Dealing with the latch first; head to realoem.com with your vin. Under "body work" you should find a subsection for the hood and all associated parts.

Things that need to me lubed --- on the underside of the hood there's 2 pins with springs on them. By turning the back collar you can adjust the length and pre-load. On the front of the pin there should be a rubber/plastic bushing that should slide easily as well. A shot of WD should be ok....I took mine all apart and used white grease.

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