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Caseymo May 8, 2019 04:15 PM

Hood won't close after i rear-ended truck with hitch
 
Rear-ended a truck and the hitch got stuck in my car, they finally got it apart but my hood won't close. Any help? Also my radiator busted and I'm hoping that was all. But I'm not sure what all is behind the radiator
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...c1c726c1c3.jpg
The one that looks like a hand closing won't move
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...f037d6188e.jpg
Damage from hitch
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...ee87ec730c.jpg
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...25eb1901f9.jpg
Also can't tell if the black part around the hitch shifted.

JerryHughes May 9, 2019 09:25 PM

Sorry for your wreck! You may not get a lot of help with this one and it's not that some don't want to give you a hand. I don't know much about this but it seems that this might be a case of having to "be there" in order to really give you good info??? Good luck with it.

Action Jackson May 10, 2019 12:06 AM

When I had my Integra I also crutched into the rear of someone and my hood latch was pretty close to the engine.

I had to use a combination of leveraging with a long crowbar and a block of wood, sometimes using the engine itself both on top and in front to bend the rad support back into place. Eventually I managed a pretty decent job of getting everything 95% back into place. I did need a new hood though.


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