# Hood latch is broken.. can't open hood :(

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-latch-is-broken-cant-open-hood/216693
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive
**Created:** [September 19, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-latch-is-broken-cant-open-hood/216693 "2011-09-19T15:35:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Chrono\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chrono\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chrono_240)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-latch-is-broken-cant-open-hood/216693/1 "2011-09-19T15:35:18Z")

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Purchased an s13 recently. Hood release latch is jammed. Cut the wire under the front end to try and pull it with pliers. Jammed as fuck. Is there a manual method of releasing the latch? Tried everything. About to drive the car off of a cliff. Any help, helps. Thanks.

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### Author: ![Tacoboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2acd7d/32.png) [@Tacoboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tacoboy)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-latch-is-broken-cant-open-hood/216693/2 "2011-09-19T16:48:30Z")

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Angle grinder the front half of the hood off

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### Author: ![Nissan\_Crazy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nissan_crazy/32/5775_2.png) [@Nissan\_Crazy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nissan_Crazy)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-latch-is-broken-cant-open-hood/216693/3 "2011-09-19T18:09:25Z")

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Try to unbolt the latch from the rad support.Then F#ck with it.  
Good luck

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### Author: ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hood-latch-is-broken-cant-open-hood/216693/4 "2011-09-19T20:13:30Z")

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> [@Nissan\_Crazy](#):
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> Try to unbolt the latch from the rad support.Then F#ck with it.  
> Good luck

3 10mm bolts… reach through the lower bumper opening and upwards…