hood release cable//rear hatch window

Blazen98 · 12-02-2007, 10:05 PM

well since i got my blazer 3 months ago the hood release cable was broken, so i had to use needle nose pliers to open it, after that i cut it and had it hiding under the bumper on the driver side.. well i'm tired of opening it that way. i have an xtreme grill shell, bowtie emblem, clear corners and ss gen 5 "ss" style bumper coming.. so i want to fix this issue when i install of this.

should i get this autozone "universal" one. $23
or should i go to the dealer?? how much you think the stealership would charge?

last thing: my rear hatch window is not aligned properly on the driver side. it's shifted up on that side. i took out the 2 bolts but the "pin" or w.e. in the middle there won't let me move it around really.. how could i go about aligning it correctly?

thanks for any help!

K Dawg ONE · 12-03-2007, 11:10 AM

Maybe im not understanding correctly, but, did you adjust the hatch glass at the hinges at the top?

Blazen98 · 12-03-2007, 09:02 PM

well see i tried to adjust it there. but there is that pin or w.e. that goes through the middle of the hinge. so you can't really adjust it. unless i'm just stupid. lol

K Dawg ONE · 12-03-2007, 11:25 PM

from what i remember on mine, the bolts that hold the entire hinge on, the hole for them is oval shap so you can loosen them, then adjust the hing up or down, and then re-tighten...

Blazen98 · 12-04-2007, 12:10 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by K Dawg ONE

from what i remember on mine, the bolts that hold the entire hinge on, the hole for them is oval shap so you can loosen them, then adjust the hing up or down, and then re-tighten...

i'm going to try it again tomorrow. i only messed w/ it for a minute or so when i got it 3 months ago. i'll get back to you about it w/ pics if i can't figure it out.

what do you guys recommend... autozone $24 "universal" hood release cable or try the stealership for $???

yabulab · 12-04-2007, 08:16 AM

i'd go with the dealer part. I had to do this last spring and dealer part was $1 less than the autozone universal and it is an exact replacement

Blazen98 · 12-04-2007, 05:20 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by yabulab

i'd go with the dealer part. I had to do this last spring and dealer part was $1 less than the autozone universal and it is an exact replacement

thanks. the exact is probably better to. looks better then the other at least.

K Dawg ONE · 12-04-2007, 08:35 PM

Oh, and to add to my post further, i meant to say that the adjustment part for the hinge is on the body not on the glass part..

Blazen98 · 12-05-2007, 09:48 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by K Dawg ONE

Oh, and to add to my post further, i meant to say that the adjustment part for the hinge is on the body not on the glass part..

ya. i'm going to go mess w/ it now

hood release cable was $35 at the STEALERSHIP.

oh well, the napa looks jinky is universal so i don't know if it would work any ways..

12-02-2007, 10:05 PM	#1
Blazen98 Blazen SS Age: 21 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 171 Location: Toledo, Ohio User is: OffLine	hood release cable//rear hatch window well since i got my blazer 3 months ago the hood release cable was broken, so i had to use needle nose pliers to open it, after that i cut it and had it hiding under the bumper on the driver side.. well i'm tired of opening it that way. i have an xtreme grill shell, bowtie emblem, clear corners and ss gen 5 "ss" style bumper coming.. so i want to fix this issue when i install of this. should i get this autozone "universal" one. $23 or should i go to the dealer?? how much you think the stealership would charge? last thing: my rear hatch window is not aligned properly on the driver side. it's shifted up on that side. i took out the 2 bolts but the "pin" or w.e. in the middle there won't let me move it around really.. how could i go about aligning it correctly? thanks for any help!
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12-03-2007, 11:10 AM	#2
K Dawg ONE CDN 2WD 2Gen 4-Door! Age: 27 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,844 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: hood release cable//rear hatch window Maybe im not understanding correctly, but, did you adjust the hatch glass at the hinges at the top?
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12-03-2007, 09:02 PM	#3
Blazen98 Blazen SS Age: 21 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 171 Location: Toledo, Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: hood release cable//rear hatch window well see i tried to adjust it there. but there is that pin or w.e. that goes through the middle of the hinge. so you can't really adjust it. unless i'm just stupid. lol
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12-03-2007, 11:25 PM	#4
K Dawg ONE CDN 2WD 2Gen 4-Door! Age: 27 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,844 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: hood release cable//rear hatch window from what i remember on mine, the bolts that hold the entire hinge on, the hole for them is oval shap so you can loosen them, then adjust the hing up or down, and then re-tighten...
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12-04-2007, 12:10 AM	#5
Blazen98 Blazen SS Age: 21 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 171 Location: Toledo, Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: hood release cable//rear hatch window Quote: Originally Posted by K Dawg ONE from what i remember on mine, the bolts that hold the entire hinge on, the hole for them is oval shap so you can loosen them, then adjust the hing up or down, and then re-tighten... i'm going to try it again tomorrow. i only messed w/ it for a minute or so when i got it 3 months ago. i'll get back to you about it w/ pics if i can't figure it out. what do you guys recommend... autozone $24 "universal" hood release cable or try the stealership for $???
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12-04-2007, 08:16 AM	#6
yabulab Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: hood release cable//rear hatch window i'd go with the dealer part. I had to do this last spring and dealer part was $1 less than the autozone universal and it is an exact replacement
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12-04-2007, 05:20 PM	#7
Blazen98 Blazen SS Age: 21 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 171 Location: Toledo, Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: hood release cable//rear hatch window Quote: Originally Posted by yabulab i'd go with the dealer part. I had to do this last spring and dealer part was $1 less than the autozone universal and it is an exact replacement thanks. the exact is probably better to. looks better then the other at least.
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12-04-2007, 08:35 PM	#8
K Dawg ONE CDN 2WD 2Gen 4-Door! Age: 27 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,844 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: hood release cable//rear hatch window Oh, and to add to my post further, i meant to say that the adjustment part for the hinge is on the body not on the glass part..
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12-05-2007, 09:48 PM	#9
Blazen98 Blazen SS Age: 21 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 171 Location: Toledo, Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: hood release cable//rear hatch window Quote: Originally Posted by K Dawg ONE Oh, and to add to my post further, i meant to say that the adjustment part for the hinge is on the body not on the glass part.. ya. i'm going to go mess w/ it now hood release cable was $35 at the STEALERSHIP. oh well, the napa looks jinky is universal so i don't know if it would work any ways..
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