I ran a wire (old bicycle brake cable) from the latch to a bolt up by the gas cap I left a little slack, so that it is about 2 in from the edge of the hood. I then made a simple tool. "a rod bent in to a j hook" with the hood shut I can slide the hook in, catch the cable and pull, the tool fit nicely in tool roll that I keep behind the seat. I works great. I had to use it once. thank God it was there. I also installed one on the engine compartment.