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Hey you guys, we have the same problem with a '94 850 automatic sedan- the front hood latch fell inside the car. However, we took the marker lights out and don't see anything like the tab shown in the pics posted by Boxpin. Instead, we see this...
Do we need to remove the headlights too? This doesn't seem possible without damaging them, as the marker lights were both damaged during their removal...
Okay, gotcha. Makes sense now. Your looking at the radiator support. Its made of a fiberglass compound. You have two options here. First, pull the lower trim off below the headlight. Then size up the angle you need to access and pop a hole in the radiator support to gain access to the path.
Option two, and I dont know if this will work, remove the top and bottom radiator support bolts and see if you can pull out the support far enough to access the holes. I doubt this will work but worth a try.
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If you can and it seems possible depending on how much came out with the handle. Can you cut the outer part back under the dash close to the firewall to get to the center part?
What if you have installed projector headlights with integral turn signals.
How do you get to it from underneath the car?
And yeah, what can you do to make sure the cable never breaks?
Could you pre-install lengths of aircraft cable hanging down from that latch eyehole, so you can pull down from under the car? Or does it need to be moved sideways?
And what is this comment about the driver's side latch releasing the passenger side of the hood?
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