Hit a deer. Hood wont open

[durk80]

I unbolted the female portion of the latch receptacle to open it. Do I need to take the hood off the car and take it to a body shop or can the receptacle be adjusted somehow.
Thank you for your take on this matter.

 

[threewagons]

Have tried pulling up on the hood while someone pulls on the hood release?

Don't attempt to drive this to a body shop once you've pulled the hood release, it could open while going down the road. I would highly recommend putting a ratchet strap over the hood until it's fixed properly.

 

[durk80]

Have tried pulling up on the hood while someone pulls on the hood release?

Don't attempt to drive this to a body shop once you've pulled the hood release, it could open while going down the road. I would highly recommend putting a ratchet strap over the hood until it's fixed properly.

I did try that, but it was jammed. Definitely won't drive without a strap. I thought about removing the hood and taking it to the body shop since I have a spare blue hood I could use for the time being.

 

[2manyturbos]

I did try that, but it was jammed. Definitely won't drive without a strap. I thought about removing the hood and taking it to the body shop since I have a spare blue hood I could use for the time being.

I'm assuming you still haven't gotten the hood to open? If not, put the bolts back in and take it to the body shop just the way it is. 240 hood latches are tricky to align even when all the parts are straight. With the top of the core support bent like that you aren't going to be able to get a straight hood to latch. The upper half of the latch is likely bent.

 

[durk80]

I'm assuming you still haven't gotten the hood to open? If not, put the bolts back in and take it to the body shop just the way it is. 240 hood latches are tricky to align even when all the parts are straight. With the top of the core support bent like that you aren't going to be able to get a straight hood to latch. The upper half of the latch is likely bent.

 

[durk80]

I will take that advice from a pro as this is what I needed to hear to have it done correctly. Thank you!

 

[morsing]

But the deer is ok, right?