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  1. #1 hood strut arm prop 
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    ok so i couldnt find this anywhere so here goes
    im trying to take off my fender and i know you have to take the hood off to get the top bolts out and i got all the bolts out, all the bolts are off the hinge and top and bottem and the only thing holding the hood is the strut arm prop thingy and i cant seem to get them off, so idk what to do someone plz help

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    grab a little screwdriver and slide it under the spring clip on ball end of ram and give it a tug should pop right off
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    thats the bottem part right, the part the hooks into the hinge?...
    i tryed doing something like that but it looked like it was going to brake so i stoped.
    why in the world did they make it so difficult just to take off a stupid fender,
    thanks ill try that in the morning and see what happens

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    yea its a pain, like the washer bottler that snakes through the fender, and gm continues to think that a good idea
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    yea that things been wroke for a year and i cant seem to get it out without the fender coming off, so once i get the fender off im takeing care of that to, but oh well i still rather have my pontiac over a jap car anyday

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    i wish everything was saturnish body wise, theyre the easiest thing to take apart
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    yea it may be easier but thats why there cheaper, i look at saturn like gm's version of honda or toyota, but it didnt work out so good

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