Hood release cable
 

any body know if this will work for my 00 XJ it says its for 87 to 96?
http://www.quadratec.com/products/52449_0185.htm

I had to replace mine a few months ago . . .
can you snap some pics of where it connects under your hood, and where it comes through the firewall in the engine bay and where it mounts in the cabin?

I'm thinking that if your setup looks different than mine it won't work but who knows . . . doesn't seem like a part that would change much after a body redesign, especially how minor a change it was between 96 and 97