrae1]

Thanks for writing!!!

[@KurtisBraunn]

Thank you! Excellent job with the explanation and the visual correlation plus second angle with flashlighted example and good camera angle! Clear as day, well done to both of you.

[@amcrae1]

Thanks so much!

[@g508garzapalaciosjorgeerne4]

cant really thank you enough, had an emergency yesterday and your video is the only one that helped me, 1billion internets to you my friend.

[@amcrae1]

Thanks for letting me know it helped!

[@iankirkwood2772]

It's a beautiful thing! Your welcome!

[@robingilpin6987]

I just replaced my latch 3 days ago so I'm sure my cable is just unhooked. I totally needed help with this video. Thank you

[@jodirecker1917]

Totally worked on our VW Beetle! Thank you for posting this. It was very helpful!

[@amcrae1]

That's amazing!!!

[@roberthammond43]

Hey, your video was superb! Saved me a lot of work and/or metal cutting. I am glad my right arm isn’t any thicker! Otherwise, I’d never be able to get access to that lever. Thx!!!

[@iankirkwood2772]

I got nothing left to say accept your welcome hahaha. Jk here to help! Glad it helped you.

[@DeeWells]

Thank you for this great video that I looked at 4-5 times to learn how to pop the hood on my 20th Anniversary GTI!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏾🎊

[@amcrae1]

Thanks for the great comment... and you have a great car!

[@rubyloxalpha]

Thank you so much!!!! I’ve been trying stuff all morning and saw your video and opened it in 7 seconds!

[@amcrae1]

That is great! thanks so much for commenting!!! please subscribe if you can!

[@davidlucas2795]

Awesome work guys. I can confirm that this method works on a 2005 Honda CRV. Saved me a heap of head scratching!!

[@amcrae1]

Thanks for the confirmation, my friend!

[@azelbane87]

awsome!!!absolutely amazing!!!You saved my day!!!right in the middle of nowhere my mk4 got heated up so I went to open the hood and check the water level in the water tank: as i was pulling out the little plastic lever that comes out of the hood, it just snapped and broke to pieces leaving me with the hood semi-opened meaning it was released by the lever inside the car, but still latched and hooked!!! I was in total panic till I came across this video!!! absolutely a SAVER!!!! SHOUTOUTs to you buddy WHOEVER YOU ARE AND WHEREVER YOU ARE!!! Bless ya!!

[@amcrae1]

Thank you!!!!

[@amcrae1]

Must have been hot under there!

[@azelbane87]

@@amcrae1 😅😂🤣👍🏻👌🏿infact by the time I was phoning&chatting around and searching on the web advices it did cool down a bit.. But still very hot. The first time I tried I had literally burned my cheek!! I still got the mark on my face!!! And I also felt the extreme temperature just trying to remove the actual under tray (I dnt know hw u call that) essentially the plastic cover. In fact once removed, I had no choice but to sit in the car and keep watching your video over and over again along with other videos till it cooled down a bit!! But I must say: u R really Awsome!! I bet u anything hw many people like me APPRECIATED a solution like yours, possibly and potentially in the worst moment of their day!!!! KeepItUp Buddy!! 👍🏻👊🏾🤙💪🏼🤙🤛🤝🙏🏽👏🏿👏🏿🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@amcrae1]

@@azelbane87 Did you find out that the problem was low antifreeze? You could also have a thermostat issue or water pump issue or a plugged up radiator!

[@iankirkwood2772]

No problem mate, I love that this has helped so many people. Who would have thought lol.

[@timadams6154]

You guys are something else. I've spent days trying about everything and was about to take out Sawzall when I found this. Thanks .

[@amcrae1]

Ahhh, thanks!!!!

[@timadams6154]

@@amcrae1 I just got to praise you guys one more time. I've spent hours and hours over the last 3 days looking for videos on how to fix my hood. Mine broke at the latch inside the car and then somehow popped out at the hood latch at the other end absolutely no videos to help me. You guys are awesome thanks again.

[@stara808]

GREAT thanks!! The Firestone guys broke not only the latch but cable and denied it so I was stuck...worked on my Honda CRV!

[@amcrae1]

That is GREAT to know!

[@glenmessinger829]

Thank you for this video! One note, with a VR6 motor it is very tight in there so it is not as easy to get your hand in there!!!

[@kendallmannie2750]

worked like a charm!!! took 3.2 seconds to get in!!!!!!

[@davidsando1387]

Great help, got me in the right direction. In my case, Polo 2010 UK, there was no way to get to the catch. All surrounded in plastic. Once under the car I removed the 2 bolts, t30, holding the catch. That popped the bonnet. then 2 10mm bolts to release the bonnet from the catch and open. problem was where the 2 cables meet the coupler had broken. Great security design but terrible for service ... Thanks for the pointers.

[@amcrae1]

Thanks! Great adjustments on the fly by yourself!

[@dynamo4543]

so glad i found this,buddy closes the hood on me while the cables not completely attached yet

[@amcrae1]

perfect!!! Thanks for the comment!!

