Hood not latching on one side

fryzia23 · 09-26-2015, 03:31 PM

The spring in the lock assembly got weaker and won't lock properly. I diagnosed mine by swapping the springs from left to right. To swap springs you need to remove both lock assemblies. After you do that the hood won't close on the opposite side. Unfortunately you can't buy just the spring. Entire lock assembly is needed.

edliaszenik · 09-26-2015, 11:00 PM

Damn well that's all I really know to do for that. Only other thing would be to swap parts with a known good z. That'll tell you for sure if your hood or hinges are bent/warped

edliaszenik · 09-26-2015, 11:02 PM

Hey also something that I just thought of, try unbolt in and adjusting the hood itself. If the hood was removed to do the install which I'm sure it was, it could have been improperly reinstalled or possibly bent while sitting in the shop.

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09-26-2015, 03:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
fryzia23 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: new jersey Posts: 452 Drives: 2011 MB 370Z NISMO Rep Power: 1246	The spring in the lock assembly got weaker and won't lock properly. I diagnosed mine by swapping the springs from left to right. To swap springs you need to remove both lock assemblies. After you do that the hood won't close on the opposite side. Unfortunately you can't buy just the spring. Entire lock assembly is needed.

09-26-2015, 11:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
edliaszenik Base Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 184 Drives: 2012 NISMO 370Z Rep Power: 11	Damn well that's all I really know to do for that. Only other thing would be to swap parts with a known good z. That'll tell you for sure if your hood or hinges are bent/warped

09-26-2015, 11:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
edliaszenik Base Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 184 Drives: 2012 NISMO 370Z Rep Power: 11	Hey also something that I just thought of, try unbolt in and adjusting the hood itself. If the hood was removed to do the install which I'm sure it was, it could have been improperly reinstalled or possibly bent while sitting in the shop.