how do i open the hood?

[Robert]

how do i open the hood of an e30.
I pull the lever and it doesn't do anything ...

does anyone know any techniques or any other ways to open a hood w/o damaging the car .

[CHIF8008]

are you new to bmw's?

[Zinno_e30]

your wire might have snapped. Look into the front of the grill, near the driver's side headlight. There should be a little hole where you can stick a flat head screw driver, twist it (with caution) and the hood should pop open.

[Robert]

yes & no .
My first e30 .

But i opened it once before & it worked fine.. now it won't open .
I think the wire that pulls the lever broke.

[Robert]

your wire might have snapped. Look into the front of the grill, near the driver's side headlight. There should be a little hole where you can stick a flat head screw driver, twist it (with caution) and the hood should pop open.

let me go try that right now

[Robert]

i dont see where to stick it in..

[md325i]

here you go

[Dude]

[PedoBearE30]

did you get it? I found it on my car

[hyperE30]

man that sucks..

[mr.vang]

when i first got e30, i was looking for the lift in the front. good laugh..lol

[bzboardz]

i dont see where to stick it in..

i had too


but that sucks hopefully you can get it open

[AwakenNoMore]

neat feature with the emergency opening port

[lga714]

In California, it's a good idea to leave that cable broken in case you ever get pulled over and the cop wants to take a look at your engine bay ;)

[Robert]

That's a neat feature i opened it from that little hole .
Thanks guys. :D

In California, it's a good idea to leave that cable broken in case you ever get pulled over and the cop wants to take a look at your engine bay ;)

haha , seriously?