Need help ASAP on hood hinge replacement!

[thillenator]

Hello,
I am working on my buddy's 92 camry and the hood hinges need to be replaced. The hood flew open while he was driving and snapped off the hinges. Do I need to remove the front side panels in order to get to the hinge-to-frame bolts? If not how do I remove them as a socket won't fit in there....? Thanks in advance!

[LynchburgCSI]

try the shop manual... under body probably. http://www.**********s.com/camry/

[thillenator]

yeah I already tried that but they only had the hood, not the hinge...
thanks though...

[Camry LE 94]

i did the same thing... and had to replace a broken hinge. you must remove the bolts on the quarter panel. you don't have to remove the whole quarter panel, just take off the bolts which hold it down. this is enough to move the panel out of the way to unbolt the hinge. there are screws in the wheel well, a bolt in the door jam above the door hinge, and there are some bolts holding the quarter panel down that are on top of the panel right below the edge of the hood where it closes. i think you might also have to remove a piece or two by the windshield wiper.