for those with Glass bonnets, be very careful

Get a flatbed over to your place and don't start the car. Put it in neutral and push to the edge of the truck. Let their winch do the rest.

Good luck in getting that resolved.

 

Yeah, I would be hesitant to start that up without making sure that all the glass is gone. Do you have any pictures of the engine cover now, I would be interested to see the break. I would have thought the cover would be made of lexan, but, I guess not.

 

How did you do that? With mine I drop the bonnet at about 3 inches away from close position, the weights does the rest.

 

Was this a factory piece, or aftermarket?

 

Unreal, you'd think they would have planned for the obvious. At the very least windshield type shatter proof glass. Lexan would not do well since it scratch's easily.

 

Yeah, lexan does scratch easy. But, you can buy covers for it that peel off. Easy enough to put them on and take them off occasionally.

Lexan just popped into my head cause I just ordered a lexan windshield.

 

What am I missing? I don't see how starting the thing covered in glass would be a problem. Any air filter is going to catch particles that big. There's nowhere else glass could enter the motor. I suppose it could get on CV boots or something, but with no pressure there's no real danger for cuts or anything. I doubt the air intake to the air filter housing is even open to the motor compartment.

If it's a warranty issue I can see maybe not disturbing it until the dealer has a look, but I think it's alarmist to say you need to flatbed it immediately. You wouldn't do that if it were just wet...?

 

well perhaps this may be a reason to get the glass lined with a clear film (like window tint but without pigment) to avoid this?

 

I am very sorry hear this.....

However a couple things that might help the next person....

The rear bonnet on the Gallardo has a glass insert not Lexan...... as has been mentioned however the biggest issue is how you close it.

You are supposed to lower it completely and then simply press it closed... You do not lower it within 3" and then drop it as the practice is with the 360.

I hope this helps.

Take care

Shadowman

 

Lowering it within 3 inches and then to drop it was how the Lamborghini dealer told me how to do it, they said if you press it you could damage the spoiler and if doing it on the sheet metal past the spoiler then you could dent it.

 

I was thinking the exact same thing..

 

Sadly it sounds as if the dealer set you up for a fall..... this is the procedure for the 360........

Within the pages of the Gallardo owners manuals.... page 172 of the 2005 USA version is states....

"To close the bonnet pul it down to overcome the gal-filled strut....bring the closing down slowly until it snaps into place"

What I have always done is simply lower it down completely and then I slide my fingers between the spoiler and the bonnet itself and simply push it down to latch it. I DO NOT push down on the spoiler.... for mine the pressure required is very little.

Truly I feel bad for what happened with the broken glass on the one in this thread.

Take care

Shadowman

 

Wonder if dealer will stand up?

 

Thanks for clearing that up, my car is at the shop and I don't have the manual at home, but I take your word for it.

Is bad enough to hear it happened to someone, hope he gets that out of the way soon and start driving again.

 

I agree.

He made mention in an earlier post questioning as to whether the dealer may step up on this one...... I hesitate to guess..... I suppose this will be based largely on whether the dealer agrees that the operating procedure as he was solicited is as they remember them to be; this maybe come a measure of a person and his or her honor......

Having owned the 360's and being familiar with the closing procedures is the basis for me sharing my comparison comments. I can also share that as the 360’s bonnet is lowered/closed it feel much lighter and does not drop so hard...... whereas the Gallardo once you overcome the struts feels very heavy and I suspect would drop like a rock....

I wish him the best and as for others hopefully the sharing of this will keep it from happening to them.

Take care

Shadowman

 

Lexan yellows pretty badly though, doesn't it?