EuropaVin

Hello all, I couldn't find anything about this in the archives and want to know how to remove my pre-facelift hood so that I can swap it with a cleaner/undented one. I took a look under the hood and noticed a few thin wires/cables running from the engine bay into a hole through the upper (part of hood closer to windshield) driver side of the hood. Not sure what these wires are, I'm guessing the alarm. How do I disconnect these wires? I don't see a plug/socket anywhere.

Also, do the tubes for the washer nozzles just pop out of the underside of the hood if I just pull on them?

Lastly, is there a special tool to remove the nuts attaching the gas strut that holds up the hood or is this just a normal nut? I can't tell - it was dark.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

EuropaVin

anyone? I can't figure this out!

Edwardo

Yes, the tubes just pull off. Then detatch the clips holding the hose to the hood. I don't have heated washer jets, so I'm not sure if you can pull the wiring for that out or not. There is no wiring on the hood for the alarm, the sensor is on the top of the radiator support. The gas strut just has a clip over the end of the pin, pry it off with a screwdriver.

EuropaVin

Thanks Edwardo, I eventually figured this out. The heated washer nozzle wire does just unplug if you pull hard enough. Not sure how to reattach the heated washer wires to new hood though as there is a layer of insulation and the female side of the plug is in between the layers of the hood.