Removal Procedure

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Pontiac Aztek and 2004 Buick Rendezvous. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Open the hood.
Mark the hood latch to the hood latch support bracket with a grease pencil.

Fig 1: View Of Hood Latch
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Remove the nuts from the hood latch.

Fig 2: Identifying Hood Latch Retaining Nuts
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IMPORTANT: Do not crimp the hood latch release cable.
Disconnect the hood latch release cable from the hood latch by squeezing the hood release cable retainer.

Fig 3: Locating Hood Latch Release Cable
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Remove the hood latch from the hood latch support bracket.