Hood won't close

The Panch

The Homie
but like i said this one doesnt.


the bumpers and fenders line up


i do have fram damage but i got everything to line up

so the hood should lay on top just fine

can i get a pic of your latch?
 

The Panch

The Homie
..like i said...i KNOW its bent.

i dont wanna be difficult. but i dont think the hood has anything to do with frame if the bumper and fenders line up
i could just bend the brackets to match

but i wanna see if my LATCH was damaged cuz obviously the hood was LATCHED when it was hit. And i know for a fact the loop on the old hood was indeed bent.
 


The Panch

The Homie
does your latch look JUST like this? or is something even justa little out of place



OLD hood loop..latched perfect


new one is straight
 

The Panch

The Homie
These r the brackets i speak of


first one...nearly touches the bolt..butdoesnt




SEcond..not even close to that bolt

 

The Panch

The Homie
i know im double posting a lot..but idc

So which is wrong and whats teh corrective action


edit: the one far away from bolt is passenger side (side that got hit

and the other is driver
 


ghost1776

Respected Member!!
I have this problem with my teg as well (but my hood is not damaged) i used some pb blaster and used a flat head to push the wire and green gromet to the left after i did this it closed fully, every once in a while it sticks and i have to repeat this process. If your hood has been damaged there could be alignment issues that you might not be able to fix on your on i advise a new or used hood with a new latch assembly to make sure those components are str8. good luck
 
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