Can't open hood
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I pull the **** real hard and dont hear the ping like usual. It is winter and very cold but i tried last night after driving home because i thought it would have warmed up that way. Doesn't work, I hear a ping when I press down on the hood, like the switch got unlatched but won't open for some reason. I'm going to try it again tonight and will pull hard on the hood. I hit a deer on my way home a couple weeks ago, haven't opened my hood since. It was a soft hit I screeched to a hault and the deer rolled off my hood leaving no noticable damage, but there are some small bumps right on the front, so that could be a problem.
I hope I'm not screwed, though I very could be. Thanks.
I hope I'm not screwed, though I very could be. Thanks.
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if the hood opening switch isnt broken, then its prolly the latch thats stuck. see if you can peek under there with a flashlight and pry the latch open. either way looks like it needs to be replaced.
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Cables go all the time, so it could be that and they're really cheap to replace. I would start with the latch though, the force of the impact could have jammed it down and now its stuck in place.
Worse case scenario, you need to cut the hood off and replace it and the latch, still only a few hundred dollars and insurance would cover it.
Worse case scenario, you need to cut the hood off and replace it and the latch, still only a few hundred dollars and insurance would cover it.
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