TCH vs. Deer - Deer "wins"
#11
Re: TCH vs. Deer - Deer "wins"
Originally Posted by dalerb
Is that a tuft of deer fur caught in a jagged little bit of plastic that can be seen on the left side of the third image?
I posted 2 more pics of the lower bumper and the coolant reservoir near the inverter...
https://www.greenhybrid.com/share/br...imageuser=4711
#12
Re: TCH vs. Deer - Deer "wins"
Spiff72,
Terribly sorry one our Mag Gray club members had a collision.
It's good the damage is limited to the impact area and the air bags did not deploy -- and no injury!
I take the driveway slower in the TCH than our other vehicles for fear of the deer neighbors:
https://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/...highlight=deer
Terribly sorry one our Mag Gray club members had a collision.
It's good the damage is limited to the impact area and the air bags did not deploy -- and no injury!
I take the driveway slower in the TCH than our other vehicles for fear of the deer neighbors:
https://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/...highlight=deer
#14
Re: TCH vs. Deer - Deer "wins"
I just talked to the body shop this morning, and the initial esitmate is $4000!
I guess that is what insurance is for...
Hopefully I will get insurance approval on Monday and they can get started.
He listed off some of the things that they can see right now that are needed:
Hood
Blending both fenders
Front bumper cover
Right bracket
Horn
Emblem
Left headlamp assembly (I didn't notice any damage to this, but maybe it is hidden)
Radiator
AC condenser
I guess that is what insurance is for...
Hopefully I will get insurance approval on Monday and they can get started.
He listed off some of the things that they can see right now that are needed:
Hood
Blending both fenders
Front bumper cover
Right bracket
Horn
Emblem
Left headlamp assembly (I didn't notice any damage to this, but maybe it is hidden)
Radiator
AC condenser
Last edited by spiff72; 08-19-2006 at 11:02 AM.
#15
Re: TCH vs. Deer - Deer "wins"
Sorry to hear about the damage. I am sure you are devastated.
Color matching should not be a problem and neither should the parts. I just had the front bumper replaced by our local Ford dealer from when I hit a racoon 3 days after taking delivery. They matched the Jasper Pearl perfectly and said they can get the Toyota parts faster than Ford!
Hitting the racoon tore the bottom of the bumper from one of the bolts that secures it to the underside of the car.
Color matching should not be a problem and neither should the parts. I just had the front bumper replaced by our local Ford dealer from when I hit a racoon 3 days after taking delivery. They matched the Jasper Pearl perfectly and said they can get the Toyota parts faster than Ford!
Hitting the racoon tore the bottom of the bumper from one of the bolts that secures it to the underside of the car.
#16
Re: TCH vs. Deer - Deer "wins"
Originally Posted by gandyfire
Sorry to hear about the damage. I am sure you are devastated.
Color matching should not be a problem and neither should the parts. I just had the front bumper replaced by our local Ford dealer from when I hit a racoon 3 days after taking delivery. They matched the Jasper Pearl perfectly and said they can get the Toyota parts faster than Ford!
Hitting the racoon tore the bottom of the bumper from one of the bolts that secures it to the underside of the car.
Color matching should not be a problem and neither should the parts. I just had the front bumper replaced by our local Ford dealer from when I hit a racoon 3 days after taking delivery. They matched the Jasper Pearl perfectly and said they can get the Toyota parts faster than Ford!
Hitting the racoon tore the bottom of the bumper from one of the bolts that secures it to the underside of the car.
For some reason, I have an irrational fear that they will screw up and order a non-hybrid grille.
#17
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Our local Toyota dealer does not have a body shop. The Ford dealer has worked on my 92 Toyota Pickup three times over the years and has always done outstanding work.
I did call them to make sure they would order a Japanese bumper since the American ones don't have the two plug and had to instruct on how to start and stop the car.
On another note, I did see an LE the other day that had port installed 18" wheels and they added the TCH grille. I had to do a double take!!
I did call them to make sure they would order a Japanese bumper since the American ones don't have the two plug and had to instruct on how to start and stop the car.
On another note, I did see an LE the other day that had port installed 18" wheels and they added the TCH grille. I had to do a double take!!
Last edited by gandyfire; 08-19-2006 at 06:40 PM.
#18
Re: TCH vs. Deer - Deer "wins"
Don't sweat the paint match. It's a brand new car, which means that nothing has had a chance to fade or oxidize. It will blend right in like nothing happened. Too bad about the accident, though. Mother Nature didn't really equip deer to deal with cossing streets.
#19
Re: TCH vs. Deer - Deer "wins"
Sorry to hear about the damage...it is never fun to hit anything or anyone, particularly when you probably haven't even made a payment!
From my own experience with hitting a deer in my Concorde was that the paint on the hood didn't last nearly as long as the rest of the original paint job. Living in an area where roads are sanded in the winter has caused lots of little chips to appear in the new hood. Be sure to ask about the durability of the paint job as mine looks really bad...
Yes, we had LOTS of tufts of deer fur...also since ours was hit on the side of the front, it caused some damage deep inside which wasn't discovered until several years later when the battery was changed out (the Concorde battery is down by the passenger side front tire).
From my own experience with hitting a deer in my Concorde was that the paint on the hood didn't last nearly as long as the rest of the original paint job. Living in an area where roads are sanded in the winter has caused lots of little chips to appear in the new hood. Be sure to ask about the durability of the paint job as mine looks really bad...
Yes, we had LOTS of tufts of deer fur...also since ours was hit on the side of the front, it caused some damage deep inside which wasn't discovered until several years later when the battery was changed out (the Concorde battery is down by the passenger side front tire).
#20
Re: TCH vs. Deer - Deer "wins"
Oh GOD !.. This make ME sick and it's YOUR Car !.. Just way too similar for me... Mine is a Mag Grey as well.. That would just crush me.. Hope you get it all back together again!..
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