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Author:  sg [ Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:28 pm ]
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Continuing on from czerials thread........ i present my mishap today in Slidey.

The following scenario presents itself.........

1 80klm/h Freeway (not doing 80 thank god.......)
1 Bonnet Spring not set right
1 Dodgy Bonnet latch pin

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Latch pin snaps, bonnet rattles free....... you can guess the rest :evil: :cry:

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The last 2 pics are after 4 and bit hours carefully bending bonnet and body lips back into place and relining bonnet hinges and the bonnet.......

Has not been a good weekend :oops: :cry:
Author:  Metalfab_101 [ Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:39 pm ]
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:shock: I really feel for you!!!

This happened to me in the old clubman, luckily I had done away with the bonnet stay and fitted a gas strut, otherwise it would have wrapped itself over the roof.

Coming to a stop is "exciting" when you can't see huh :oops:

It's harrowing to hear this happened coz Slidey looks so tidy!!!
Author:  sg [ Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:48 pm ]
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Yeah....... was thinking as i pulled up, this is gonna be hard to hide the chips and damage............. disbelief was the overriding thought as i pulled up :shock: .

I was sooo ready to throw the towel in and put a giveaway sign on the side of the road :cry:
Author:  czerial [ Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:48 pm ]
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poor buga...it almost happened to me one day, but i was going slow so it caught on the first bit...otherwise it would have been angy chris...i fell for you dude
Author:  lobby69 [ Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:55 pm ]
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i can never go past a pair (or atleast 1) bonnet straps, i use them on both minis,. sthe mini bonnet stay was one big F@#K up if u asked me!

dude, i know the feeling of throwing in that towel!!!....dont we all.,

it will come good again~!~~

blake :lol:
Author:  BLACKRZ_667 [ Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:21 pm ]
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When I bought my clubby I did not notice that the bonnet hinges were twisted and the dent in the bonnet but what I found out one day driving with my dad is that the bonnet likes to spring up at you and give you a nice surprise....
Oh well just another dent and a bit more money to give away to the little beast....
Author:  68matic [ Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:25 pm ]
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Steve argh that was truly painful to see
that mustve hurt so much
can you touch it up?
Author:  sg [ Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:28 pm ]
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hmmmmmm have been told that 2 pack paint is very hard to flood and get to look right.......... thinking about a bonnet respray, dunno what i'm gonna do with the chips below each wiper :?
Author:  68matic [ Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:30 pm ]
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what about touching it up with normal acrylic paint?

and thats yellow primer i see there... wow never seen that before.
Greg did tell me there was about $8K spent on the body... :shock:
Author:  sg [ Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:31 pm ]
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yes thats my point...................
Author:  min13k [ Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:01 pm ]
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steve know the feeling only to well but was not in a mini and was doing 110 towing a trailer was in my fj 40 just over took a semi and got back into the lane and up comes the bonnet bends it self backwards over the roof lucky for me i had a cb in the 40 and the driver is telling his mate all bout it and i sez to him you recon it was scary seeing it .... you should have been sitting in here with me when it happend ..... it was my own fault just finnish packing the lil truck did the oil and water shut the bonnet and got distracted went to bed got up bleery eyed and took off last about 1 and a half hours b4 it come up though and i got the brown undies to prove it lol
.... and steve condolances mate
makka
Author:  sss [ Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:08 pm ]
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damn.. that is such a shame... hope slidey is feeling better, and you to! Could have turned out much worse... now I know why they sell those bonnet straps, aways wondered whether it was a 'fashion' add on or actually served a purpose...
Author:  Lillee [ Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:39 am ]
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:shock: I was just thinking about this very thing today...

That's it, I'm getting those bonnet straps! :shock:
Author:  drmini in aust [ Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:44 am ]
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I've had 'em on for years- peace of mind at 100MPH on the track... a bonnet wrapped over the screen is not a pretty sight!
Hope it gets fixed OK Steve- that's a shmick car.. :wink:
Author:  71_mini_k [ Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:55 pm ]
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I can totally empathise with you SG. It happened to me about a year ago coming across the Sydney Harbour Bridge during peak hour. Very scary :shock: Needless to say the bonnet has never really been the same since. The following day I invested in some bonnet straps and have never looked back.
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