Has this ever happened to you?
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Has this ever happened to you?
I was on my way to work today and I saw a rabbit run in front of me. I heard a thud and I kept on driving to work. When I got to work, I noticed my right fog light was out. It was too dark to do an accurate damage assessment so I waited until this afternoon. Here is what I saw when I checked the front of my car. My question is how easy is it to remove the bottom guard, how much will it cost to replace, and what other damage should I look for? 
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This has happened to me once. I was lucky to only find the head...I felt really bad for the rabbit.
As for what parts, I dont have the # in front of me atm but it looks like skirt is okay, just the black part that has the Rotor needs to be replaced. This same part attaches the front bumper and underskirt...I know that was an obvious statement.
As for what parts, I dont have the # in front of me atm but it looks like skirt is okay, just the black part that has the Rotor needs to be replaced. This same part attaches the front bumper and underskirt...I know that was an obvious statement.
LOL
btw: true story:
As a young 2ndLt, posting my first Duty Officer assignment, I inspected the mess hall after eating my dinner and passed along the obligatory praise to the mess chief cook.
"Gunny, that was excellent chicken."
"Sir, that was rabbit."
"Well then Gunny, that was excellent rabbit."
btw: true story:
As a young 2ndLt, posting my first Duty Officer assignment, I inspected the mess hall after eating my dinner and passed along the obligatory praise to the mess chief cook.
"Gunny, that was excellent chicken."
"Sir, that was rabbit."
"Well then Gunny, that was excellent rabbit."
I was on my way to work today and I saw a rabbit run in front of me. I heard a thud and I kept on driving to work. When I got to work, I noticed my right fog light was out. It was too dark to do an accurate damage assessment so I waited until this afternoon. Here is what I saw when I checked the front of my car. My question is how easy is it to remove the bottom guard, how much will it cost to replace, and what other damage should I look for?
Well, its easy to take it out, I think all you need to do is remove the undercover (if theres nothing else damaged)
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It took me about 30 minutes to remove the rabbit. In addition to the compound fracture of the leg, it had a compound fracture of the neck. There was not much blood. I did not get a chance to check out the damage, because I had to wash the car underneath and it was freezing outside!!! I will look at the damage this weekend if the weather is warmer.
A friend used to work for the railroad, as an engineer on the freights. He used to tell me about the trains hitting hobos. I really didn't want to hear the details, but he did mention one occassion when all they found afterwards were "hobo chunks" stuck here-and-there in front of the engine..