[@bk5474]

This video just saved so much time and money! Thank you for this valuable information!

[@amcrae1]

Thanks so much!

[@joseibanez9842]

I appreciate the effort on trying to help, and thank you for showing thieves how to steal your battery. Happened to me already, and I'm sure this is the way they opened my hood

[@ngkm2]

You are a freakin life saver! Thank you for taking your time on making this video and sharing. Cheers 🍻 and best wishes.

[@amcrae1]

Thanks! Glad we could help!

[@adamgagnelotfi967]

Thank you my dude , i just locked my freaking keys under my hood after fixing my spark plugs and couldn't get to them! Big props to you!

[@amcrae1]

Thanks!!!!!

[@natalia2722]

Thank you for this video. Now we understand how to open our old Dodge caravan. Not exactly the same way, but we did it and save money!

[@amcrae1]

That's fantastic!!!!

[@themythrighthere9412]

I am one of those sighing relief 😂 This is much needed info i couldnt find elsewhere!!! Thanks boys 🙏

[@amcrae1]

Thanks so much!!!!

[@michaeljohnston6856]

Dude this is exactly what I needed. Thanks

[@mohammedsalah9280]

Thank you man, you saved me, I was so confused how I get to my car battery because it's dead and I couldn't reach it now i will recharge it and the problem solved

[@amcrae1]

So glad!!!!!!

[@cherylwallace2258]

You are my hero...looked everywhere and you suddenly popped up....brill...thank you for offering a cost free technique...you deserve every accolade! Just one thing are you doing this on righthand drive vehicle? Feeling a bit, without insulting anyone, blonde and I am a left hander ...I have difficulty knowing which way a thread of a screw works and I am a oap female...every disadvantage! Haha...need to charge my battery :)

[@iankirkwood2772]

It is left hand wheel but I imagine it's quite similar. Volkswagen back in the day had alot of interchangeable designs to conserve money and it benefits us too.

[@stanomx]

Great! Thanks. Didn't need that but I am happy to find this.

[@robertpallett3799]

great video, mines just broke on me so I now know what to do, thanks, would say aswell make sure your engines cold and turned off before sticking your hand up there!

[@amcrae1]

Good point, you could get clipped by the radiator fans but at least they are plastic!

[@iankirkwood2772]

That's a really really good thing to add . You do not want to touch hot metal Ha! Next time I guess

[@johnkanuchok]

Very very nice. My 2001 Jetta cable is really tight (rusted??) so I'm glad to see how to release the hood latch in case it breaks before my new cable arrives (any day now).

[@amcrae1]

Thanks!!!

[@benjaminkwaramba2171]

Big up guys, you are brilliant you just saved my day

[@relax-tn1hx]

Thanks dude, I just had to do it because I let the battery go completely flat. Cheers 👍

[@johnbeechy2913]

Thank you guys appreciate that video I always wondered how to do it. Great job great video great explanation

[@amcrae1]

Thank you!!!

[@damirbobic8316]

Thanks a lot you saved me trouble all the best 👍👍👍😉

[@amcrae1]

Thanks for your comment!!!

[@oldworldchris4187]

Great tip, totally worked for my 2002 Jetta!

[@BlessFromDaHill]

You guys are legends thank you guys so much!!

[@amcrae1]

LOL... Thanks!!!

[@olddmanblackstock6259]

Life savers omg thankyou been fiddling with this for like 45 minutes

[@amcrae1]

Thanks a lot. So glad it helped!

[@MrBollocks10]

Thanks. I'm so grateful. I hope this works on my 08 vw Caddy.

[@sukanta_Banerjee.]

Thank you very much, this video helped me out from a big problem

[@amcrae1]

Thanks for letting me know!

[@davidzahradnicek1176]

thank you very much. You saved me a lot of time and money. Thanks

[@milamoyan9678]

Well explain, detailed, just perfect.

[@la1negrita]

Awesome vid guys! Keep up the good work.👍🏼

[@amcrae1]

Thank you!

[@ericdelory7254]

Merci mon pote ! Ta vidéo est bien réalisée et l'ambiance est cool, je partage avec les propriétaires de Golf du vieux continent, je te souhaite une belle vie !

[@buzzlightyear1191]

Phew glad You posted this video thanks

[@amcrae1]

Thanks for commenting!

[@gregworkman8289]

This video saved me from freaking out and buying a new car. Gonna hang on to the GTI a while longer if this keeps working. Thank You

[@davefordham3589]

Worked for me!! Thanks very much guys . . .

[@brentm8161]

This worked. I went up by the left tire, found the cable, and gave it a tug.

[@jeffalsop5299]

You must have a VR6 engine

[@jcal319]

Dude, you are the man! Mad props!

[@amcrae1]

LOL... thanks!!!

[@jurko420]

U saved the day . Thanks it was so easy

[@blakebest8583]

Thanks for sharing! You helped this guy out too!

[@amcrae1]

Thanks for the comment!

[@user-wi9wj6fl9f]

Thank you so much, the video helped me so much , was able to open in less than 10 seconds

[@amcrae1]

Glad to hear! Thanks!!!

