Unbelievable Story....

Supradedupra · 07-20-2005, 04:31 PM

So today, I woke up this morning and decided to head over to my girlfriends house to suprise her / wake her up.

Well... on the way up the onramp to the highway, I noticed that my hood seemed like it was open... I looked down at my speedometer to see that I had been doing 35 mph, and was about to hit 40mph. I consiously thought that my hood had to be locked down, so I continued to accelerate.

Well.... to my shock and surprise, just a few seconds later after noticing my hood movement... it flew up and smashed through my window and into two loosely held together pieces. I pulled over immediately, and walked around to the front to close and lock my hood. I inspected the damage, and it seemed that my hood had been manufactured in two places, and thereby separated somewhat at the seams. My windshield had also taken a good beating. So, I locked odwn the hood, making sure that I heard a click, and proceeded to drive off the highway onramp. Just as I was getting off the onramp, the top half of my hood flew up, seperated from my hood, and flew off the back of the car. To my astonishment, the car behind me swerved and the hood lay in the middle of the road. So... I immediately pulled over, and started running back to it.

But, by the time I had gotten two it, it had been run over by at least a few cars coming to a stop at the light. I ended up pulling it out from behind an SUV parked there. So, I quickly took the partial hood back to my car, and called my friend with a truck, but he did not pick up. My next challenge was to figure out how to get the hood to fit in the car with me.

It wouldn't fit in the trunk... so I took off the targa, and stuck the hood in between the front seats, and the rear seat. I proceeded to continue the few more mile drive to my girlfriend's house at 25 mph or less with the hood sticking out of my roof.

As soon as things calmed down a bit, I called a friend of mine and explained all this to him, and he told me that he thought I was lying.... so therefore, I felt it would be a half decent story to post.

Anyways... here are the pictures of when I got here....

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Front of the Car

Shattered Windshield

Here You Can See Particles of the Windshield

Top Part of the Hood

What People Driving Behind Me Saw

Tire Marks From Being Run Over

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Moral of the Story- Hood Pins are a must!

MaliCali · 07-20-2005, 04:35 PM

sue the manufacturer of your hood...

thats incredibly gay..

guardrail · 07-20-2005, 04:38 PM

you have had the worst luck with that car haven't you? Looks like the seam came unglued or something, glad you're ok. Fucking wild I tell ya

SUPER-MKIV · 07-20-2005, 04:41 PM

Sorry to hear about your misfortune but look at the bright side you won't have overheating problems now =P. Looks like your lights could use a little TLC.

cwtt · 07-20-2005, 04:45 PM

Damn that sucks. Who manufactured your hood?

That is one way to cool down your engine bay.

Speedmaster747 · 07-20-2005, 04:52 PM

Damn That sucks bro. Good luck fixing it!

Jaymes · 07-20-2005, 06:16 PM

that sucks about the hood...but is that the final paint for the car?

KenHenderson · 07-20-2005, 06:25 PM

The hood is an Ab-Flug or Ab-Flug replica. The exact same thing happened to a friend of mine. The only difference was that he was racing and hit a bump. His was suppose to be a genuine Ab-Flug (he paid $2,000 for it), but I always wondered after that incident. Glad you are safe.

KEn.

SuPrAfLy69 · 07-20-2005, 06:27 PM

lol that sucks.... I saw your car at the morakimi meet just a few weeks ago... I'd be pissed and just get a new hood, I've been thinking of switching to the Top Secret hood but my stock hood has saved my ass at least 5 times I noticed it wasnt latched doing 80mph and it never blew up!

sks · 07-20-2005, 06:27 PM

you probably could sue the hood manufacturer, but since the separation did not cause any subsequent damage and may have been cause by you leaving your hood locked and it hitting the windshield, there are no "damages" in the legal sense.

MaliCali · 07-20-2005, 06:34 PM

how do some of you guys forget to latch your hoods

i always double check to make sure its locked after hearing some of the hood flying open stories..

-mike

Supradedupra · 07-20-2005, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaymes

that sucks about the hood...but is that the final paint for the car?

