# 1997 buick

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-buick/41868>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** lesabre, buick\
**Created:** [January 4, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-buick/41868 "2010-01-04T21:26:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![MRBUR1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6bbea6/32.png) [@MRBUR1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MRBUR1)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-buick/41868/1 "2010-01-04T21:26:19Z")

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Any idea how to open the hood on a 1997 Buick Lesabre that has a broken hood release cable?

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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-buick/41868/2 "2010-01-05T01:27:05Z")

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You may have to take it to a body shop to have the grill removed. They may know of another way as well.