Just off the phone with my shop. 3 guys couldn't get my 2008 G35 hood open. Found you and it saved me $$$. Thank you!

Man this video is gold!! .... Thanks for not only showing the problem, but explaining how the whole hood lock mechanism works. I looked at the service manual, but didn't understand it until I saw your video.

It's definitely a money saving video! Thanks, guys, for being helpful with this!

I have the same problem on my g and this vid gave some hope that I don’t have to spend money taking it to a shop thx 🙏

Excellent video!! Saved me a trip to the dealership and probably a few hundred dollars. I was doing oil change for my Q50. But, the passenge side latch got stuck. It turned out that my cable was fine but the rotating part of the latch had rusted out and the spring couldn't reset the latch. The solution was to spray some WD 40 and use a long screw driver to pry the latch open. Before you do that, you may want to use the long screw driver to push the latch trigger to make sure it has been released. To do that, you will need to take off the fender liner. It is almost impossible to do it with the tire mounted. I would suggest taking the tire off. Space is so tight. Just be patient and you will hear the hood pop open. One thing to note, if you don't want to change the latch, make sure you lubricate the latch from the top after you have the hood open. and use a screw driver to lock and release the latch several times until it moves freely. It took me an hour to figure out why the passenger side hood had a half inch gap when it was closed. Thanks bro.

Thank you it really help and I was able to do it by myself thank you again very helpful video

yee u just earned subscriber . i just finsish swaping the g every thing going smooth . i shut down the hood all way now tha bitchh wont open . thx for this video man im about go do this rn

Hey brother nice video! Thank you

exactly what i needed. my passenger side hood latch won't lock. i suspected it was either the latch or the cable. so i ordered both. im gonna do them this weekend and your video is immensely helpful. hope you do more vids like this bro!

Dealer quoted me $369 to replace the hood latch cable... got the courage to do it on my own after watching this!

thank you guys

Appreciate the video, I thought I Broke the latch, but the wire was just out of place

I love you. My hood wouldn't open and this helped me realize how it worked so I could get it thru the wheel well. THANK YOU HAVIBI

Hey man, where does the rectangle plastic piece (4:18 on the video) that holds the cables to and from the latch go? Mine had the wires attached but was hanging loose. So when you would pull the hood latch, the rectangle plastic piece needs to stay still correct? i just cant find where to attach it to

My driver side on my cable snapped or broke when i pull the latch it only opens the passsanger side on my FX35, i ordered a new cable because last time i saw it looked rusty and frayed.... but i'm going to go in today to see whats going on excatly, need to go in throught my wheele well..... 2010 FX35, will take a long screw drive to try to release the latch.

Sweet thank u very much monroe said 700 something for parts n labor only to change the wire.. best place to purchase?

In the process right now lol but I’m getting my hood open then deleted all the latch assembly and installing flush mount hood pins so I never had to deal with this again 🤷🏻

Thanks this is helpful, my problem is not a latch failure, but my battery died and lost all charge from setting because of a leaking heater core and I'm unable to unlock the door to get to the hood release. And for whatever reason even the key that you pull out of the fob will no unlock the door or trunk even though it go's in and can turn the lock hub in both directions. So my best bet is to take both front wheels off to release each latch? Thanks for the vid.

So can I reach the latch if I take the passenger wheel off and put my hand through there?

Bro I need ya help, the little plastic thing you friend slap what is it called and if u could a video on it really appreciate it ( 1:31-1:34 ) time

Hello, what is the benefit of this sensor in the wired lock?

I tried everything but it seems to be stuck and the spring came off with all the bs, could I still open without the spring if I push that lever outwards?

Are you in Houston I need you to help me install the new wire cable?

Where did you buy the cable at ?

I did the same thing but the button will not budge…any tips ?

Man I have a G37 and the hood is stuck on the passenger side. I took the wheel well piece off to access the latch. I see it and am pushing it but it just won’t release the hood. I even had my neighbor helping out. He pulled the release from inside the cabin and I can see it moving in the same direction as I was pushing it. Still nothing. WTF!? The mechanism doesn’t seem to be failing. It’s just like it’s saying F YOU! Any advice?

Im having the same issue My latch seems to be working fine. I tested it with a screw driver. Now when I try to close the hood it won’t lock in. Not sure what is the issue, It works to open but on my passenger side it won’t lock. Has me pissed tf off

What is securing the black box.

Work for q50?

Never in all the cars I’ve owned have I ever had a hood latch failure. And I’ve owned some junk. This Infiniti JX 35 hood latch is just a super poor design. It should have been one center latch by cable and 2 finger latches left and right if needed.