on the way home from buying my targa i thought, well gee....why the hell don't i put the top down. pull into a gas station and in such a hurry.....can't wait to drive topless
So i remove the top no problem, fold it (not anymore), and proceed to the front. I remembered that the hood shocks didn't work so I opened the hood and held it with my head while i reached down and grabbed the folded top. As i swung the thing into the luggage compartment one of the pins (bare metal w/o the rubber sleve) caught on the headlamp trim ring and took a dime size chunk of paint and primer out of it.
Needless to say, my first DIY job was those stupid hood shocks.