The hood release cable broke is there a way to open the hood

Tiny
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The release cable broke and I was told that I would need a body man to open the hood any idea on how is this don.
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Friday, November 18th, 2011 AT 9:38 PM

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Tiny
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You probably have to strip the front to get to the latch or from the bottom. Its gonna be a tedious work, get the pros to do it
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Friday, November 18th, 2011 AT 9:50 PM
Tiny
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I already took out the radiator fan and its shroud would that help
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Friday, November 18th, 2011 AT 9:58 PM
Tiny
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You got more to do keep going-till you can visually see the latch and cable then figure out how to maneuver it
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Saturday, November 19th, 2011 AT 12:21 AM

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