Audi A4 S4 hood stuck closed 

You are the man. Just did a timing belt and the release cable popped out of the latch and I didn't realize it until after I shut the hood.... I am a BMW mechanic and this was my very first Audi I've ever worked on.... I was immediately thinking I would need to cut through the hood and get another... I was able to use a straight transmission extension bar with a 3/8th to 1/4 adapter and small 1/4 ext... strategically fed it in and used the crank pulley as the pry point.... didn't have another a4 here to look at... RU-vid search led me right to this video and I had the hood open in 10 min... just had to throw the car up on the lift and pull the splash panel underneath. Again, you are the man. I appreciate you RU-vid contributors so much... I should start to contribute myself.... just can't seem to find the extra time :-/

Had a 2008 Audi A6 with a broken hood release cable. Saw your video, made the tool out of a scrap piece of rebar. Put the car up on ramps and from underneath popped the hood open in less than 2 minutes. Thanks for the video. Took the car to several auto shops and they would not even attempt to open it. They all said I had to rip the grille out (Ouch $$$). All is good, thanks again.

This is the only method that worked for me. Tried others posted but this actually works. Bought a 1/4 steel rod and bent it to make the tool they use in the video.

Many Thanks for making this video!!! You saved me so much time and headache.

Thanks for taking the time to make this very useful video! Very helpful.

Wow.. a very detail video. The best one so far.. Ty I will try it.

Anda when i finally decided to cut off the hood and made a new one in fibre, i Saw your vídeo. Thank you very much from Argentina !

I appreciate this, but next time, wait 15 seconds to start recording. RIP headphone users

i have a 2010 audi s5… got the car up shield off & i can’t see exactly where i need to put my bar 😩

Raaaaaaadiator

Same catch and setup on my 955 Cayenne, its not going back to allow the hood to lock down and is popping back up, any suggestions?

does any 1 have an idea How to do same to vw passat tdi 03,lock is not the same and seems harder to do what he just done without cutting into the plastic above the 2 rads??any help Will be great please.thanks

To anyone with a B6 S4 not a chance this will work for you, I tried. No where near enough space with the 4.2 in the way. The only way is to pop out the front grille and loosen the 3 nuts hold the hood to the latch. Good luck.

What year is this?

Thanks for advice! My A3's hood got stuck when cable attachment couldnt handle the coldness (-35celsius) and snapped. Thought to "demolish" front grillie but your method way better :D

Yeah thanx a lotttt

Hi will this work on a uk version a4 b6 ? Many Thanks

Hi what year of a4 / s4 does this apply to? Thanks

See that hole at the bottom of the latch? Use a bar with a 90° bend and use the latch for leverage as you twist the bar 😉

Could not get this to work on 2005.5 a4.

Wish I would have seen this a couple days ago. Bent my rod at a single 90* angle, good thing I bought two rods, will go fix other like yours, mine worked, but would not work from passenger side of middle of engine - angle impossible. I will not mention how long I tried from under that side of car, before a wily coyote moment made me change sides and angle. 🦮🙂