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This is an excellent product however a bit complicated to understand exactly how it works. So complicated that even the great folks at Speedway have problems explaining how to make it work. So I thought I would try and help! HERE are five steps to understanding this simple device..."I call it how to operate a hood latch for dummies"
1. If you are sitting there in your underwear studying this female and matching male parts...#91126110 and #91126112: You are probably thinking something is wrong because when you stick them together nothing latches. However this is exactly as planned by the manufacturer.
2. In order for this part to work, it has to be installed on the car and a release cable hooked up. When the cable is hooked up, you will need to adjust it so that the mechanism is closed. Meaning that before you even pull on the cable, it already has tension on it.
3. To do this before installation hold the female part in your left hand so that you can look right down where the plunger would go when the hood closes. The piece should be oriented so that the part numbers are at the top...this puts the activation device on the right hand side. Now holding it in your left hand take your right thumb and push up on the activation mechanism (that is the part with the Spring attached). While looking down into the female opening you will see the catch start to engage (like a camera shutter starting to close).
4. This is the adjustment that has to be made with the cable. This allows the plunger to catch and the hood to latch. If you take your thumb and push up harder on the activation devise you will see how the device releases when the cable is pulled.
5. I was told this whole thing is a safety device so that should something happen to the cable (if it should break while the hood is latched) the device would automatically fall back into the default open location allowing you to open your hood with out a torch.