So I had the hood up to put some washer fluid in my brand new car and the wind gust so hard that it slammed it back off the rod and the hinges actually bent the top corners of the fenders up about three inches. The hood was actually touching the windshield. So now it has to go to the body shop to get fixed. I dont even have plates on the car yet! Ive felt sick to my stomach all day.

It looked worse than this at first but I bent the corners back down as far as they would go.

 

woooooooow
you effed up a perfectly good nismo
their goes your resale

 

Ouch. Poor Nismo. Sorry, man.

 

aluminum hoods not so heavy.

 

hood shocks ftw?

 

i feel your pain, my incident was way worse though (cf hood flew open on frwy). Its all good now but hope you feel a lil better now

 

Oh wow! Definitely not a good thing to happen while driving!

My insurance is covering it and my deductible is only $100 but that doesnt make me feel any better.

 

Darwin award winner??? Bummer to see this happen, did the thought of the wind even enter your mind??

 

damn,
sorry for the incident!

 

Nope.

 

Wow, thats a shame man sorry to hear. At least its only 100 to fix it.

 

You'll only do that once, and hopefully a few people can learn from your mistake from you posting on here. Sucks, but accidents/sh$t happens.

 

man.. sorry to hear that. glad i read this though, ill have to keep that in mind next time its windy..

 

Gravity and wind can be very cruel mistresses...on the bright side, $100 isn't too bad considering what needs to be repaired. I completely understand how you felt as this happened on a brand new Z...a Nismo no less, and hope you can get back on the road soon.

 

Sick to stomach after seeing these pics. Will keep me on my toes in the future if I have to work under the hood.

 

wow...dude i'd be pissed if that happened to my car

 

ouch...sorry man
thanks for the warning

 

Wow...

 

Time for a damper hood lift kit.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-07...spagenameZWDVW

I was thinking about getting this too.