In this quick tip Tuesday I show you the process I use to open a hood on a Toyota 4Runner that is stuck shut! This is not to common but it is a huge pain in the butt when it happens. -Enjoy!
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"Or if your into steeling car batteries" LOL
This guy is a mechanic of immense talent, if he can do I probably wont be able to do it!
The older ford explores have a similar issue and with a long enough pick or flathead screw driver they pop open every time
Typical foreign junk.
i took off my hood.
I USE A HALF SHEET OF PLYWOOD AND A TARP STRAP
I think they should turn SMA Repair into a TV program. You are much more interesting and entertaining than the car programs they have on now. Nice videos Eric and Co.
Good Sunday Morning Eric O – here in down-state Essex, UK, I saw my Subscriber notification of your ‘Saving Mrs. O’s mother – Cave Man Style’ live feed @ 6am+ here as I was checking traffic before I drove Mrs. R 25 mi+ to work the other side of London (using the A406 North Circular Road – the UK’s answer to NJ’s Route 1 – LoL!).
So I’ve had over an hour to anticipate just what kind of brawny heroism was on display only to find the post removed. Knowing you just a little bit, I can only think this was for good reason like protecting your good family name, your wife and mother-in-law’s dignity and things of that nature…
Would you be able to do a small piece to camera to give us, your world-wide and time-differenced followers, a synopsis of this heroic deed with content acceptable to all family O members…? Jeff R, Barking, UK.
Good tip, Eric.
Eric where is the video you did on Mrs O sisters car you pulled it??? Why???
Yooo Eric!! What happened to the "…. Caveman style" video? Got notification but shows it was pulled down. Anyways hope all is well, love your videos and style – seem like your a rare breed of honest mechanics… not many of us left! Best of luck mate -Rich
It's a toyota…just get a can opener and cut the hood.
357 magnums make wonderful holes in seconds too.
More great knowledge from the expert auto mechanic, engineer, inventor, developer, creator; master mind. Thanks Bill N
You guys are moving up in the world! SMA, LLC??!?!? Looking forward to bigger and better things Eric and Vanessa! 🙂