Deer vs Iron Man Bumper '11 GX 460 ): (1 Viewer)
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MrTorgue
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^ This.
Last year and the year before when we were rear ended both times those insurance companies had me take and email pictures so it’s been going on around here for a while.
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yep.....got the estimate just with e mailed pics & necessary information
Repair shop has cost bid......parts to be ordered soon
So far....Hartford/Trumball Insurance is on the ball....
More details as the process continues
The ole girl still has lot's of life in her
Repair shop has cost bid......parts to be ordered soon
So far....Hartford/Trumball Insurance is on the ball....
More details as the process continues
The ole girl still has lot's of life in her
Same here for our fender bender on Easter, all done through an app until it went in for repairs which was simply replacing the plastic with the Ironman bumper. Insurance sucks no matter who it is, hopefully they do right by you and you're back on the road soon. I also feel better about my Ironman bumper now as well lol.
Damn. Impressive in a number of ways. Glad the wife was only "rattled" and nothing more damaging.
I have a drivers side assembly, but 14+. Hopefully they get it buttoned back together in no time.
I have a drivers side assembly, but 14+. Hopefully they get it buttoned back together in no time.
Might want to add horse and elk to that list, depending on the local fauna.
Haha true...but you’re assuming my wife knows the difference in a horse, an elk and a moose...and you’d be wrong sir.
Like you I've told my wife not to swerve to avoid smaller critters. You'll walk away from a deer hit. Lose control and leave the pavement, especially where we are can be fatal.
But those long legged critters can slide across the hood and end up in the car with you.
This one went in the front and out the back:
But those long legged critters can slide across the hood and end up in the car with you.
This one went in the front and out the back:
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Black cows in open range at night.........
can be a real problem......
Extra lighting I think is a partial answer....
can be a real problem......
Extra lighting I think is a partial answer....
MrTorgue
Grizzly Clint
My brother moved to Alaska in 2015 and has to deal with the moose problem and stories like this are quite common. Better to face the tree or ditch in a passenger sedan / sports car than hit a moose square. May fare better in a GX, especially a lifted one with an aftermarket bumper.
Does that bumper affect the airbag?
I agree. A vehicle with a low hood tangling with long legged critters such as moose, horse or elk is a completely different situation than with a deer or other low slung animal.
With the tall ones I'd take the ditch option.
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Did you save the deer? If we prop it up and I floor it in reverse maybe my insurance co will buy me that Dobbinsons rear bumper Ive had my eye on ; ) Glad the family is safe.
Back in the 80s a friend of mine headed to work in pre-dawn darkness. He ploughed into two angus cows standing in the middle of the road. Was in a F250 and going fast. In the hospital a long time, recovered but with permanent after effects.
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That's why it's really important to have headlights/aux driving lights that throw out far enough so you don't "out-run" your lights.
Albeit, nothing can be done when approaching a blind curve.
r2m
Richard
Airbags should still work with aftermarket bumpers.
I believe they are deployed upon "X" foot pounds force of inerita.
(Wiki) Acrad would probably know for sure.
A girl I know and her husband were driving through the desert at night and hit a black cow they never saw. She ended up having to relearn how to walk after extensive surgeries.
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airbags never deployed....
car was driven the remainder of her 12 mile commute
Been sitting in garage now with battery charger on
Drivin 'ole 'Guzzler' now....my clean one owner '02 Chev 2500 HD crew 6.0L gas
Pushing 127K pampered miles on that ole Chev......
Are there any US manufacturers that have air bag compatible & tested like ARB?
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waiting.......hope to get GX back from shop this week......
The rental 2020 F150 is a POS.......had to jump the battery on the ______ thing
The rental 2020 F150 is a POS.......had to jump the battery on the ______ thing
