Sometime in the last month my hood release gave up. I have a 2013 countryman S.
It was tight when I tried to pop the hood today then the cable tip popped out of the bracket. I removed the plastic foot panel and reattached the cable but I still can't get the hood to release. There's no access to anything in the drivers side wheel well.


What's the way forward to fix this?

 

You will need to jack up the front end, have a few lights and a long prybar. When under the hood looking up from the bottom, look towards the top of the radiator. Look for the hook that holds the hood closed and you will need to pry it away from the latch. It is more difficult to do on the countryman than it is on the R56 Minis but with some effort and patience, it can be done. Ive accidentally closed the hood without assembling the cable connection and had to do this a few months ago. You will get frustrated...

 

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...n-s-184-a.html

Its a pain but you have to get under that hood. +1

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=41_2087

https://www.ecstuning.com/Search/Sit...h/51239802336/ main cable.

https://www.ecstuning.com/Search/Sit...h/51232753419/ Locks and what they look like


Spray them with grease and the cable slide end also so they dont rust and stick. https://www.ecstuning.com/b-wd_40-parts/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nagunt0fb4w

 

When I like an idiot closed my new hood with out connecting the cable I was able to get my latch open with a very long screw driver through the grill and angled up
BTW what branch? I was stationed at NAVSTA Bahrain with USCG PATFORSWA 2014-15 my 2015 mini was my present to me when i got back stateside !

 

Thank you both for your service.

 

This led me to switching to hood pins last year.