My 2003 Frontier XE hood mount came loose, how can I remount it?

[soarwitheagles]

Hi all!

Happy New Year everyone!

The hood of my 2003 Nissan Frontier XE must came loose on the right mount area [the entire hood was able to pivot several inches].

My question is:

How do I access the area where the “arm” of the hood mount attaches to the truck.

I do see a hole in the firewall where the “arm” of the hood mount goes into, but I have no clue as to how to get into [access] that area.

I was wondering if I could gain access to the mounting area if I remove that plastic part above the hole in the firewall [the long black plastic part that covers the area beneath the wiper arms and runs the width of the truck between the windshield and the hood].

I am concerned my hood could fly off the truck and cause serious damage if I go on the freeway.

Could someone here please help me understand how to access the hole in the firewall so I can remount my hood arm?

Please help me I am kind of desperate to repair this.

Much thanks,

Soarwitheagles

[rizzobc]

You might want to call the dealer. They should tell you. You may also call a body shop, they deal with that kind of thing on a day to day. If it is a big deal that you don't want to drive the truck on the highway then I would take it to the dealer and let them fix it. Spend the money and get it done right. If they mess it up then its on them and they have to fix it. Spend the money dude and you won't have to worry about any more.

[soarwitheagles]

You might want to call the dealer. They should tell you. You may also call a body shop, they deal with that kind of thing on a day to day. If it is a big deal that you don't want to drive the truck on the highway then I would take it to the dealer and let them fix it. Spend the money and get it done right. If they mess it up then its on them and they have to fix it. Spend the money dude and you won't have to worry about any more.

Rizz,

Thank you for your post. Ok, I called several Nissan Dealers. A friend of mine at one of the dealers emailed me a detailed diagram of the hood and mounts but it still wasn't clear how to reattach the hood.

The good news is that after calling more dealers, I found one man at the Sunnyvale, CA dealer/parts counter who knew exactly how to access the firewall so I could reattach the hood. His name is Billy.

For the benefit of future posters here at Nico, here are the instructions for reattaching the hood on a 2003 Frontier XE:

1. Remove the wiper assemblies [2].2. Remove the radio antenna.3. Gently pry off the rubber seal on the plastic cowling [there are snap pins that easily come off].4. Gently pry off the plastic cowling [this is the part between your windshield and your hood, and it too has the snap pins to hold it in place].5. Steps 1-4 now give you access to the attachment location within the firewall. In my case, the bolt had simply come loose and was lying there in the firewall bay. I simply reattached the bolt having my wife hold the hood in place and finally done deal!

I wanted to attached the diagram that Billy Morgan sent me from Nissan but I do not know how to do it.

Hope my post can help someone one day.

One warning: do NOT drive your vehicle if you hood is loose. On the freeway, the wind sheer/factor can easily rip it off your vehicle and your nice hood becomes a flying guillotine that can be absolutely deadly.

Nicoclub rocks!

Thanks everyone for making this possible!

Soar

[rizzobc]

Dude, I am so glad that you got it fixed. That is the last thing that you need is to lose your hood going down the road. I am also glad that you didn't have to spend any money to get it fixed. LOL. I can see that it is very easy to do and thanks for posting the instructions, I think it will help someone in the future. Much props!