My 1965 mustang hood latch is broken, the hooks that grab the hood are lying limp and dont move when I pull on the latch, I dont recall knowing how exactly it keeps its grab but by the looks of some notches on each side it seems that there are small gaps for springs, is this correct or is something else broken on it. Some up close pictures of a 1965 hood latch would be very helpful

 

listen....you could spend your time trying to fix a 40 something year old latch...or u could buy a new one from any mustang parts supplier and save yourself a lot of time and effort......my opinion....take it as u will....

 

Yeah, there are supposed to be springs. sounds like yours are missing.

 

I bought a used one on Ebay that was already bead blasted for $20 I painted it with that natural color paint, looks brand new used!

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Wow, looks good. Good decision

 

whyle I could save time and effort I wouldnt save 100 dollars or so, I went to the hardware store and paid 2.50 for springs, everything is working dandy now

 

$100 bucks??? i remember seeing a hood latch setup for my 68 for like 19 dollars somewhere before.... thats the first thing ive heard of being cheaper for the 67-68's.