HELP!!!! Urgent...can't close hood

[lektrix]

I'm an idiot, I did it once 9 months ago by fluke but forgot how to and now it doesn't work no more. I don't want snow/rain getting under my hood so I need help ASAP. Does anyone know how to get those metal part down so my hood can close properly?? I remember having to use a long screwdriver to push something to manually release something but I can't even see where it is anymore....

 

[lektrix]

If its anything like my hood check the latch up front...on the passenger side of the latch the cable from the hood latch comes into it, mine is broken its like a little 1/2 x 1/2 tab that i need to push back into (towards DS) the latch...I have to do it everytime...and its annoying


The way to get the hood to lock would be:

- Open the hood.

- Look down into the latch and see where the cable runs into the latch mechanism. There should be a metal piece on the latch that looks to the cable.

- Press this metal piece to the driver side.

- Shut the hood. Now it will latch.

I've picked up a new cable and latch. Should this fix it?

Can't remember how to do this...anyone have pictures?

 

[accord2slow]

Have someone pull up on the hood latch inside and then you pry up on the hood latch with a screw driver.

 

[ryan s]

See the metal bar with the spring on it, way left side? Push it down.

 

[RedRyder]

^that. I do it all the time with mine.

 

[accord2slow]

Oops I was wrong . Sorry.

 

[SykVSyx]

^that. I do it all the time with mine.

Glad I am not the only one with this issue/remedy.

 

[Slowfinger]

Get your buddy to pull on the hood lever while you pull on the hook, causing it to rock back to the normal open position, you can even use a screwdriver to simulate the hood latch.