my hood release lever broke on my 99 si. I am just left with the broken peice of plastic. How much t
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my hood release lever broke on my 99 si. I am just left with the broken peice of plastic. How much t
I went to go and pop the hood to change my oil and the plastic lever on the hood release broke off. All Im left with is the cable hangin out. Has this ever happened to anyone else? Is this a common prob? Can I buy this piece from honda or do i have to get a whole assembly from a junk yard??
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Re: my hood release lever broke on my 99 si. I am just left with the broken peice of plastic. How mu
Happened to my brother. Common problem if you don't realize that you are suppose to pull straight out and not up like a hinge. Also if you have a rusty latch mechnizm or it is cold I would guess.
My brother just uses a pair of vise-grips.
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It is not a lever, it is more like a pull cord.
My brother just uses a pair of vise-grips.
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my hood release lever broke on my 99 si. I am just left with the broken peice of plastic.
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It is not a lever, it is more like a pull cord.
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Re: my hood release lever broke on my 99 si. I am just left with the broken peice of plastic. How mu
It's a common problem. people think it's like other civics and try to pull up and not strait out. reguardless of how it broke, no you can't buy the peice from honda. I tried before. Ended up getting the whole assembly from a junk yard for $15. Took about 30 min to change. Good luck with it
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Re: my hood release lever broke on my 99 si. I am just left with the broken peice of plastic. How mu
that sucks. Thanks though. Vise grips should so though. Its just sucks that Ive had this car for only a month and its already starting to get ghetto.
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Re: my hood release lever broke on my 99 si. I am just left with the broken peice of plastic. How mu
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by r2d97 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that sucks. Thanks though. Vise grips should so though. Its just sucks that Ive had this car for only a month and its already starting to get ghetto. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Don't worry about it, just learn from this and you will come out on top.
Don't worry about it, just learn from this and you will come out on top.
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Re: my hood release lever broke on my 99 si. I am just left with the broken peice of plastic. How mu
Just take the time to replace it and don't do it again. Mine was broke when I got it but the car was still under warranty so I got it fixed for free. A couple of my buddies are broken also but one uses a pair of pliers and the other can still use his hands to get it opened. It's not that big deal to replace. I replaced one on an Eclipse and it only took me like 20 minutes to fix.
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Re: my hood release lever broke on my 99 si. I am just left with the broken peice of plastic. How mu
I went throught the same thing.
I think of it as a theft deterent if, you combine it with relocating the hood cable.
Thieves will reach for the handle and find its not there. Doesn't take long to open the hood with a needlenose pliers anyway.
I think of it as a theft deterent if, you combine it with relocating the hood cable.
Thieves will reach for the handle and find its not there. Doesn't take long to open the hood with a needlenose pliers anyway.
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Re: my hood release lever broke on my 99 si. I am just left with the broken peice of plastic. How mu
happend to me too, got a 95 hatch peice and retrofitted it. Works just find for me. But before that I was driving around for a good year with it like that, was a bitch to get it free sometimes.
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Re: my hood release lever broke on my 99 si. I am just left with the broken peice of plastic. How mu
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by old man neri »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Happened to my brother. Common problem if you don't realize that you are suppose to pull straight out and not up like a hinge. Also if you have a rusty latch mechnizm or it is cold I would guess.
My brother just uses a pair of vise-grips.
Edit: Just to clarity your statement
It is not a lever, it is more like a pull cord. </TD></TR></TABLE>
lol "mechnizm"
My brother just uses a pair of vise-grips.
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It is not a lever, it is more like a pull cord. </TD></TR></TABLE>
lol "mechnizm"
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are these all the same for this generation civic. Do I have to take the whole wire out and pull a new one through? Oh well out of sight out of mind. Its almost hidden anyway>
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talk about ghetto i had a 1991 si hatch and the damn thing broke twice in a year so i made a latch under the bumper. when i sold it the new owner (woman) killed the battery and couldn't figure out how to open the hood most hilarious thing ever!
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