[@fogeer]

Thanks for sharing, You helped me a lot!

[@amcrae1]

Thanks!

[@normancassin6416]

Fantastic helpful video. Thankyou. Will have a go tommorrow! 👌

[@amcrae1]

Thanks!!!

[@normancassin6416]

Boom! And it works!! 😂👍

[@liamowens7392]

hours of heartache saved thank you !!

[@amcrae1]

Thanks!!!

[@shanks1897]

Thanks so much man u really made ma day!

[@terrellwright3751]

Thanks, That Was Very Helpful!

[@pepeescobar1053]

Thank you, you save my life, now I can sleep man

[@nfox8383]

This worked perfectly on my 2002 VW Jetta Wagon!!

[@amcrae1]

Glad it helped!

[@derekmadsen]

Thanks guys, this was a big help!

[@amcrae1]

So glad!!!!!

[@zRobi97]

Perfect ! This video saved me . Big Like

[@amcrae1]

Thanks!!!

[@andilemnto5119]

Thank you so much, brother you've been so helpful to me

[@amcrae1]

Thanks so much!

[@Nickantor217]

Holy crow this is awesome never had any video actually showing this, I fixed my latch an accidentally shut it an couldn’t open it.. I’m going to try an fix it today Edit* it freakin worked!!! Now have a working good again!

[@blairwill7838]

thank you this worked great on my 2000 gti.

[@amcrae1]

That's awesome! I'm glad it helped!

[@povilaspubl1c172]

Oi blet kaip padejo! Good video very help for me

[@neilmclachlan3931]

Great stuff , thanks, saved me calling out an expensive guy, ( if it works on a Vauxhall ). find out tomorrow.

[@amcrae1]

Thanks! Please check in after you try!

[@pugle1]

I have a 2017 Trendline. Not sure what Mk that is, but I'm going to give that a try. Hopefully it's the same layout and there is space enough to reach up in there. Popped the cable ( my fault pulling too hard on the handle. The hood was already open and I was waiting to hear the hood pop.... it didn't.... the cable did.... oops!) Thanks so much for posting this! :) Cheers!

[@amcrae1]

Hope it works!

[@pugle1]

I'll let you know if it does. Going to try this weekend. Thanks again, and cheers! :)

[@johnmartinez7440]

@@pugle1 Did it work?

[@iankirkwood2772]

Good luck!

[@Cupat1]

Absolutley great explanation thanks..

[@amcrae1]

Thank you very much!

[@JointyDriver]

batterie was dead, so could not open the hood. Thx for posting the trick.

[@jeffreyphiri3570]

Exactly what I needed, thumbs up

[@amcrae1]

Thanks!

[@ratherbbuggin]

Freaking AWESOME!!!! Thank you for this video!!!

[@amcrae1]

LOL... thanks for the great comment!

[@nepalinamaste9833]

Thanks you guys.. Well detailed video..just one question, that weather seal u talked abt, is that the plastic cover thing that is underneath the car hood??

[@amcrae1]

The weather seal is underneath the car (under the motor) to protect the motor from water splashing up.

[@ayodelesalaudeen1301]

The video was so helpful ❤

[@andrporto]

You r awesome! U deserve mote than a likee !!!!

[@amcrae1]

Hahaha.... thanks!!!!

[@jeaneanfergiebergie9967]

Very educational. Thanks 😁

[@amcrae1]

thanks!

[@mad_dog_911youtuberduquebe4]

thank you so much guys !! you kinda saved my life !! cheers boys :))

[@bigjak7358]

If ure car is to low to get under , i reckon one of them strong magnets you see on magnet fishing could move the latch over to release it

[@_WTFCHUCK_]

Good look, bruh! Right on

[@xecophinhodiyer7797]

Thank bro!!! Amazing.

[@amcrae1]

Thank you!

[@WorkoutGlue]

How do you NOT like this video....geeze...thanks....about to go buy my 5 cyl

[@nathanrollins1986]

Thank you so much. You saved me!

[@amcrae1]

That's awesome! Thank you!

[@jesineaves9892]

Thank you! Life saver

[@DoubleFTuka]

Thank you, it worked even tho I have fat arms

[@zekegarzaiii2012]

Thank you you guys are a god send Thanks once again !

[@amcrae1]

Thanks!

[@zekegarzaiii2012]

@@amcrae1 Report update....I got Popeyes forearms so that didn't work lol ! So I have to take out the cover bumper , take out the bracket to the bitch latch and unscrew the hatch lock and it popes out and still attached to the hood ring. I just messed with it until it came out. It only works with people with skinny arms.

[@derekblain3603]

Purely magical.

[@briantriplesix7113]

Thank you dude 🥲🤘🏼

[@timadams6154]

Two questions for you guys please and thank you. 1. How would I stop hood from latching again so I can drive to get new parts? 2. How do you open the trunk if pull cord or key phob don't work? 2001 Tdi Thank you for your time and knowledge.

[@edwardedward7974]

Well done ! Thanks Cheers Eddie

[@amcrae1]

Thanks!