FINCH WXM
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Registered: 12th Jan 05
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I was coming up the slip road today and my 1 month old carbon fibre bonnet flipped up and smashed my windscreen and has dinted part of my roof.
I'm so gutted, the car is booked to go into the bodyshop on monday as well.
The carbon fibre bonnet has scuff marks all over it and has split in places, i know that will cost a fortune to repair!
How hard is it to get dints out of the roof. Its just after where the windscreen ends.
do i give up?
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DanielJ
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how far up the roof, if its on the very edge its a fucking nightmare
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R Lee
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i have no idea on how to repair it, but why did it flip up?
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RichR
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wont cost much to repair the bonnet - just needs a new clear coat of gel coat - find a marine/yacht repairs shop - they'll do it - £50 ish
[Edited on 26-02-2005 by LiVe LeE]
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FINCH WXM
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the carbon pattern will be knackered tho. will just have to spray it. yeah its right on the edge where it has dinted. the bonnet must have not latched correctly
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Colin
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 How did that happen? How fast were you going? - Bet you shat yourself
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VegasPhil
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Bad Luck, How bad is the dent? Any Pics? 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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FINCH WXM
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got no pics, well shat myself. was doing about 80mph. just lucky i didnt crash or get injured. just gutted cos that bonnet cost an arm and a leg.
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Colin
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Any idea how it came lose??? Or did you forget to shut it down?
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FINCH WXM
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the dint is almost the width of the roof. cos wen the bonnet flipped up it hit my windscreen and hit the roof just after where the windscreen ends.
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FINCH WXM
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not sure what happened. id been driving in it today. went home for lunch then went back out, went up the slip road onto the bypass and smash and there goes my pants!
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Colin
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Hmmm just its quite unlikely for the catch to come lose itself unless 1 its not closed properly or 2 the carbon bonnets faulty ie the catch on it - however I dont know nothing about it really so wouldnt like to say........
I think you will do well to get a dent out the roof IMO
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mav
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must have been something wrong there for bonnet to pop up.
were you under bonnet earlier and not shut it properly?
faulty catch????? nah not likely....
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FINCH WXM
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probably just me havin not shut it properly. love the car and i loved the bonnet to.
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Fear
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A small dent in the roof is that gonna weekenit or anything
I know dents can be pulled out as seen it done!
So they can pull it out as much as they can and the filler and smooth!
Wont be much extra on the bill you were facing anyway!
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Poot
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Wow didnt realise a bonnet could do that much damage...I shoulda kicked my dads ass when he left my bonnet resting on the catch a couple of weeks ago 
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by Fear
A small dent in the roof is that gonna weekenit or anything
I know dents can be pulled out as seen it done!
So they can pull it out as much as they can and the filler and smooth!
Wont be much extra on the bill you were facing anyway!
Wont weeken it...its just in the most awkward place to repair it
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FINCH WXM
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yeh it can do damage, especially when you have a 2.0 16v under the bonnet! just lucky it was a carbon fibre bonnet otherwise i imagine the damage would have been worse!
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FINCH WXM
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car goes in tomorrow, totally stripped and redone. Bought a full new bodykit last week brand new wing and front and rear arches from vauxhall and just got a few more bits to come. I think im guna keep it balck too as people said, didnt get much positive feedback about changing the colour.
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Balling
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Bad luck mate!
When I bought my carbon bonnet I was told to use bonnet pins because the light weight of the bonnet is not enough to keep it shut when driving fast!
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RCoughtrie
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wow unlucky mate, it could have gone much worce by the sounds of it.... thank god its fixable.... one of my fav black corsas 
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FINCH WXM
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yeah. i just put the power down goin up the slip road and smash! yeah gutted about it but it could have happened after it had been in the body shop!
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corsa kev
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sorry to here this mate, loved that bonnet as well,
dont give up will be stunning when done u gotta keep at it,
il have to come see it when its done let us know!
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FINCH WXM
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hi dude. hav you got the corsa finished now kev?
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jonno cnw
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gutted 4 ya m8 just spoke 2 ya u sound gutted, me and u dont hav much luck do we
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