Bonehead Award of the year

[SC2555HST]

If you don't know what this pic is, let me inform you. It is the CPU for the HST. And why does it have a hole in it? Because I intentionally drilled right through it. Well, sort of.

I was in the process of installing LED lights on my 2555HST. I pulled the cap off dash in an attempt to mount switch. I looked through the little hole with a light and I thought I was looked at a firewall. I got the drill, drilled through it, looked at particles falling from under dash, thinking it looked odd, I got the light and looked under the dash, and saw this box with 2 groups of wires plugged into it. My heart rate immediately jumped and I reached for my key to crank her up and see what damaged I caused.

She cranked right up and immediately went to full throttle without pulling lever down. Moving the throttle level made no change. I tried to go forward, no response from pedal. Tried reverse, no response.

I pulled the dash enough to get the box out. I then called my local dealer. This is when I almost stroked out. The cost of replacing it................... $659.00!!!!!!!

This is the start to my new year and I accept the Bonehead Award!

 

[MossRoad]

Bummer!

If it makes you feel a little better, that price is about the same for a 3 credit hour course at Indiana University, so just chalk it up to education costs and apply it toward your degree in life experiences. :thumbsup:

 

[MossRoad]

And if that were the case.... if most of us added up the costs of mishaps over our lifetimes, we'd all be working on our master's degree.

 

[orezok]

I did something similar years ago. I was drilling a hole in the lower fascia of my Jeeps dash and went right thru the A/C evaporator core.

 

[Thomas]

Pretty sure all of us had our moments know that I have like the old saying goes measure twice cut once,for me its measure 4-5 times.

 

[frugalangler]

Years ago when I first started in the cellular telephone industry, our installers (yea, phones were trunk mounted suitcases back then) would routinely drill through gas tanks under the rear trunk floor when they were attaching the mounting bracket for the phone box, unfortunately until there were a few complaints the company was unaware the installers would 'seal' the mistake w/ a glob of bubblegum, wasn't hard to figure out which installer, they just followed the trail of gum wrappers to his stash of double double in his tool crib!

 

[k0ua]

Whoops!. Well, that just sucketh. If you drill enough holes in vehicles, sooner or later you are going to "mess up". Go forth and sin no more!

 

[SC2555HST]

And if that were the case.... if most of us added up the costs of mishaps over our lifetimes, we'd all be working on our master's degree.

That made me laugh. So true.

 

[SC2555HST]

Thanks guys! Your replies made me feel a little less of a tool.

 

[SedonaDave]

Thanks guys! Your replies made me feel a little less of a tool. ��

Hey, we all make mistakes!....The key is to learn from them and not repeat it!!! LOL

I will bet, the next time you will triple check before doing anything.....I do appreciate your honesty, hard to find these days!!