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Jess Garcia Posted on Dec 27, 2017

I was in an accident where i rear ended another vehicle. My front was smash. i took in to the mech. he said the hood wont open on its own and when he did pop it open he said the radiator broke my question is how do i open the hood, and take of the front bumper, to replace the radiatior the hood wont open,

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First of all; sorry that you were in a wreck. I know that sucks. Been there, done that. As far as getting the hood to come open; have you checked the hood latches that keep the hood nearly firmly in place? Sometimes loosening these latches can help get a hood to pop open. As far as the front bumper goes; there are also brackets that hold the bumpers to your vehicle. If you can find a way to locate and loosen these brackets; then it should come off. As far as the radiator replacement goes; that's another ball game and beyond my limited knowledge about vehicles. Hope this helps.

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  • Posted on Nov 24, 2008

SOURCE: hood latch will not open

check the easy way first, get someone to help you, have him to pull the lever below the dash, and you pull the hood up, that should work. There is a small release latch under the hood that isn't getting teh bump to push up on the hood, however, that one is hard to fix. If that doen't work, check the cable running to the lever.

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  • Posted on Dec 23, 2008

SOURCE: I was rear-ended by a

I suspect it's more the force of the impact that sets them off... there are sensors on the front end.


Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 28, 2009

SOURCE: My 2002 Volvo S60 was in a car accident. My

Sorry to **** in

Consiquential = Subsiquent damage as a result of a failure/ accident.

Speak to the insurance company and say its a result of the accident. The above is the same, any way Volvos Rock (Shame about the Ford Part)

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P.S Sorry about the spelling

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 30, 2010

SOURCE: following a rear-ending accident, a high-pitched

sounds like your brakes pads may have gotten jarred pretty hard or a dust cover bent and scrapping the rotor, another possibility is your wheel bearing, good luck

Testimonial: "Will tell mechanic to check those three first--thanks"

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