Warning about propping open hood in wind
If you leave a sail open in the wind its gonna move...
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Probably will be a waste of time, but i'll bring it in to them. Its not like I was parked in a tornado. It happened downtown between two midrise buildings.
It is crazy for the winds, loose/defective latch, and me popping the hood to all come together like that. It was really surprising for me and the twisting noise.
Its pretty poor of infiniti to allow the hood to rub and bend like that so easily though. Just weak sheet metal and thin hinges...chalk it up to the price of tight handling and speed.
It is crazy for the winds, loose/defective latch, and me popping the hood to all come together like that. It was really surprising for me and the twisting noise.
Its pretty poor of infiniti to allow the hood to rub and bend like that so easily though. Just weak sheet metal and thin hinges...chalk it up to the price of tight handling and speed.
Originally Posted by SeZkI
This happened i believe to someone else in the off topic forum, weird never noticed this, always thought our hoods were built tough.
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From: Centreville
Originally Posted by gersteinp
A freak thing happened to my G at the track in Loudon, NH a few days ago. I left the hood up to cool the engine down and took a ride in my instructor's car. Upon returning 20 minutes later, the hood was now down about 6 inches open. It wouldn't close at all and when I lifted it up, I realized that a gust of wind had lifted the hood up off the prop and bent it way backwards bending the hinges and the tops of each front quarter panel. It's now an expensive repair. This is probably a design flaw of the hood prop. So, be very careful opening the hood when facing a strong wind.
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So whats the point of that second latch? I always just assumed it was there just in case you hit the release while traveling/driving.
Originally Posted by Z2G
that's good to know. but i don't think it's a flaw in engineering/design. but rather, it's a freak accident due to unforseen forces of nature. i don't think any designer would ever think of situations involving high winds with the hood partially open during their design process. it would be like blaming the designers when you leave the windows down during a downpour......why couldn't they design the windows so that water can't get in if the windows are down!??!!? : )~
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I know how you feel. It happened to me about a year ago while I was driving. It was a really frightening experience. I think my hood was not fully latched and when i hit a pot hole, the hood flew open. It damaged both fenders and cracked my windshield. Good thing my insurance covered most of the damage. Now i have new Ings+1 fenders
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Originally Posted by Gmanee
I know how you feel. It happened to me about a year ago while I was driving. It was a really frightening experience. I think my hood was not fully latched and when i hit a pot hole, the hood flew open. It damaged both fenders and cracked my windshield. Good thing my insurance covered most of the damage. Now i have new Ings+1 fenders
I've looked at the second latch and it is loose. It will stay to the side when moved. That's clearly a defective part..and it looks like its happened before.
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