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strych9 · 05-05-2012, 10:51 AM

This has probably been posted somewhere here (but couldn't find it), but regardless I figured someone could benefit from my stupidity.

What you see below is what you'll end up doing if you open your hood while the wiper arms are up in the "cleaning" position. I'm repairing a 2" paint scrape on the right side, and repairing a vinyl stripe on the left. Those wiper arms have no mercy on that hood edge. Not the kinda thing I wanted to be doing @ 1200 miles. Sad thing is, I made a mental note NOT to leave the wipers up two washes ago. I was daydreaming and this is the result.

You 5th gen veterans are probably well aware of this, but I figured I'd post for the new guys like me.

90503 · 05-05-2012, 10:58 AM

Don't feel bad...I had my car up on stands for an oil change. Hood was up, and I almost wiped it out with the opener mechanism when I brought the garage door down! (Caught it just in the knick of time!...lol)

austinjames · 05-05-2012, 10:59 AM

sorry to hear of this happening. Now ill keep it in the back of my mind, and hopefully it wont happen to me. thanks for the words and pictures of wisdom

kjkjr27 · 05-05-2012, 11:00 AM

Been there done that :(

CyberBri · 05-05-2012, 11:06 AM

i did this last month

hawk02 · 05-05-2012, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by strych9

This has probably been posted somewhere here (but couldn't find it), but regardless I figured someone could benefit from my stupidity.

What you see below is what you'll end up doing if you open your hood while the wiper arms are up in the "cleaning" position. I'm repairing a 2" paint scrape on the right side, and repairing a vinyl stripe on the left. Those wiper arms have no mercy on that hood edge. Not the kinda thing I wanted to be doing @ 1200 miles. Sad thing is, I made a mental note NOT to leave the wipers up two washes ago. I was daydreaming and this is the result.

You 5th gen veterans are probably well aware of this, but I figured I'd post for the new guys like me.

If it's any consolation, I did the same thing to my first convertible. Right around the same mileage too. Not a single paint chip or mark on the wiper blades. Nope, the hood took all the brunt of it. Like yours, I had about a 2" scrape on the back edge of the hood on the passenger side and a 1/4" chip on the curve of the hood scoop on the drivers side.

I applied touch up paint every day for almost a month and then had a body shop wet sand the spots. Didn't like the way it turned out so I ended up biting the bullet and having the hood repainted. The hood looked good as new afterward.

strych9 · 05-05-2012, 11:13 AM

Fortunately, it's all on the edge. I realized what was happening before I went to far with the hood. It should repair up nicely, and nobody would have noticed it but me. I take a little solace in knowing I'm not alone in my blunder. It's very easy to do, actually.

Still, I feel like a complete idiot.

Ladybugsmom · 05-05-2012, 11:32 AM

I did the same thing... And because of the custom paint (scratch went through about 9 layers of paint, all the way to the metal), the only way to fix it without it looking like a scab was to re-paint the whole hood. almost $900 later, and I know I'll never do that again!!!

fbodfather · 05-05-2012, 12:44 PM

Ouch!

If it makes you feel any better - doing that with a 4th gen would have in all likelihood broken the windshield!

(........not that I'd have ever done something like that......:(

hotrodsally · 05-05-2012, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by fbodfather

Ouch!

If it makes you feel any better - doing that with a 4th gen would have in all likelihood broken the windshield!

(........not that I'd have ever done something like that......:(

Yikes!

Almost screwed up my Firebird like that - as I was raising the hood, my neighbor hollered at me to stop, just in time. Whewwww.

nyrfan · 05-05-2012, 01:12 PM

Lots of us have done that, probably more then will admit. Lucky for me there was no damage, not even the 2 time. There will not be a 3rd time!

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awfarley · 05-05-2012, 01:12 PM

That would make me sick. It's one of those horror stories that happens and you think,"That'll never happen to me." Then that fateful day...BAM!!

Best of luck with that repair

maverickmage · 05-05-2012, 01:19 PM

Yup. Happened to me too. Man, was that embarrassing.

