a buddy of mine has a 1996 dodge dakota with a 2.5 in it, he was driving it today and the hood flew up on him, now it will not shut and we think its the hood hinges, anyone know how to replace these or how to tell if this is what the problem is?

 

well i went out and looked at it and the hinges were bent to hell and back but we got them bent back down so that the go under the cowl but the part where the hood attaches is still not even and now the hood is hitting the cowl and the latch is as far out as it can go so we cant pull the hood out any farther

 

alright im pretty sure thats what hes going to do just because its messed it all up