My Maxima broke my hand!
#1
My Maxima broke my hand!
So I was working on my car last night, and my hood shocks are shot so I use a ice scraper to hold it up, it usually works real good. But I have my hand on the top of the grill and I'm reaching behind me and then the ice scraper shoots out and the hood lands right on my hand, broke it! This is my incentive to get new shocks, and it took me 15 min to type this! haha!
#8
If you can find a prop where one end fits inside the holes on the underside of the hood, you should be safer. A broomstick works well for me.
You should explain to the maxima how it should never bite the hand that feeds it.
You should explain to the maxima how it should never bite the hand that feeds it.
#10
Originally Posted by WillMax95
So I was working on my car last night, and my hood shocks are shot so I use a ice scraper to hold it up, it usually works real good. But I have my hand on the top of the grill and I'm reaching behind me and then the ice scraper shoots out and the hood lands right on my hand, broke it! This is my incentive to get new shocks, and it took me 15 min to type this! haha!
replaced mine a month ago and one went bad already. got it from nissan
they told me to bring the receipt to exchange.. i threw that **** out
i didn't think i'd need it.. sorry to hear about your hand
#13
I had the same thing happen to me acouple of days ago. I was doing some maintenance under the hood and the hood struts i guess didn't want to hold the hood up anymore so I got clonked on the back of my head. And I changed my hoodstruts about 3 months ago.
I actually sometimes wish I had the standard prop rod.
Hope you get better soon.. The Max owes you big time.
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Hope you get better soon.. The Max owes you big time.
Originally Posted by Ceasars Chariot
vice grip pliers ! its what i use, before that i had the hood smack my head a few times. sorry to hear about your hand, order some new mod that will make you feel better.
#15
Sorry man. How bad is the break? You got a cast and everything? I also wish we had a regular hold up bar. Would make things a lot easier. I was just contemplating removing the d@mn things to allow the hood to open all the way and about 1.5Ibs of weight saving. Is it okay for the hood to open all the way and rest on the windshield with a blanket between it?
#17
Originally Posted by broaner22
Sorry man. How bad is the break? You got a cast and everything? I also wish we had a regular hold up bar. Would make things a lot easier. I was just contemplating removing the d@mn things to allow the hood to open all the way and about 1.5Ibs of weight saving. Is it okay for the hood to open all the way and rest on the windshield with a blanket between it?
oh, and sorry about your hand. that really blows
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get a CF hood, then it wont hurt as much
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#18
haha, thanks guys, the break is bad, i shattered one of the bones and broke the others, it slammed down so hard the lock caught, so i was screaming for someone to help cause i couldnt reach around to get it, finally my dad came out and relseased the lock and we went to the doc. i got the cast and all that stuff. my max owes me big time, ur right, haha. i might acutally be getting a new car after basic training this summer.
#20
Originally Posted by WillMax95
haha, thanks guys, the break is bad, i shattered one of the bones and broke the others, it slammed down so hard the lock caught, so i was screaming for someone to help cause i couldnt reach around to get it, finally my dad came out and relseased the lock and we went to the doc. i got the cast and all that stuff. my max owes me big time, ur right, haha. i might acutally be getting a new car after basic training this summer.
#21
Originally Posted by WillMax95
So I was working on my car last night, and my hood shocks are shot so I use a ice scraper to hold it up, it usually works real good. But I have my hand on the top of the grill and I'm reaching behind me and then the ice scraper shoots out and the hood lands right on my hand, broke it! This is my incentive to get new shocks, and it took me 15 min to type this! haha!
Originally Posted by minsbang
i am sure if a woman can get millions of dollars for spilling HOT coffee on her hands, you can get some $$$ from Nissan. (i'm just guessing)
If you feel that bad, you should talk to a lawyer
If you feel that bad, you should talk to a lawyer
#28
Originally Posted by Big D
That really sucks big time but it was your fault that it happened. Damn.
He won't get anything. Stop telling him to waste money. Hood struts are one of those things that wear out and replacing them with an ice pick was his choice not Nissans.
He won't get anything. Stop telling him to waste money. Hood struts are one of those things that wear out and replacing them with an ice pick was his choice not Nissans.
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#30
I hope you are left handed or married, lol. They have extendable prop rods that you can buy for about $20 that have rubber stoppers at each end, and fit any car. I used to use one when I was installing stereos for a living.
#31
Originally Posted by 007max
why do have to be an *** like that? it wasnt his fault, it was just an unfortionate accident. seriously, if you dont have anything smart to say dont be a **** and just shut your mouth ![ThumbsDown](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/thumbsdown.gif)
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#32
Damn i know i must be late but shyt that had to suck. I use a Broom stick on mines, and ova the summer i had the same problem like you but hot boiling water fell on my left foot i had these big *** water blisters on it, and i had to drive home and to make it even more bad my 95 max was stick so i was just yelling all da way home
#33
My max messed up my hand last night. I was cracking off the bolt on the endlink and the ratchet slipped off and my hand found the nearest piece of sharp metal. It cut to the bone on my index finger. Four stitches. That still really sucks about your hand though. I feel lost because I can't work on her for at least a couple days.
#34
broken hand sucks ![Frown](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
but......its a funny story
and its good to hear you are in good spirits about it
switch hitter
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but......its a funny story
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Originally Posted by TAPOUT
I hope you are left handed or married
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#35
yep, good thing it wasn't your head or neck. Much worse than a hand! Seriously though, you should invest in a pair of strongarms. They have lastest for about 5 months for me without any sign of failing. They're cheap at autozone or an equivalent store!
hope the hand gets better! What bones did you break?
hope the hand gets better! What bones did you break?
#36
I broke my arm Monday night. It was not while working on the max, but I broke it all the way through one of the two bones in your forearm. It hurts like mad. Anyway, I cannot work on the max for like 6 weeks!!! That sucks!!!
#38
he siad he broke one of the two, but that would suck if he broke both. anyway, my hand is almost healed, i only have a little thing on my hand now, it healed pretty quick, im lookin foward to being able to write again!
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