The car is/was going in for a full paint job at the end of july/early august..... I'm still trying to decide on what paint color

The hood was for sale in the for sale section until this incident happened.... I'm hoping to repair it, and still have it available for sale within a few days...

I don't think I could sue anyone due to the fact that I didn't actually buy the hood, but infact, it came with the car. I could try tracking down the previous owner, but I think I should just cut my losses, repair it, and get rid of it. I am getting a lot of experience repairing fiberglass/building enclosures and I think I am getting quiet good

Oh well... I appreciate everyone's sympathy and somewhat understanding.

jtamulis · 07-20-2005, 06:41 PM

I've had similar experiences

Jeff

michaelvanle · 07-20-2005, 06:48 PM

Well I guess it's good that this happened before the paint job. I guess they can fix any damages that has occured since it left the shop.

TOP SPEED · 07-20-2005, 06:55 PM

That sucks man, well at least it didnt break the window completely and hurt you.

dont most of these hood makers state before you purchase the hood that its strictly for show use etc. and that they are not responsible yada yada.......

How are seibon hoods? anybody try them before?

4CEDFED22 · 07-20-2005, 07:13 PM

Wow glad it didn't turn out worse than that. Good thing you have a targa too

07-20-2005, 07:21 PM

so im selling my hood now, anyone wanan buy it, i htink im gonna throw the stock back on.....

sorry to hear about that man

KevinB6876 · 07-20-2005, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Supradedupra

So today, I woke up this morning and decided to head over to my girlfriends house to suprise her / wake her up.

Well... on the way up the onramp to the highway, I noticed that my hood seemed like it was open... I looked down at my speedometer to see that I had been doing 35 mph, and was about to hit 40mph. I consiously thought that my hood had to be locked down, so I continued to accelerate.

Well.... to my shock and surprise, just a few seconds later after noticing my hood movement... it flew up and smashed through my window and into two loosely held together pieces. I pulled over immediately, and walked around to the front to close and lock my hood. I inspected the damage, and it seemed that my hood had been manufactured in two places, and thereby separated somewhat at the seams. My windshield had also taken a good beating. So, I locked odwn the hood, making sure that I heard a click, and proceeded to drive off the highway onramp. Just as I was getting off the onramp, the top half of my hood flew up, seperated from my hood, and flew off the back of the car. To my astonishment, the car behind me swerved and the hood lay in the middle of the road. So... I immediately pulled over, and started running back to it.

But, by the time I had gotten two it, it had been run over by at least a few cars coming to a stop at the light. I ended up pulling it out from behind an SUV parked there. So, I quickly took the partial hood back to my car, and called my friend with a truck, but he did not pick up. My next challenge was to figure out how to get the hood to fit in the car with me.

It wouldn't fit in the trunk... so I took off the targa, and stuck the hood in between the front seats, and the rear seat. I proceeded to continue the few more mile drive to my girlfriend's house at 25 mph or less with the hood sticking out of my roof.

As soon as things calmed down a bit, I called a friend of mine and explained all this to him, and he told me that he thought I was lying.... so therefore, I felt it would be a half decent story to post.

Anyways... here are the pictures of when I got here....

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Front of the Car

Shattered Windshield

Here You Can See Particles of the Windshield

Top Part of the Hood

What People Driving Behind Me Saw

Tire Marks From Being Run Over

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Moral of the Story- Hood Pins are a must!

AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. That's funny as hell. Those pics make it even funnier. lol.

Seriously tho, just get a stock hood, or get the euro hood with the scoop

Supradedupra · 07-20-2005, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TOP SPEED

How are seibon hoods? anybody try them before?

