Hood Latch release--2000 Toyota Land Cruiser--Help

[tomlovinggood]

The hood latch release on my 2000 L/C stopped latching. I purchase a new one OEM and I went to install it (or, at least attempt to install it) and I am totally befuddled as to how to access the old one, let alone install an new one. Can anyone offier a suggestion? Thanks in advance

Tom Lovinggood

 

[hoser]

Problem opening hood

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[tomlovinggood]

Problem opening hood

forum.ih8mud.com

Hoser--thanks for your quick replay. I am talking about replacing the entire mechanism. I cannot figure out how to access the old unit to replace it. It is located inside the cross member