i hit a deer this AM, which i figured it was only a matter of time in my area. i've hit one before in another vehicle. we have had them bounce off the sides of more than one cars as well.
it took a real good hit on the low passenger side bumper. immediate heavy grinding and nasty sounds which i expected the deer to be would around the wheel or something awful. pulled over and after inspecting it i determined it was about as good as it could have been for the LC. it snapped the bumper support and somehow didnt break any glass or bend any sheet metal. may have cracked or bruised the grill a bit. kept it running for a while, making sure it wasn't leaking anything and made sure the hood was good and continued to work.
ive always said as soon as i hit a deer in the cruiser it would be a good time to get a front bumper upgrade.
our landcruiser is not a beauty queen. we have used this as a family cruiser since 2008 and have put over 220k miles on it ourselves. its about to turn 305k.
i'll drive it anywhere but its getting a little crusty on the exterior. i slid into a pole in Vermont last winter and decided to fix that front fender myself and am still polishing and messing around with that.
does anyone think i will have any issue getting geico insurance quotes for fixing this and get an aftermarket bumper?
any advice would be helpful before i go too far down the insurance road.
it took a real good hit on the low passenger side bumper. immediate heavy grinding and nasty sounds which i expected the deer to be would around the wheel or something awful. pulled over and after inspecting it i determined it was about as good as it could have been for the LC. it snapped the bumper support and somehow didnt break any glass or bend any sheet metal. may have cracked or bruised the grill a bit. kept it running for a while, making sure it wasn't leaking anything and made sure the hood was good and continued to work.
ive always said as soon as i hit a deer in the cruiser it would be a good time to get a front bumper upgrade.
our landcruiser is not a beauty queen. we have used this as a family cruiser since 2008 and have put over 220k miles on it ourselves. its about to turn 305k.
i'll drive it anywhere but its getting a little crusty on the exterior. i slid into a pole in Vermont last winter and decided to fix that front fender myself and am still polishing and messing around with that.
does anyone think i will have any issue getting geico insurance quotes for fixing this and get an aftermarket bumper?
any advice would be helpful before i go too far down the insurance road.