I've actually been planning on replacing this one with a Seibon TS Hood.... I've heard nothing but good things about them....

and. I'm planning on installing hood pins this time around

I always though they wre ricey and showey... but I think that hood pins > new windshield/hood

oh well... off to try and salvage this... and try and find something to cover up my open engine bay as it looks like rain....

pane2k · 07-20-2005, 07:43 PM

seibon is very good.
nice fitment..good quality.

hehe the BEST part of this whole story is...after your hood flying up twice..cracking your windshielf..and your car taking an overall beating..you still persued your way to your girlfriends house :P
Good luck !

gmacrae · 07-20-2005, 10:38 PM

That sux man, sorry to hear. I still dont understand why anyone would replace the stock hood tho?

ka0t1c07 · 07-20-2005, 11:04 PM

You are supposed to have hood pins on Carbon or fiber glass hoods. No matter if its a real name brand model.

Josh M · 07-20-2005, 11:34 PM

I'm guessing you had a TRD hood? Anyways, that sucks...........and for people to say stuff like "haha" thats not very nice, I'm sure you wouldn't think it was funny if your hood flew off

TRD3000 · 07-21-2005, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinB6876

AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. That's funny as hell. Those pics make it even funnier. lol.

Seriously tho, just get a stock hood, or get the euro hood with the scoop

I fail to see the funny side of it..

Adrian98 · 07-21-2005, 04:02 AM

deal god what the hell... I'm left speechless

07-20-2005, 04:31 PM	#1
Supradedupra EchoDeDupra Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tallahassee/Jacksonville/SFL Age: 24 Posts: 3,431	Unbelievable Story.... So today, I woke up this morning and decided to head over to my girlfriends house to suprise her / wake her up. Well... on the way up the onramp to the highway, I noticed that my hood seemed like it was open... I looked down at my speedometer to see that I had been doing 35 mph, and was about to hit 40mph. I consiously thought that my hood had to be locked down, so I continued to accelerate. Well.... to my shock and surprise, just a few seconds later after noticing my hood movement... it flew up and smashed through my window and into two loosely held together pieces. I pulled over immediately, and walked around to the front to close and lock my hood. I inspected the damage, and it seemed that my hood had been manufactured in two places, and thereby separated somewhat at the seams. My windshield had also taken a good beating. So, I locked odwn the hood, making sure that I heard a click, and proceeded to drive off the highway onramp. Just as I was getting off the onramp, the top half of my hood flew up, seperated from my hood, and flew off the back of the car. To my astonishment, the car behind me swerved and the hood lay in the middle of the road. So... I immediately pulled over, and started running back to it. But, by the time I had gotten two it, it had been run over by at least a few cars coming to a stop at the light. I ended up pulling it out from behind an SUV parked there. So, I quickly took the partial hood back to my car, and called my friend with a truck, but he did not pick up. My next challenge was to figure out how to get the hood to fit in the car with me. It wouldn't fit in the trunk... so I took off the targa, and stuck the hood in between the front seats, and the rear seat. I proceeded to continue the few more mile drive to my girlfriend's house at 25 mph or less with the hood sticking out of my roof. As soon as things calmed down a bit, I called a friend of mine and explained all this to him, and he told me that he thought I was lying.... so therefore, I felt it would be a half decent story to post. Anyways... here are the pictures of when I got here.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Front of the Car Shattered Windshield Here You Can See Particles of the Windshield Top Part of the Hood What People Driving Behind Me Saw Tire Marks From Being Run Over -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moral of the Story- Hood Pins are a must!

07-20-2005, 04:45 PM	#5
cwtt SupraForums Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,334	Damn that sucks. Who manufactured your hood? That is one way to cool down your engine bay. __________________ BL67 HKS V-pro Racelogic '01 IS300 DD

07-20-2005, 06:27 PM	#9
SuPrAfLy69 SupraForums Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,540	lol that sucks.... I saw your car at the morakimi meet just a few weeks ago... I'd be pissed and just get a new hood, I've been thinking of switching to the Top Secret hood but my stock hood has saved my ass at least 5 times I noticed it wasnt latched doing 80mph and it never blew up! __________________ 1997 Black on Black Supra BPU++ 16,000 miles Supra Performance Parts Mods:Greddy 3row, HKS EVC 5, Titan Cam Gears, AFC, HKS Dual Dragger, +

07-20-2005, 06:27 PM	#10
sks SupraForums Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 31 Posts: 2,952	you probably could sue the hood manufacturer, but since the separation did not cause any subsequent damage and may have been cause by you leaving your hood locked and it hitting the windshield, there are no "damages" in the legal sense. Last edited by sks; 07-20-2005 at 06:34 PM.

