How To Replace Hood Latch 2000-06 Chevy Tahoe

All right, I'm going to take this panel off. I'm gonna use a trim tool, take these clips out just like that. Take that off. And you can grab the cover and just slide it out.

Before I take the latch out, before I take the bolts out, I'm just going to take a marker and mark where the latch is. That's good. Now, we'll take these three bolts out. Gonna you use a 10-millimeter ratchet wrench.

Now, just take this cable out, just slide it down off this lever just like that. And you can take some needlenose pliers, push down on those tabs and slide the cable out just like that. Now, take the new latch and slide the cable through. And take this part of the cable and slide it over that lever just like that. And line it up and put the bolts in. Now, just try to get this lined up the best you can with the marks that you had and tighten those bolts down.

Now, the design of this latch is slightly different than the other one. At least get the sides lined up and the top may be off a little bit. And then just take the hood. Just go down before we put that cover on, just make sure the hood looks like it lines up good, which it does. And you can double-check at this point, just to make sure it latches. Make sure the hood's lined up. Looks good on both sides. Make sure it pops.

So with that being all set, then we can put this cover on. And take the pushpins, put the pushpins back in. Get them all lined up first. And you can lock them down.