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Old 15-10-2010, 09:56 PM   #1
XCwillo
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Default Shoddy workmanship that could of killed me

Im so angry right now
like seriously, i never get angry
but im raging

Got my exhuast system done at redmans exhuast in Hervey Bay today
They somehow screwed the latch up for the bonnet
I drive home
Bonnet flys open at 60k's
it wasnt open in anyway, it "looked" fully shut like normal
but when i was almost home, it flys up and i hear a sickening crunching noise
Its twisted the GS bonnet and slammed it back into the body work
I drove it back home at 20k's to stop it from going up again (it wouldnt shut)
inspected the damage
At the hinges it had bulged out and cracked the paintsomething chronic
so i thought hmmm ill just loosen the bolts and move it foward so i can close it and get to work
So i started loosening the bolts and one of the fires out like a rocket and the bonnet just bends to an angle
At this point i woulda smashed the brickwall next to me but i had to get to work and mixxing ice cream with broken knuckles is a no no

You might not think it coulda killed me but given the circumstances it could very well have been a lot worse, and ive had a mate who has had this happen and it smashed his windscreen, cutting him all over.

Going back to the exhaust shop tommorow to Raise hell

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