Toyota 53510-08010 Lock Assembly, Hood

For the latch first, create a line around it on the door skin and remove the bolts that hold it in front of the radiator support for horizontal or vertical movement. Pull the hood cable off the latch assembly by unbending it and take off the latch. For the cable, most companies write to unfasten it from the latch assembly, thread a small wire or string through its end, and then unclasp all the staying securing clips at the radiator support. Raise and secure the front fenderwell, then the outer bolt from the bottom and the inner from the top remove the hood cable from the knee bolster by popping loose the grate then separate the top of the cable from the lever. Subsequently, extract the knee bolster and subsequently retract the cable as well as grommet into the passenger compartment to unveil the wire or string, if any. Check that a grommet is fitted on the new cable and untying the wire or string in the old cable and tie it on the new one. Recover the wire or string through the firewall to the new position of the latch assembly and locate the new cable just as in the previous step, insert the hood lever's new cable into its housing which slides into the notch on the handle bracket. At last, reverse the above order to finish up the installation and push on the grommet from the passengers area to allow it to fit into the firewall accordingly.