Honda Fit With Glued On Roof

Truck hydroplaned and struck their 2010 honda fit nearly.

Honda fit with glued on roof.

Honda s official repair manual for dealers specifies that a new roof must be welded onto a 2009 2013 honda fit when the roof is replaced. Secretly glued a replacement roof onto. Instead of welding the roof. Four months before the car wreck the seebachan s bought the used honda fit from huffines kia in denton.

Todd tracy shows cbs 11 news crew where john eagle collision center should have replaced the hail damaged roof on a 2010 honda fit with 104 spot welds instead of glue. John eagle s corporate representative further testified that the 3m 8115 adhesive used to glue the new roof on was used despite the fact that 3m has specifically stated that honda does not permit the use of adhesives. Because the honda fit s metal roof had been glued on by john eagle collision center and not welded as specified by honda the collision set off a domino effect of structural failures according to. The driver dummy s left femur experienced a peak of about 1 685 n compared to 709 n on the glued roof fit and just 180 n on the control fit which tracy s presentation suggests carries a.

Seen here are a black 2010 honda fit without any damage or repairs a red 2009 honda fit with a glued roof aftermarket windshield and other repairs similar to a 2010 fit owned by tracy law firm. The couple had no idea this happened and sued the body shop that did the work. Texas repairer burl s collision took an undamaged 2009 fit and attached the roof panel with 3m 8115 panel bonding adhesive instead of the dozens of welds required by honda. A texas jury just awarded a couple severely injured in a crash 42 million because their vehicle a 2010 honda fit had been improperly repaired by a collision center.

Couple awarded 42 million for crash injuries after body shop glues on replacement roof.