Yesterday I was ready to install the new Xenonrider HIDs that we've been talking about however something weird happened. As I popped the hood open, I felt a "pop" and then there was no resistance on the hood release cable. Long long story short it took me and a friend more than an hour to take off the front bumper so that we could manually release the hood lock. It was difficult because you really needed the hood open to get the grill off to get the front bumper off but we managed and without breaking anything.

The cable from the pull lever to the firewall looks OK. The cable is not broken, it still works but it appears there is about 6" or so of slack now in the line and I'm not sure how that came to be? Right now I can open the hood but I have all the access cable on the inside of the truck laying on the floor.

Any suggestions?