My DG Motorsport Carbon Fiber Hood FLEW OFF MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY!!!
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My DG Motorsport Carbon Fiber Hood FLEW OFF MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY!!!
so im cruisin today at like 80 mph on the highway and all of a sudden my Carbon fiber hood flew off...yea it sucked so i went and picked it up off the highway...yea it sucked but i got it i hope the warranty covers it which it should...the carbon fiber piece flew off the other piece that it is supposed to be molded to or whatever so i still have 1/2 the hood on but its ugly....hahahha....
WOW, your car is AMAZING! i am buying those rims i believe very soon.......they look tight as hell on your car, my car is just not as slamned.....
good luck w/ the hood...and keep up the beautiful work my friend!!!!
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good luck w/ the hood...and keep up the beautiful work my friend!!!!
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Rep Power: 320 woah, that must've been wierd. Did you have any hood pins on? Hopefully the warranty will cover it. Stuff like that shouldn't just fall apart, especially because of how much they cost.
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Rep Power: 0 OMG---that's crazy. It should be under warranty cause that's just faulty craftsmanship. Please let me know how everything turns out. I'm guessing there were no indications that there was going to be a problem. BTW, DGM hoods aren't supposed to have to use hood locks/pins, that's one of their major selling points. And hood locks/pins aren't for show either, except the stick on ones j/k. Some hood latches on certain cf hoods are just fiberglassed on, meaning they can tear off at high speeds.
DG's hoods have riveted latches which should solve that problem, but doesn't help if the actual cf comes flying off the car. Again, please let me know how everything goes.
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DG's hoods have riveted latches which should solve that problem, but doesn't help if the actual cf comes flying off the car. Again, please let me know how everything goes.
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[hr]Originally posted by: Pedrito
so im cruisin today at like 80 mph on the highway and all of a sudden my Carbon fiber hood flew off...yea it sucked so i went and picked it up off the highway...yea it sucked but i got it i hope the warranty covers it which it should...the carbon fiber piece flew off the other piece that it is supposed to be molded to or whatever so i still have 1/2 the hood on but its ugly....hahahha....[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Pedrito
so im cruisin today at like 80 mph on the highway and all of a sudden my Carbon fiber hood flew off...yea it sucked so i went and picked it up off the highway...yea it sucked but i got it i hope the warranty covers it which it should...the carbon fiber piece flew off the other piece that it is supposed to be molded to or whatever so i still have 1/2 the hood on but its ugly....hahahha....[hr]
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those hoods cost like $700! geez man you sure are taking this easy. 
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Rep Power: 0 Heh heh, that reminds me of Tommy Boy. That movie rules. You didn't by any chance leave the oil can in did you? [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] Just kidding man.
Yeah I'd have thought those hoods would be a lot more reliable, with how much they cost. Plus that's really frickin dangerous. Anyways hope you get it worked out man ..
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Yeah I'd have thought those hoods would be a lot more reliable, with how much they cost. Plus that's really frickin dangerous. Anyways hope you get it worked out man ..
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[hr]Originally posted by: BlueFlame
Heh heh, that reminds me of Tommy Boy. That movie rules. You didn't by any chance leave the oil can in did you? [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] Just kidding man.
Yeah I'd have thought those hoods would be a lot more reliable, with how much they cost. Plus that's really frickin dangerous. Anyways hope you get it worked out man ..
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[hr]Originally posted by: BlueFlame
Heh heh, that reminds me of Tommy Boy. That movie rules. You didn't by any chance leave the oil can in did you? [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] Just kidding man.
Yeah I'd have thought those hoods would be a lot more reliable, with how much they cost. Plus that's really frickin dangerous. Anyways hope you get it worked out man ..
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Rep Power: 0 well DG motorsports isnt open on the weekends i guess...ill be sure to call monday morning and complain and hopefully get my new hood i WILL KEEP EVERYONE POSTED on how this turns out...by the way that is in the DG MOTORSPORT GUIDE THING THEY SEND TO YOU WHEN YOU BUY A HOOD FROM THEM!!!!!! so hood pins arent required...i will hopefully get a new one like i said...thanks for the support fellas...
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[hr]DGM hoods are installed with a stock hood bracket that is already bondeed and riveted. Therefore, hood pins are not necessary, but can be used with our hoods as an extra safety precatuion[hr]
[hr]DGM hoods are installed with a stock hood bracket that is already bondeed and riveted. Therefore, hood pins are not necessary, but can be used with our hoods as an extra safety precatuion[hr]
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Rep Power: 303 Thats f***ed up...the same thing happened to my friend's hatch but there was too much traffic out here in LA to just go back and pick it up ...his hood got ran over..he eventually was refunded though...so hope the warranty holds up.
HAHAHAHAHA.. sorry man. but that's funny shiet.. i'm sorry about the hood..hopefully it'll get replaced since they state that hood pins aren't necessary, and well. .i guess you proved them wrong...
lol.. if i was driving next to any car and all of a sudden their hood, or half the hood in this case, comes flying off.. i'd prolly get into an accident from laughing so hard.. lol..
lol.. if i was driving next to any car and all of a sudden their hood, or half the hood in this case, comes flying off.. i'd prolly get into an accident from laughing so hard.. lol..
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Rep Power: 0 that was what iw as afraid of, i went with it with out pins on the highway once, and then i hear hector(supermex) talk about how he can see his hood shake.. ding i got the hood pins the next day, lol
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Rep Power: 0 well the carbon fiber piece of the hood just FLEW OFF and over my car nothign was damaged...i have a feeling it hit the car behind me (durango) hahaha...oh well but its all good im calling DG tomm. ill let you guys kno what happens...
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Rep Power: 420 Whoa! So the top of the hood flew off? Sounds like the DG Motorsports CF hood sucks! I'm glad I got the Fiber Images. I went 115+ with that CF hood before I had my hood pins and I had no problems. I wouldn't get another one if I were you. Get your money back and get a Fiber Images.
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[hr]Originally posted by: Incapearl01
where did you get your hood? how much? thanks[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Incapearl01
where did you get your hood? how much? thanks[hr]
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