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Forum: Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB

11-04-2021, 10:36 PM

Replies: 19

Broken hood latch cable :(

Views: 7,275

Posted By mayoboost

Update: I fkn did it! I managed to remove...

Update: I fkn did it!

I managed to remove the intake from underneath and get better access to the latch. Made a makeshift hook with a wire hanger and slid it into the latch lever to pull it...

Forum: Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB

10-22-2021, 01:50 PM

Replies: 19

Broken hood latch cable :(

Views: 7,275

Posted By mayoboost

Hahahaha i'm trying not to butcher the hood. A...

Hahahaha i'm trying not to butcher the hood. A replacement hood and paint is about $1k+ from what I found. :sigh:

With the hacksaw I can clip off the hood hook and weld it back on I'm...

Forum: Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB

10-21-2021, 07:50 PM

Replies: 19

Broken hood latch cable :(

Views: 7,275

Posted By mayoboost

Welp, tried the fender liners but the chassis and...

Welp, tried the fender liners but the chassis and crash bar are making it a no go.
My forearm is looking like ground beef after going in with a wire hanger from the bottom for almost 2 hours.
...

Forum: Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB

10-21-2021, 05:44 PM

Replies: 19

Broken hood latch cable :(

Views: 7,275

Posted By mayoboost

I can push the lever that unlatches from the...

I can push the lever that unlatches from the outside, but the first release mechanism that you pull from the interior is still latched. The hook I'm talking about sawing is the one attached to the...

Forum: Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB

10-20-2021, 05:23 PM

Replies: 19

Broken hood latch cable :(

Views: 7,275

Posted By mayoboost

Hmm, from the outside from under the front of the...

Hmm, from the outside from under the front of the hood? It doesn't seem like I'd be able to get any lateral pull if I managed to get the wire hooked onto the latch.

From under, I can barely...

Forum: Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB

10-14-2021, 10:03 PM

Replies: 19

Broken hood latch cable :(

Views: 7,275

Posted By mayoboost

Thanks! Now I know what to push to unlock the...

Thanks! Now I know what to push to unlock the mechanism!
Next part is seeing if i can even reach it somehow.

Forum: Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB

10-12-2021, 08:20 PM

Replies: 19

Broken hood latch cable :(

Views: 7,275

Posted By mayoboost

Broken hood latch cable :(

Welp, went to open the hood and the interior hood release lever was loose and wouldn't open. Pulled apart the lever mechanism and tried pulling the cable with some pliers but it sounded like I was...

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