90503 · 05-05-2012, 01:27 PM

It's not totally the owner's or the wiper's fault!...Has anybody opened their hood as much with another car compared to these?...lol...Its GM's fault for making a car that we want to admire the engine so much!!!...lol

05-05-2012, 10:51 AM	#1
strych9 I'll be back... Drives: Subaru, HD Road Glide Special Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 3,036 View My Garage	Hood damage from wipers This has probably been posted somewhere here (but couldn't find it), but regardless I figured someone could benefit from my stupidity. What you see below is what you'll end up doing if you open your hood while the wiper arms are up in the "cleaning" position. I'm repairing a 2" paint scrape on the right side, and repairing a vinyl stripe on the left. Those wiper arms have no mercy on that hood edge. Not the kinda thing I wanted to be doing @ 1200 miles. Sad thing is, I made a mental note NOT to leave the wipers up two washes ago. I was daydreaming and this is the result. You 5th gen veterans are probably well aware of this, but I figured I'd post for the new guys like me. __________________ Bye bye, Bumblebee! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Build Journal My Garage GoPro Mic Hack

05-05-2012, 10:59 AM	#3
austinjames Account Suspend...Right Drives: Synergy LS & Vulcan 1600cc Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lakeland, Florida Posts: 3,547 View My Garage	sorry to hear of this happening. Now ill keep it in the back of my mind, and hopefully it wont happen to me. thanks for the words and pictures of wisdom __________________

05-05-2012, 11:00 AM	#4
kjkjr27 COTW 9/16/13 Drives: 2011 2LT/RS Camaro IOM Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Syracuse Posts: 10,089	Been there done that :( __________________ Twitch Youtube

05-05-2012, 11:06 AM	#5
CyberBri BRUCE WAYNES DD Drives: 2010 2SS/RS CGM Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: wilmington NC Posts: 511	i did this last month __________________ JBA 1 7/8 LT`s, High flow mids, and Cat back,Airaid intake, JRE Tune, & alot of flat black....

05-05-2012, 11:13 AM	#7
strych9 I'll be back... Drives: Subaru, HD Road Glide Special Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 3,036 View My Garage	Fortunately, it's all on the edge. I realized what was happening before I went to far with the hood. It should repair up nicely, and nobody would have noticed it but me. I take a little solace in knowing I'm not alone in my blunder. It's very easy to do, actually. Still, I feel like a complete idiot. __________________ Bye bye, Bumblebee! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Build Journal My Garage GoPro Mic Hack

05-05-2012, 10:58 AM	#2
90503 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Torrance Posts: 14,417	Don't feel bad...I had my car up on stands for an oil change. Hood was up, and I almost wiped it out with the opener mechanism when I brought the garage door down! (Caught it just in the knick of time!...lol)

05-05-2012, 11:32 AM	#8
Ladybugsmom Older than I look.... Drives: 2010 VR Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Washington Posts: 6,481 View My Garage	I did the same thing... And because of the custom paint (scratch went through about 9 layers of paint, all the way to the metal), the only way to fix it without it looking like a scab was to re-paint the whole hood. almost $900 later, and I know I'll never do that again!!! __________________ High Heels and Fast Wheels!!

05-05-2012, 12:44 PM	#9
fbodfather Drives: Camaros................ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seven Fields, PA (Pittsburgh) Posts: 4,523	Ouch! If it makes you feel any better - doing that with a 4th gen would have in all likelihood broken the windshield! (........not that I'd have ever done something like that......:( __________________

05-05-2012, 01:12 PM	#11
nyrfan Let's go Rangers! Drives: 13' AGM 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 10,742 View My Garage	Lots of us have done that, probably more then will admit. Lucky for me there was no damage, not even the 2 time. There will not be a 3rd time! Sent from my 2LT/RS using Tapatalk __________________ Soprano 4/1/00-6/14/11, Gone but NEVER forgotten! FSP tuned: 377/389

05-05-2012, 01:12 PM	#12
awfarley Drives: 2011 5.7L Tundra Double-Cab X-SP Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,031	That would make me sick. It's one of those horror stories that happens and you think,"That'll never happen to me." Then that fateful day...BAM!! Best of luck with that repair

05-05-2012, 01:19 PM	#13
maverickmage Drives: Camaro V6 LS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 81	Yup. Happened to me too. Man, was that embarrassing.

05-05-2012, 01:27 PM	#14
90503 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Torrance Posts: 14,417	It's not totally the owner's or the wiper's fault!...Has anybody opened their hood as much with another car compared to these?...lol...Its GM's fault for making a car that we want to admire the engine so much!!!...lol