Just hit a deer
Just hit a deer
A bit gutted here. Deer just jumped out from hedgerow and I had no chance to avoid it. He is a gonna but the car is damaged. Big dent in bonnet. Cant see must else. Will have to have a good look in the morning when I have calmed down. The oil warning light was on when i pulled up. No obvious oil leaks, but it went under the car.
I have 3rd party insurance only
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Re: Just hit a deer
Sorry to hear about your problemDeano1712 wrote:
I have 3rd party insurance only
I was a bit gobsmacked third party cover
reading your posts and your projects that you do
It cant be the cost of the insurance
These things always come back and bite you
I've Been there
I am sure, with your talents and determination
it will soon be sorted and back on the road
Ray
Yes I had to insure it on a new policy as a second car last year and fully comp was £1200+ so I decided to go 3rd party. I was content with that considering I dont use the car much, and I am a careful driver
What I saved will probably cover the cost of repair here. I was hoping to get it knocked back in shape to get me mobile again. A couple of mobile dent firms say its a bodyshop job, so thats disappointing. I think a good dend guy could get it 95% right and I could get on the road cheaply. I will have to go get a body shop quote. Problem is the bonnet has two coats of paint already and I would want a bare metal respray next time. The bumper is scatched but otherwise undamaged - I can live with that as is for now.
On a more positive note the engine is fine, there is no damage or oil or coolant loss. That was a red herring. There is no damage under the car either, it went under the nearside wheels.
When it happened a guy behind stopped to see if I was ok and we moved the deer off the road. It was only a baby. The next passer-by was a 4x4 and he stopped and took it with him! Within 5 minutes of the incident I was driving away unhappy and the 4x4 was no doubt driving away very happy
What I saved will probably cover the cost of repair here. I was hoping to get it knocked back in shape to get me mobile again. A couple of mobile dent firms say its a bodyshop job, so thats disappointing. I think a good dend guy could get it 95% right and I could get on the road cheaply. I will have to go get a body shop quote. Problem is the bonnet has two coats of paint already and I would want a bare metal respray next time. The bumper is scatched but otherwise undamaged - I can live with that as is for now.
On a more positive note the engine is fine, there is no damage or oil or coolant loss. That was a red herring. There is no damage under the car either, it went under the nearside wheels.
When it happened a guy behind stopped to see if I was ok and we moved the deer off the road. It was only a baby. The next passer-by was a 4x4 and he stopped and took it with him! Within 5 minutes of the incident I was driving away unhappy and the 4x4 was no doubt driving away very happy
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Really sorry to see your poor Zed damaged
Think I would bite the bullet and get a replacement bonnet, I can't remember if its double skinned around the grills and a new/second hand bonnet stripped and sprayed up will look far better than de-dent fill job.
I live close to Cannock Chase country park, lots of deer roam around and it can be dicey this time of year, a number of busy roads pass through it, innevitebly its the young deer that get hit as they tend to jump out following the mother, had a close shave a few weeks back when 3 ran out in succession, luckily I was going slowly and could brake in time. If its a well known deer hotspot there should be reflective posts along the roadside to frighten the deer off and keep them away from the road.
Tim.
Think I would bite the bullet and get a replacement bonnet, I can't remember if its double skinned around the grills and a new/second hand bonnet stripped and sprayed up will look far better than de-dent fill job.
I live close to Cannock Chase country park, lots of deer roam around and it can be dicey this time of year, a number of busy roads pass through it, innevitebly its the young deer that get hit as they tend to jump out following the mother, had a close shave a few weeks back when 3 ran out in succession, luckily I was going slowly and could brake in time. If its a well known deer hotspot there should be reflective posts along the roadside to frighten the deer off and keep them away from the road.
Tim.
Ok, stop it, you're scaring me. I got the LS3 in one and now I seem to have predicted what you were going to say about fresh venison.Deano1712 wrote:When it happened a guy behind stopped to see if I was ok and we moved the deer off the road. It was only a baby. The next passer-by was a 4x4 and he stopped and took it with him! Within 5 minutes of the incident I was driving away unhappy and the 4x4 was no doubt driving away very happy
Hope the bonnet does repair. I had to have a new one for not a lot more damage than that.
Cheers R.
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I have managed to complete a temporary fix and the results are not too bad. It's given me confidence to have another go to get it perfect. Spraying modern paint is so easy! I have limited room in the garage so could only clear coat the front half so you can see the edge, despite paying good money for clear coat blender, which is supposed to melt the join. Anyway next week I'm going to strip the paint off and make it perfect. I think I was a paint sprayer in a previuos life;-)
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That is bl00dy goodDeano1712 wrote:I have managed to complete a temporary fix and the results are not too bad. It's given me confidence to have another go to get it perfect. Spraying modern paint is so easy! I have limited room in the garage so could only clear coat the front half so you can see the edge, despite paying good money for clear coat blender, which is supposed to melt the join. Anyway next week I'm going to strip the paint off and make it perfect. I think I was a paint sprayer in a previuos life;-)
Tim.
Im finally getting the bonnet sorted after a year! After a couple of unsuccessful diy attempts at fixing it I now have the car booked in for re-spray. To save some £ I am preparing and priming it myself and have a rather good price for a top coat respray - £200
I stripped all the paint of the bonnet today. Its easy with a 9" angle grinder and a paint removal disc - just loads of mess! I stripped the paint and primed it with etch within the day so its gone well. I will put more pics on when the car comes back from the spray shop.
How weird does this look!
I stripped all the paint of the bonnet today. Its easy with a 9" angle grinder and a paint removal disc - just loads of mess! I stripped the paint and primed it with etch within the day so its gone well. I will put more pics on when the car comes back from the spray shop.
How weird does this look!
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My view exactly JJonttt wrote:Sods law rules.
I always take the view if you had not hit the deer something much worse could have happened down the road and if your not hurt its just fate looking after you
Nevertheless, bad luck Deano
Glad you're getting it all sorted.
If it makes you feel the teeniest bit better, wild deer are riddled with a form of TB!
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Smooth deano. Are those headlights aftermarket or is it just the weird effect of the film?
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Should've just clear coated the stripped bonnet
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I'm a bit late to finish this post off but here is a pic of the finished spray job...it was done by a company in Harrogate for £250. Its not a good as the original spray job I had done in 2009, but for the price I think pretty good and I'm happy with it.
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Its ok but not perfect. You can see the bonnet is darker than the door. The pic makes it look worse than reality though. I would have been better getting them to do the job a year ago. They could have repaired the bonnet and blended over it locally leaving 75% of the bonnet as-is.
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Nice repair for the money and good pic's.
Took me straight back to the night in 1983 in my Dolly sprint outside Alcester when a herd of Deer jumped a hedge right in front of me,only clipped one but rearranged two of my headlights.
The very next week a colleagues sister hit a Deer and wrote her Nissan off and this time did end up with it inside the car but luckily for her it was DOA.
Mike
Took me straight back to the night in 1983 in my Dolly sprint outside Alcester when a herd of Deer jumped a hedge right in front of me,only clipped one but rearranged two of my headlights.
The very next week a colleagues sister hit a Deer and wrote her Nissan off and this time did end up with it inside the car but luckily for her it was DOA.
Mike