[markp92692]

Hi Folks

Confirmed this is a PITA job. not hard, just 1hr of hassle to open the trunk once, ... You'll likely break a plastic wheel well fender rivitt or more, i was able to remove all the rivits and peel back the liner without completely removing it .. and if your break a rivit , you'll have to order and wait for a delivery - hassle. order a few first

Easiest way was to remove the passagenr wheel , then pop the rivits , peel back

after diddling with the wheel method 2x , note wear leather gloves to pull the wire ( thin silver w loop ) its thin and sharp. and requires a good tug. its up their pretty far buy the headlight get your head and a light in their to see it. it might tale a few mins to locate

...and Hoping it will not stick again. Mine tended to stick more often when the truck lid was hot from the sun.

after diddling with the wheel method 2x , note wear gloves to pull the wire its thin and sharp. and requires a good tug. its up their pretty far get your head and a light in their to see it. it might tale a few mins to locate

my tech tip Wire clothes hanger cut to create a hook about 6" one end a loop for your finger to grab, other side hook to grab the wire loop.

so by the 3rd time i was feed up drilled a small hole in the wheel well liner and extend the cable with wire past the wheel well liner, so now i could just grab it. however you arm gets full of dirt . hassle

SOLUTION Best was to take it to the shop and have them replace the hood latch mechanism $90 part and $100 labor. Problem solved , time spend dorking as outlined above vs a real professional fixing the issue . I would value my time as better spent paying the pro !

all the best, never had a problem since the shop fixed

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