This happened at 80mph in lane 3 on the M60.




Only the bonnet and screen are damaged so it could have been a lot worse.

 

I had that happen to me in my rover at 90mph in the 3rd lane and the dumb bint in the second didnt even realise I had to carry on going blind for a ffew hundred yards until I could pull in across all three lanes and then went too far into the hard shoulder and knocked the SOS phone clean off

 

wow lucky escape bro, pleased to hear of no accident or people getting hurt

 

Same happenend to me in ma daily drive rover coupe about 3 weeks ago. Just popped up at about 75! The secondary catch was stiff and hadnt locked the bonnet properly

Similar damage apart from i got two nice dents in the roof from the bonnet!!
And i needed a new drivers seat as id stained it far beyond a bit of febreeze!!!

 

Your lucky thats the worst that happened

 

You were lucky to get it over to the hard shoulder!

 

mine had even smashed the sunroof

 

I couldn't see adequately to get it over to the hard shoulder and I didn't want to risk hitting anybody so I slowed briskly in lane 3 watching the traffic behind me respond before I came to a stop although I pull it right onto the central reservation to allow more room for vehicles. I then got out and banged the bonnet shut and then got onto the hard shoulder.

If I'd hit anybody trying to move across blindly I'd have possibly spun somebody out and cause a pile up, it seemed safer to do what I did.

 

Sound like you had your head on at the time.

Its hard to make right choices when in the heat of the moment.

Looks like you made the right one.

 

is that a 7-series bmw?

 

Its a granny dude

 

Mate of mine had this happen in his S2 while racing another mate,
Guys got balls of steel, Stuck his head out the drivers window and carried on Ace ventura style...

 

Happened to me in my Series 2 about 3 years back




With a ford badge and a bonnet that opens like a ford

 

Had it happen to me when I hit a fookin deer! Done me roof in too!

 

Not good but at least you are ok

Steve.

 

easy thing to do here to help stop this kind of thing happenoing.....

Fix a steel cable from the slam pannel to the underside of the bonnet, it just means that when you lift the bonnet you will have to un hook the cable each time.....simple

 

Same thing happened in my S2 about 3 years back luckily my windscreen didnt crack

 

happened 2 times to me!

happened on me s2 3 days after buying it, the catch kept sticking open (since realised it was due to a dodgy frayed cable)

windscreen, bonnet, vents, scuttle...

i pulled out of a go karting place drive, up to 60, then whoosh!!!! my mate behind said i only just missed the oncomeing traffic...!!!

also happened in my old 3i cab, but that was down to my stupidity!!!

i ALWAYS check my latch is not stuck open before i close it, even though i have got a new cable and lock!

 

Nice and useful, wonder where you got the idea from



I make these cables from stainless wire with plastic sleeve to stop scratch's. It is fastened in place with 2 of these.



It works a treat and is also a security device if you use the hooks with a padlock when away from the car

Regards

 

Whoops

Glad my bonnet opend back to front

 

lol ok well it kinda looks like a 7-series

 

I'm so Glad I'm getting bonnet pins for my car after reading this!

 

I was behind a crash damaged punto that did that...

stuipd people had obviously crashed earlier, I saw them coming up behind me on the M6 with a crupmled bonnet and 2 smashed lights....

they past and as they did so, up went the bonnet.

So the stupid girl driving hit the brakes for all she was worth and casued the car behind her to plough into the back LOL

Hopeuflly no one was hurt, I just fucked off as she swerved and hit another car in my lane