XJ hood release back-up cables

Just added a back-up emergency cable to my Triumph, and the XJ6C may be next. Has anyone fabricated/installed any cables for their S1-3 XJ? Or is there a way to release the hood catches if a stock cable fails so that this exercise isn’t necessary?
Thanks, Brad

There are holes directly beneath the catches , covered by rubber blanking grommets and accessed from the inner wheelarch area… through which a screwdriver can be inserted to release the latch.

Obviously for use in case of (unlikely) cable failure.

Cheers, Mike
1973 S1 DDS

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Great, thanks Mike - that’s what I wanted to hear. Maybe that is in my ROM, I hadn’t thought to look.

Brad

These work well. I had some difficulty setting the cables after restoring our car and had to use this method on a couple of occasions. Paul