[DML] Re: Hood won't pop up

["Matt" <supermatty@xxxxxxx>]

Gotta interject here.  I bought that spring and it worked maybe 1 or 
2 times before it relaxed and no longer did the job.  Do yourself a 
favor and go to a hardware store and get a nice big thick one.  If 
you almost have to break your arm to put it on the latch, you know 
you've got the right kind :)  My hood pops open with so much force 
that I reckon with a couple more adjustments I'll be able to get it 
to open FULLY just by pulling the lever :)

Matt
#1604

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxx> wrote:
> If I recall correctly, at least one of the vendors (DMCH) has a 
> replacment spring for the trunk lid latch that is quite a bit 
> stronger than the original. This pops the hood up quite nicely, 
and I 
> think it was a couple bucks at most. 
> 
> Dave Swingle
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> 
>  The height is also set by the
> > latch so run the bonnet stops down so they don't interfere when
> > adjusting the latch. Once you have the height set with the latch 
run
> > the bonnet stops up so they push SLIGHTLY against the bonnet. 
This
> > keeps the corners from flapping while you drive. Once you set the
> > bonnet stops check that the restraining brackets line up with 
them




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