Your hood can go STRAIGHT UP! (Secret hood latch...)

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Your hood can go STRAIGHT UP! (Secret hood latch...)

02-11-2015, 10:28 PM

Elektri

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Your hood can go STRAIGHT UP! (Secret hood latch...)

My wiper mechanism is needing replacement and I stumbled upon a NEAT feature of at least a W126 Mercedes...

There are "release levers" on the hood hinges, which when released, will allow the hood to open to a straight up vertical position - then you can more easily service items at the base of the windshield like the wiper mechanism...

W123, W126...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRRx98t4jjk

W124...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8z2_e1OCbI

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