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Old 04-03-2011, 06:00 PM
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Hey everyone I started making these hood releases because my buddy boke his on his 98 cx and I though he was just being an animal. After I got my 97 cx I managed to do the same thing so this is what i've come up with.

Leave me some comments and let me know what you think.

If you want one check out my thread in the classified sections.
https://www.hondacivicforum.com/foru...5B-b%5D-88262/

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Old 04-04-2011, 09:41 AM
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This is to replace a broken plastic piece which you would pull on to open the hood?

Does the plastic piece screw off, and this screws on? My brother broke when he got the car. I am sure he would be interested in this if you can show us some installed pictures as well as some install instructions.
 
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Old 04-07-2012, 06:58 PM
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yes i also broke my hood latch handle and i don't feel like replacing the whole cable.. is your product going to pass inspections?
 
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Old 04-08-2012, 04:02 PM
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I don't see why it wouldn't.
 
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Old 04-09-2012, 02:18 PM
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I'd like to see some pictures of installation, or at least of what it looks like installed
 
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Old 04-10-2012, 09:56 AM
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Remove plastic tab from driver side kick panel.
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Unhook the kick and swing it out of the way. Using a pair of wire cutters cut the remaining plastic off.
It should come of in large chunks since it's very brittle. This is why it broke in the first place.

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It should now look like this.
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Slide release over top and tighten with allen key.
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Replace kick panel and you're done!
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Customer Install:


Originally Posted by Dannyloski
Got mine yesterday, finally had a chance to do the install today ... Super easy and pretty straightforward. :thumbs up

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Old 04-11-2012, 07:25 AM
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wow! looks very nice! (lol @ the automatic pedal covers)
 
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Old 04-18-2012, 07:38 PM
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Funny i actually broke mine not too long ago, today lolz
 
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Old 06-28-2012, 07:02 AM
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What a good idea. When I bought a used 98 Civic DX, it came broken. I had to use pliers to pull on it and release the hood... Good to know this was a fairly common problem, and not because I bought a mistreated car.
 
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Old 07-13-2012, 02:30 PM
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^ ^ ^ was using pliers on my sisters civic until I just replaced the whole hood release cable/latch which was very annoying for such little problem. Wish I saw this thread sooner.

you should post this on honda tech as well, I'm sure you'll get some more buyers
 

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