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Hood won't close after i rear-ended truck with hitch

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Old 05-08-2019, 04:15 PM
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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

The one that looks like a hand closing won't move

Damage from hitch


Also can't tell if the black part around the hitch shifted.
 
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Old 05-09-2019, 09:25 PM
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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.
 
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Old 05-10-2019, 12:06 AM
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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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