If you have to do a hood latch, why would you not do the cables as well? They're well documented as items susceptible to failure from corrosion....even more so for a vehicle subject to Canadian winters AND nearly 15 years old. Imo, it has nothing to do with being a BMW or what not, and everything to do with the people who buy these trucks and want to cut corners (on the cheapest items none the less) in basic preventative maintenance, then bitch about all the issues they have. Repair it right, repair it once.

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