bonnet smash

[babers]

hi guys
i have had a really shit weekend. on saturday night i went out for a drive with my mate and had a really good time. but on the way back home i had the scare of my life.
we were at the traffic lights just about to head on the motorway. so we thought we would have a small race on to the motorway up the slip road. so the lights go green and were off beat the crap out of his 1.4 saxo lol. so there i am flying up the slip road and on the motorway. next thing i know there was a huge bang and i felt loads of stuff hitting me. my bonnet had flown up smashed the windscreen and fcuked my roof. so hear i am doing 80mph+ at 11.30pm in the dark with my bonnet stuck up in the air not haveing a clue were to go and glass in my eye. so tryed to get it on the hard shoulder but did not have a clue were it was as i could not see anything. my mate saw what happened and came up behide me to tell me were i was on the motorway. we got out tryed tying the bonnet down as best we could. (thanks subs for your nice speaker wire lol) but the roof was totaly fcuked were the bonnet had hit it so hard. i then had to drive it home with a totaly smashed windscreen.

all this just after a week of me putting it back on the road. but this could have been alot worse.

[Dan]

Shouldnt be speeding mate, what caused the bonnet to flip up?

[Easty]

serves you right for driving like a clown tbh ?

[saunders]

Shit how the hell did that happen? wot hit u mate?

[droopster]

Maybe that is a sign that you were racing.tut tut.lol. Did the saxo go past you?lol. Ow wel like you said not being able to see where you were going could have been a lot worse.

[Clouds_mate]

Thats what happens when you race :p

Tiz a bummer tho, i get scared that my bonnet will do that

[babers]

not really sure mate as the safety catch did not stop it. i dont think it was me speeding tho lol scary stuff tho

[BigRemo]

If you're gonan race, race with racin equipment, like nipple rings for yer bonnet.. They were invented so the hood doesn't pop with a cross wind while you're kickin the arse out your pocket rocket....

[babers]

will post pics asap

[Connor_scotland]

thats not good to hear mate

but racing is a no no on public roads

[babers]

it was not a proper race mate it was 11.30pm empty motorway slip road. not like i was racing at 3.00 out side a school then that is a big no no

[Mystic]

regardless of if he was speeding, that was pretty dodgy the bonnet cumin loose, lucky u nvr did ne serious damage to u or the car.

So whats this now, the 3rd saxo accident this saturday? :/

[YM03]

I had a fault with the locking pin on bonnet, it came loose lucky for me I was only doing 10mph, the bonnet lifted but dropped back down

took it back to shitreon, to fix, they wanted to weld it, I wanted a new bonnet, end of the day it was some faulty welding that was the prob, 02 vtr

[babers]

got mine tied down with loads of rope and a chain with a padlock on at the mo just till i can find a new bonnet and to make sure it does not happen again

[Connor_scotland]

They recalled alot of clios as bonnets were opening and causing smashes as my aunties one got taken in for a new catch

[babers]

dont know why the catchs let go. be better if the bonnets opened the other way like on some of the older cars

[GreenSaxo]

do you have a standard bonnet mate??

sorry to hear about the smash :(

[babers]

yer need a new one now so if any ones got a bonnet they dont want please let me know

[gelo]

soz bout that m8. dangerous, flimy mechanism.

[Yates]

sounds nasty, racing or not racing it still would of come up

did it not damage the roof at all? ive seen it before when its flew up and caved part of the roof in

[droopster]

my bonnet had flown up smashed the windscreen and fcuked my roof. so hear i am doing 80mph+ at 11.30pm in the dark with my bonnet stuck up in the air not haveing a clue were to go and glass in my eye. but the roof was totaly fcuked were the bonnet had hit it so hard.

Says there mate. Not a nice experience tho.

[babers]

yer mate it hit the aerial and caved in on the mounting point for the aerial. best place for it. cos to get the dent out we had to take the light out inside and jack it back out so i could have a new windscreen.

[droopster]

Not trying to rub it in or anything but do you have any pictures?

[S9_DAN]

unlucky, every drivers nightmare to be honest, good job no one was on the motorway to be honest

[seat-craig]

thats why i would never change my bonnet tbh you dont know the safety ratings of these things

[babers]

yes mate but my mum nicked me cam 2day so i will try and post asap only got ones when the new screen was in as i was in a lot of pain with my eye the night it happened

[amy_1]

sorry to hear about this mate, at least it wasn't worse good luck in getting it sorted out.

