I Should Have Known Better

[Maureen]

I decided to take my bra off today. Hubby offerd to help(this is a clean post I'm talking about my car)
He had just got home from work & was comfy in his favorite chair I said no I can do it .You look comfy if I need help I'll come get you.

This was first time I did by myself. I took it off no problem. Carefully folded it up put it in the back of the Cruiser. Feeling all proud of myself I went to close the hood.

YOU GUESSED IT I BET !!!! GRAUMPHHH
I forgot about the hood prop. I knew as soon as I felt the resistance what [B]stupid [/b] thing I had done. It's kinda like like realizing you locked your self out a nanosecond after you closed the door.

I should have known beter. Months before I bought the PT I read about this problem.I've read many many post about this--I told hubby about it. We've discussed it at length several times.
But of coarse when I had $ for mods I wanted something shiny first. So even though I knew I should get the hood lifts I put it off.

Back to the drive way. So there I am holding the hood cursing trying to get the hood prop out. Oh maybe i can get it out without having to confess to hubby stupid thing I did.
Wouldn't budge .... look for damage to car ... well everything looks O.k ...Please God let it be O.k. Tried some more...no luck ... well I know enough about cars to know not to force it. Well I can't let the hood down or it could cause more damage. But how do I get hubby out here ????
I had keys in my pocket so I hit the panic alarm (how appropriate) Luckily I'm married to a smart guy my knight in shining armor came out to see what was going on. After some wrestling getting a couple different tools some more cursing he got it off .Carefully closed hood HALLELUIAH IT CLOSED !!! Hubby checked for damage hood pulled out a small fraction I couldn't tell but eagle eye hubby did.

THE GOOD No noticeable damage except to the piece of @#!%prop--Hubby didn't yell at me--I remained calm but know I was in deep doo doo --Hubby came to rescue me

THE BAD Showed underneath all this long dark hair lurks a blonde. My maintainence duties most likely will be restricted to only the inside of the car. Maybe even just the glove box

THE UGLY I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER One momentary memory lapse could have caused major damage to my car. I am so mad at me

So moral of the story--- When you read numerous posts about a problem don't just say I should fix that & then put it off.
DO IT RIGHT AWAY
Knowledge with out action= stupid

And last but not least A big thank you to the people here.
I do not post often but I read PTE forums everyday .
I have learned so much from you all.If I had not previously read about prop I am not sure I would have known what the problem was or how to fix it .From the posts I have read Blane has the best easiest to install lifts So he will be getting some of my hard earned $. And if getting the hood lifts is something YOU've been putting off I encourage you to take action. Don't end up like me. Beating yourself up because
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[GTSteve]

Here is what you need.

Here is where you get it:

http://home.pcmagic.net/blajess/

For the life of me, why didn't DC put these on the car to begin with . . .

I know! SO great guys like Blane can make a few bucks. Way to go Blane.

[Bosch]

It happens... You will just remember to double check yourself next time..

[taikuchin]

I'm with you Maureen, been putting it off but when I got the hood done decided it was time & ordered the Blane lifts last week...got 'em, installed 'em & wonder why in hell I didn't do it sooner...

[at58]

Glad to hear all it ok. At least you didn't kink the hood like many others have. Now is the perfect reason to get the lifts.

[Maureen]

Originally posted by at58
Glad to hear all it ok. At least you didn't kink the hood like many others have. Now is the perfect reason to get the lifts.

Yeah that's the good thing . Still mad at me.
BTW was that you I saw cruisin' on the beltline about 10 am this morning? I was not in my PT was on a secret mission to Madison.

[MsBoop]

hmmmmm that might be something I should look into also. I'm known for doing dumb things.

[Almond Lush]

Best mod I ever purchased after watching a salesman in the showroom put a two inch bulge in the hood of a PT.

They way the courts work now a days we should sue Chrysler for the stupidity of not putting lifts in in the first place.

[PTGLENN]

Wow glad no damage on your cruiser . I am going to put struts on both of mine this winter I double - triple check the strut is down before I close the hood . but you are right something like that happens so fast all you can do is hope for no bad results.

[at58]

Originally posted by Maureen



Yeah that's the good thing . Still mad at me.
BTW was that you I saw cruisin' on the beltline about 10 am this morning? I was not in my PT was on a secret mission to Madison.

No I was at work.