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NTECUK 07-10-11 09:40 PM

garage door v Lid
 
Ok put my bike in the garage and as i went to step back the Door spring went Bang and the door smacked my lid.
Result, Neck.shoulder ache from hell, big scratch on my lid size of a 2p .
Mrs says it should be replaced ,I'm not sure?

DJFridge 07-10-11 10:00 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NTECUK (Post 2612860)
Mrs says it should be replaced ,I'm not sure?

The spring? Definitely. The lid? If it got whacked hard enough to make other bits of you ache, its' probably worth considering a new one.


Ouch, by the way. Hope it isn't too painful

missyburd 08-10-11 07:34 AM

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Good thing you had it on! Better to be safe than sorry, a bit of lid shopping it is then ;-)

Red Herring 08-10-11 08:49 AM

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Do you neck and shoulder ache from the impact from the garage door, or as a result of your reaction to it hitting you, ie: you snapping your head back? For the door to have hit your head hard enough to have damaged the helmet you would have been knocked clean off your feet in my view. If it's just a scratch I wouldn't be to bothered, but take the lining out and check inside if it bothers you. One of the main reasons you should replace the helmet after a crash (at least one where you have banged your head) is because the impact compresses the padding inside (what it's designed to do) so it's effectiveness is reduced for next time. This is very unlikely to have happened if the helmet was just given a sharp blow, it needs your head to be moving and the helmet stopped to do it.

beabert 08-10-11 09:37 AM

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Personally i wouldnt bother :-)

NTECUK 08-10-11 10:54 AM

Re: garage door v Lid
 
OK well im going to pop to the pysio as its so stiff this morning i cant move my neck or arm fully!
Looking at the damage its took asmall chunk out the shell so im chucking it, and getting a new door with no springs in it!
You never think that doors need mantance.

Sir Trev 08-10-11 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by NTECUK (Post 2612936)
OK well im going to pop to the pysio as its so stiff this morning i cant move my neck or arm fully!
Looking at the damage its took asmall chunk out the shell so im chucking it, and getting a new door with no springs in it!
You never think that doors need mantance.

Old fashioned doors like the Henderson Dolphin with the long spring on each side are prone to going snap with no notice once a decade or more old. Mine did but luckliy I was not under it at the time. You can easily get new ones for not much dosh and they will last ages until the metal fatigue gets to them. Cheaper than a new door.

Sorry to hear about the whack and soreness of course...

AZZ3R 08-10-11 04:34 PM

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Get the missus to buy it for you.

maviczap 08-10-11 05:28 PM

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Lucky you had you helmet on, I walked into my garage door without, hurt like hell & nearly knocked myself out :shaking:

NTECUK 08-10-11 10:14 PM

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yes usealy i take of fmy lid B4 pushing it the garage


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