[babers]

how hard is it to cut a vent into your bonnet as this would work out cheaper then buying a new one. anyone got any idea of what vent looks good on saxos

[Connor_scotland]

have you got any pics of the damage mate

[droopster]

yes mate but my mum nicked me cam 2day so i will try and post asap only got ones when the new screen was in as i was in a lot of pain with my eye the night it happened

Says there mate. Will get them when he can. Got to get a bad boy I think. They look sweet.

[PinguFurio]

some people on here are talkin like they have never gone over the speed limit in their lives. .. friggin angels are ya? lol. unlucky to hear about that man. hope your eye is okay and your car fixed.

[Connor_scotland]

ooops my bad im half asleep :-)

[b0t13]

this happened to my mate when he was test driving a 1.1, they fixed the damage and he bought the car.

then a week later a women crashed into the back of him and wrote his car off
really bad luck lol

unlucky mate and at least you didnt crash because youd be fucked if you did.

[Imfromwales]

in his defence he it would not have been the racing that did the bonet. Its unfair it came up after you were going 80MPH, maybe if you stuck to the limit it may not have happened?

Least you beat the 1.4!

[Jimbo]

That's abit shit mate!!

Bet it scared the fuck outa' you! :fcuk:

[b0t13]

the racing has nothing to do with the bonnet coming up, if he was doing 70mph it would still of happened so everyone get over yourselfs about this "i dont race" crap.

[Didz]

sorry about tthe damage to your car but hope you have learnt your lesson, you should be thankful it wasnt more serios! how much is the damage gonna cost?

[welshy2k]

whether babers was racing or not is irrelevant....those cars are developed to go that speed,without that happening.

I am not saying its ok to speed but his bonnet shouldn't be flying up smashing his window and doing the extent of damage that it did...their is obviously been some faulty work done or the clip has snapped...

I personally would be taking the car to who ever worked on it last and asking what happened

[Jaz]

Slow is the new fast !

[Ryan]

the curse of the saxo bonnet :P

has happened to alot of cars.

[saxoraz]

this happened to me on monday actually, jus got on the motorway and bang i couldn't see shit, i was only doin about 70 when it popped up, and i can tell you now parking with just your passenger side window is not fun at all. how'd you get the roof back in to shape anyway coz it looks like i'm gonna need to as well :(

[AM4R]

major bumpage haha

[Leesey]

Wow, thats scarey shit! Think ill be checking my catch when i get home! lol. Dont want that happening to me in my tin can!

[Chris_O]

from 06! lol

[scott-sx]

whats the luck of this happening to me!! goin to manchester on the motorway wih my mate in the car and boooom the bonnet is flat up against the smashed windscreen i bloody shit myself!! goin down the fast lane 60-70 next to a rangerover and all i can see if the centrol resovation flashing past in the side window!! i would like to know how everyone whos gone thru this had delt with the roof problem as its pushed the ariel in.. any help with info??? thanks

[sparky771]

I herd that its just the catch cloggin with shit! if you get some WD40 and a toothbrush and give it a good clean and give the catch a good dose of grease and it should prevent it from happening (obv this advice is to late for this poor fellow but i thought id share it :). Sorry bout your bonnet dude at least you ok)

[Rogue_Shadow]

why the huge bump?

Fecking blast from the past, thread from 2006!

[oli208]

It anoys me when people say "Maybe that is a sign that you were racing.tut tut" Bollocks to that comment, the amount of threads i have read about this happening is huge! Everyone puts their foot down once i a while and seeing he has just put the car back on the road im sure he was aching to take it for a nice drive.

Hope you are ok mate, and get back on the road asap:y:

[saxo-vsx]

to prevent this happeing i am getting bonnet pins TOMORROW. i am not having this happen to me. going to a garage tomorrow to get my pins :o unlucky hope all goes well mate

[Rogue_Shadow]

guys check the original dates! its from 2006!
I doubt he even still owns a SAXO!

[oli208]

haha just noticed lol, still i defenetly need to get some bonnet pins!!

[steve_335]

Wow, re rewind

[blackie_2k5]

AHHHHHHHHHHH HAHAH epic bumpage... seriousley it actually happens aloton here... if youve got a bonnet....shut it!!! if youve got a fibreglasss bonnet/carbon secure it..... problems solved yes?