Hood closing opening issues after grille replacement

[kna4977]

Removed old grille and installed a new one. Hood would spring open before when pressing the handle on the latching mechanism. Now I press it and it doesn’t spring up or seem to detach from the latch. If I press in on the face of the hood while holding the latch lever I can get it open, but it’s not right. Any ideas? Also difficult to get closed and latched. Don’t see anything binding or rubbing. Did loosen the fenders a bit to get the grille in easier but tightened back up.

[Richard]

First thing I would do is adjust the front hood bumpers higher.