Strut10 Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Ever had your hood come open at 65 mph?? It ain't good for them. Just left work and was maybe 2 miles down the road (a limited access 4-lane........and on a bridge right where traffic was merging on) when BAM!!!! There it is. Smashed the windshield. Gouged up the roofline. The back corners were bent up way worse than in the pic. I pulled them back a good deal. Hit so hard it knocked the suglasses compartment open in the overhead console. If you've never done this......I don't reccommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlock1776 Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Well, good thing you and no one was hurt. That can sure be scary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 man that has to stink, I think I would have to change my drawers if that had happened to me. At leaste you didn't hit any other vehicles or pedestrians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Holy smokes!!!! Bet you had to change your drawers when you got home! I know I would have! Lucky it wasn't worse than it is Don. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskybnd Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 yea bet it scared the crap out of you, and that it didnt take you but a sec to get your head out of the window to see to stop, glad no one was hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Interesting.... Did you by any chance figure out why it flew open? Glad you didn't have any front end damage to go along with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelund79 Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Glad noone was hurt. Check to make sure that there was never a service bulletin about that, if there was, the damages would be up to them instead of you, fwiw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Seen it in a 65 mph zone... never experienced it. Way to keep your composure and land that flapping bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Dang! Was it not closed all the way to begin with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Interesting.... Did you by any chance figure out why it flew open? Glad you didn't have any front end damage to go along with it. I'm waiting to hear this too. Glad to hear that you are ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Wow.....glad you or anybody else were not hurt in all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 WOW !! Talk about magnum force impact .. :jaw: Glad no one was hurt .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Bad scene! Why did it fly open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Bet you had to go behind a bush and wipe after that ordeal. Glad nothing else got seriously damaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted July 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Interesting.... Did you by any chance figure out why it flew open? Glad you didn't have any front end damage to go along with it. It's coming together. It had been at the repair shop since Wednesday getting a leak fixed in the water pump seals. I knew that all the A/C stuff and radiator, etc had to be taken out. But (from shiny edges on the bolt heads) it appears that they had the core support out too. That's what the hood latch is bolted to. I'm guessing there was a misalignment of the hood latch when it was all stuck back togehter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Sad to see this happen to you Don. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Glad you're OK and maintained control of the situation Don. Sounds like the repair shop has some more work to do on their nickel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 well im glad your ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 I have not done it, but I saw the old movie "Cannonball Run." Didn't it happen to Mel Tillis? I believe he said to his co-pilot, "I can't see s***, can you?" That was right before he plowed through a hedge and into a pool. Glad you fared better than old M-M-M-Mel. HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clrj3514 Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 wow that aint good. glad ur ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Dang, Don that's bad, glad you're ok. Happened once to me and a buddy in high school driving down the highway in a '64 ford pickup. Scared the snot out of us, but after we got stopped we got the hood down and it only had some minor damage around the hood hinges. Needless to say that old '64 had a LOT more iron in it than your jeep does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_lou Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Glad to hear that you are doing ok. That could have been a lot worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfletch7441 Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 WOW, that would scare the bejeezus out of me! Glad you're OK. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Glad no one was hurt Don. Never had that happen, but have come close to having one come open on me, hood was not fully closed. Are the PA potholes in the roads at all or in part responisble for the hood popping open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Nope...But I watched it happen to a little old lady once. She kept her cool. Touched the breaks and pulled over. She was looking at the hood as it stayed up. Did about the same thing to her car as it did to yours... Bummer.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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