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07-20-2005, 04:35 PM	#2
MaliCali what comes out the butt? Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hollywood, Ca Age: 25 Posts: 4,434	sue the manufacturer of your hood... thats incredibly gay..

07-20-2005, 04:38 PM	#3
guardrail SupraForums Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jacksonville, Fl Age: 26 Posts: 870	you have had the worst luck with that car haven't you? Looks like the seam came unglued or something, glad you're ok. Fucking wild I tell ya

07-20-2005, 04:41 PM	#4
SUPER-MKIV SupraForums Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Don't Know Posts: 2,358	Sorry to hear about your misfortune but look at the bright side you won't have overheating problems now =P. Looks like your lights could use a little TLC.

07-20-2005, 06:16 PM	#7
Jaymes ******* Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: CA Age: 24 Posts: 456	that sucks about the hood...but is that the final paint for the car?

07-20-2005, 06:25 PM	#8
KenHenderson Twin Meister Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: SoCali Posts: 6,091	The hood is an Ab-Flug or Ab-Flug replica. The exact same thing happened to a friend of mine. The only difference was that he was racing and hit a bump. His was suppose to be a genuine Ab-Flug (he paid $2,000 for it), but I always wondered after that incident. Glad you are safe. KEn.

07-20-2005, 06:34 PM	#11
MaliCali what comes out the butt? Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hollywood, Ca Age: 25 Posts: 4,434	how do some of you guys forget to latch your hoods i always double check to make sure its locked after hearing some of the hood flying open stories.. -mike

07-20-2005, 06:41 PM	#13
jtamulis Boost Dealer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pittsboro, NC Age: 37 Posts: 865	I've had similar experiences Jeff

07-20-2005, 06:48 PM	#14
michaelvanle Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Location: South Jersey Posts: 11,171	Well I guess it's good that this happened before the paint job. I guess they can fix any damages that has occured since it left the shop.

07-20-2005, 06:55 PM	#15
TOP SPEED SupraForums Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: MARS Age: 34 Posts: 337	That sucks man, well at least it didnt break the window completely and hurt you. dont most of these hood makers state before you purchase the hood that its strictly for show use etc. and that they are not responsible yada yada....... How are seibon hoods? anybody try them before?

07-20-2005, 07:13 PM	#16
4CEDFED22 Single Turbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Houston, TX Age: 30 Posts: 691	Wow glad it didn't turn out worse than that. Good thing you have a targa too

07-20-2005, 07:21 PM	#17
hksguy16 Guest Posts: n/a	so im selling my hood now, anyone wanan buy it, i htink im gonna throw the stock back on..... sorry to hear about that man

07-20-2005, 07:43 PM	#20
pane2k SupraForums Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NYC Age: 25 Posts: 1,095	seibon is very good. nice fitment..good quality. hehe the BEST part of this whole story is...after your hood flying up twice..cracking your windshielf..and your car taking an overall beating..you still persued your way to your girlfriends house :P Good luck !

07-20-2005, 10:38 PM	#21
gmacrae ur moms favourite Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Zealand Age: 27 Posts: 1,403	That sux man, sorry to hear. I still dont understand why anyone would replace the stock hood tho?

07-20-2005, 11:04 PM	#22
ka0t1c07 Con CaC May Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: california, SGV Age: 32 Posts: 415	You are supposed to have hood pins on Carbon or fiber glass hoods. No matter if its a real name brand model.

07-20-2005, 11:34 PM	#23
Josh M Banned Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Midwest Posts: 7,799	I'm guessing you had a TRD hood? Anyways, that sucks...........and for people to say stuff like "haha" thats not very nice, I'm sure you wouldn't think it was funny if your hood flew off

07-21-2005, 04:02 AM	#25
Adrian98 Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Huntington beach, CA Age: 24 Posts: 1,752	deal god what the hell... I'm left speechless