Accident Today - Hood Wont Open...
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I'm pretty angry, so i'll make a long story short. Car 1, Car 2, then Me. Car 1 stops short, car 2 slams on brakes, I hit car 2.
Damage is minimal, as we decided to shrug it off and call it a day. Well now, my hood won't open. The driver's side will pop up, but the passenger side will not and the latch in the middle isn't allowing me to pull up the hood.
Any ideas?
Damage is minimal, as we decided to shrug it off and call it a day. Well now, my hood won't open. The driver's side will pop up, but the passenger side will not and the latch in the middle isn't allowing me to pull up the hood.
Any ideas?
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hopefully a litttle extra pull on the release cable will get it open,, then figure out what happened.
try to get under the dash, and use your fingers or pliers and pull a little farther on the cable.
a helper to push down on the corner of the hood to take the pressure off the latch might help it release also..
good luck.
Wonder if snow tires would have helped?
try to get under the dash, and use your fingers or pliers and pull a little farther on the cable.
a helper to push down on the corner of the hood to take the pressure off the latch might help it release also..
good luck.
Wonder if snow tires would have helped?
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ORIGINAL: bojangles
a helper to push down on the corner of the hood to take the pressure off the latch might help it release also..
a helper to push down on the corner of the hood to take the pressure off the latch might help it release also..
Thanks for the tips...
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Seems to be a epidemic of hood latch problems lately..I bet the cable came off the latch release like mine did...See the thread; "Please Help Me"
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ORIGINAL: Dennis
Seems to be a epidemic of hood latch problems lately..I bet the cable came off the latch release like mine did...
Seems to be a epidemic of hood latch problems lately..I bet the cable came off the latch release like mine did...
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At least there's no physical damage. I hate insurance companies so that would have been a pain in the *** to deal with.
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