on fast and the furious brian (cop) had these wires connected to his hood and he just pushed a button on each side and poped the hood with out going inside of his car what is this called? So far I heard hood pin, solenoid, but all of these are wrong if I hear the correct term I will know it. Please let me know what other guesses you guys have.

 

This isn't a question about engines, so I'm moving you

 

I only saw the movie once when it first came out, so I don't know exactly what you are talking about, but it sounds to me like he was just unhooking the hood pins....one on each side and outside of the car.