Missing Hood Latch Spring - Generic Extension Spring Replacement from Grainger

Body/Interiorbeginner✓ OP Confirmed

Problem

Hood latch spring was missing, likely the safety latch spring that keeps the secondary hood catch engaged

Hood safety latch spring missingSafety catch not functioning properly without spring tension

Root Cause

The original hood latch spring had been missing for many years. The OEM springs (90506-09029 and 90506-18024) are no longer available (NLA) from Toyota.

Confidence

Moderate confidence — Original poster confirmed this resolved the issue

View Original Thread →Posted January 2023 on SupraForums.com