HELP!!! My Hood is stuck closed!!

burton51m · 06-12-2006, 01:28 PM

if you did not already figure it out i have a suggestion.

A similar thing happened to my brothers truck. it would pop but not enough to unlatch it or whatever. we kept the hood poped and drove around. the bumpy roads unfroze everythign and it poped open when i tried it next.

your hood will not fly up and block your sight if your worried about that b/c you have to lift it. lol.

our hood release was not totally broke. yours might be and this might not work for you.

burton51m · 06-12-2006, 01:30 PM

if it isnt the cable or anything serious be sure to get some lubricant like silicone spray or something in the latch so it doesnt happen again.

Ahmad88 · 06-24-2006, 02:42 AM

i have the same problem but mine is because my hydraulics are worn out i just use my key to lift up the hood then unlatch it. maybe your hydros are done? or does your hood hold up itself?

marcus_mk2_84 · 07-31-2006, 06:02 PM

This happened to me after a head-on with a Ford Bronco. I think I damaged his car more than he damaged mine ;-). I jacked up the front end, took a long bar, and pushed on the latch from under the car, and voiala! hood open!

All I had to do after that was bend the latch to match the place where it would latch onto the hood, and never had to worry about it again.

I'm sure you already figured out how to open your hood, but let this be up there for the next Supra owner with a hood prob 8-).

mk2

06-12-2006, 01:28 PM	#1
burton51m Lexus & 550's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canton, OH Posts: 536	if you did not already figure it out i have a suggestion. A similar thing happened to my brothers truck. it would pop but not enough to unlatch it or whatever. we kept the hood poped and drove around. the bumpy roads unfroze everythign and it poped open when i tried it next. your hood will not fly up and block your sight if your worried about that b/c you have to lift it. lol. our hood release was not totally broke. yours might be and this might not work for you. __________________

06-12-2006, 01:30 PM	#2
burton51m Lexus & 550's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canton, OH Posts: 536	if it isnt the cable or anything serious be sure to get some lubricant like silicone spray or something in the latch so it doesnt happen again. __________________

06-24-2006, 02:42 AM	#3
Ahmad88 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: houston Posts: 160	i have the same problem but mine is because my hydraulics are worn out i just use my key to lift up the hood then unlatch it. maybe your hydros are done? or does your hood hold up itself? __________________ Rollin in a 98, flippin 94's

07-31-2006, 06:02 PM	#4
marcus_mk2_84 Stock Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Posts: 7	stuck hood This happened to me after a head-on with a Ford Bronco. I think I damaged his car more than he damaged mine ;-). I jacked up the front end, took a long bar, and pushed on the latch from under the car, and voiala! hood open! All I had to do after that was bend the latch to match the place where it would latch onto the hood, and never had to worry about it again. I'm sure you already figured out how to open your hood, but let this be up there for the next Supra owner with a hood prob 8-). mk2

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