i popped the hood for the first time today and idk but for some reason it just wont latch shut idk wat its problem is and i tried playin around with it but i got no results. has anyone had a problem like this or at least heard of sumthin like this?

 

Yeah, you've got to drop it from about 10 inches up for it to latch. It's painful to listen to, but it's the only way.

 

wow looks my my stang isnt the only one that is a bitch to latch...gotta drop it pretty good to get it to shut right.

 

I cringe every time I close the hood...

 

Mine latches like shiit too. I thought it was just me...

 

yup...me too....they have it so it barely opens

 

Personally, the mustang hoods SUCK. Does anyone know of a latch or something that was made for us to help with the ease of closing the hood?

 

Wow. It may sound funny but I'm at ease to know that they're all like that. Everytime I drop the hood I just wait for the fiberglass front end to fall with it.

 

I have the same issue I enlarged the holes so I could move the latch closer to the hood. http://mysite.verizon.net/txsnakecharmer/2kr.htm

 

i have the same problem but i figure drop it from up high and if something breaks its a perfect excuse to upgrade to a better hood or w/e.

 

oh wow thanks that really sucks i tried droppin it like a normal hood but it just sounded like **** and would shut i didnt think to drop it from higher up i didnt want to

 

on the latch portion, loosen the holding bolts and pull the hole latching system mech. up. re-tighten and you should be good to go

 

Do what I did.Remove the hood latch and install hood pin's

 

yeah ya know i was actually thinking about doin that cause i realy like the way they look did you install them yourself and if so are they hard to install?

 

You're talking about the part that's on the front bumper/enigne area itself, correct? Not the hood part?

 

No way did I do it.Cutting into a $700 dollar hood is not my idea of fun.

 

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thats right

 

I find it shuts better if you kinda move the locking mechanism around before shutting it...kinda set the hood on it without latching and then move it up and down a bit...then it should shut a lil easier

 

That kinda sounds too close to foreplay.....:shifty:

Im waiting for my headlights to explode when I drop it someday......

 

Put some oil on the latch mechanism on the core support trust me it works...My sisters 98, my 01, and her current GT all have had this problem put a little oil on it never ran into it again..... try it out you dont need a lot just a dab or so....:clap: