So i hit a racoon tonight
07-08-2008, 04:06 AM
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So i hit a racoon tonight
I was on my way home and for once not speeding or doing anything stupid and sure enough an animal jumps right in my way... I try to avoid him and still rammed him with my front passenger side, here are the pics of what happened.
i'm furious... i have a 1k duductable and don't know what i should do. Am I almost better off getting a new body kit for the front end? The car was looking sooooo good lately... here are a few more recent shots.
i'm furious... i have a 1k duductable and don't know what i should do. Am I almost better off getting a new body kit for the front end? The car was looking sooooo good lately... here are a few more recent shots.
07-08-2008, 04:53 AM
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Sucks man!
That's a lot of damage from a racoon..
OEM through insurance will be expensive so you should be better off using forum vendors and fixing it yourself.
Check my animal strike
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/hit-animal-way-home-83692/
That's a lot of damage from a racoon..
OEM through insurance will be expensive so you should be better off using forum vendors and fixing it yourself.
Check my animal strike
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/hit-animal-way-home-83692/
07-08-2008, 05:02 AM
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wow that really sucks what happened to you!
It could have been a lot worse for me but at the same time it's not something really minor so i just don't know what to do. I've been looking at lips but that price with the wait and shipping costs I feel like i'm almost better off getting a whole new front bumper, fender, and mud guards. My pictures didn't even show what happened to those things hahah
This kind of **** makes me want to just total this car instead of dealing with petty little things like this.
It could have been a lot worse for me but at the same time it's not something really minor so i just don't know what to do. I've been looking at lips but that price with the wait and shipping costs I feel like i'm almost better off getting a whole new front bumper, fender, and mud guards. My pictures didn't even show what happened to those things hahah
This kind of **** makes me want to just total this car instead of dealing with petty little things like this.
07-08-2008, 06:53 AM
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it suck to be you!! I say body kit time!!! Don't use insurance cause they screwed me over!! I got Nation Wide, and they said they couldnt do water sanding near my fogs!! So my front bumper is all rough!! So if you do use them watch over them cause they will hit you with just a lot of blah blah...
07-08-2008, 07:37 AM
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Holy cow
Holy cow man, did the little bastard steal a from license plate off your car when you hit him? It looks like the remains of a plate bracket left behind.
I heard they were theives but I didn't know the lengths they would go to for shiny things.
That sucks that your car took that much damage
I heard they were theives but I didn't know the lengths they would go to for shiny things.
That sucks that your car took that much damage
07-08-2008, 11:11 AM
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I could be wrong, but it looks like you just need to replace the undertray and air dam. There's a new WB air dam on ebay right now for $225. I'm sure you could get an undertray from Mazmart, they usually sell them for $100. That's a lot cheaper than an aftermarket bodykit.
07-08-2008, 11:20 AM
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Dude, it sucks, and not just for you. Someone has run over a racoon near my house. It wasn't fun watching his pregnant female licking his dead body
So don't feel so pissed off at something you can fix with a bit of cash.
So don't feel so pissed off at something you can fix with a bit of cash.
07-08-2008, 11:26 AM
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well it was just the perfect end to my day yesterday haha
anyways... It's not just the front air dam which I had hoped, my clear corner on that side is shot, somehow my front mud guard is fucked as well, and the bumpers whole underlay and parts of the middle are cracked which I didn't even realize until today.
I think I might just get the mazdaspeed kit. Seems cost effective considering this crap
anyways... It's not just the front air dam which I had hoped, my clear corner on that side is shot, somehow my front mud guard is fucked as well, and the bumpers whole underlay and parts of the middle are cracked which I didn't even realize until today.
I think I might just get the mazdaspeed kit. Seems cost effective considering this crap
07-08-2008, 03:07 PM
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well it was just the perfect end to my day yesterday haha
anyways... It's not just the front air dam which I had hoped, my clear corner on that side is shot, somehow my front mud guard is fucked as well, and the bumpers whole underlay and parts of the middle are cracked which I didn't even realize until today.
I think I might just get the mazdaspeed kit. Seems cost effective considering this crap
anyways... It's not just the front air dam which I had hoped, my clear corner on that side is shot, somehow my front mud guard is fucked as well, and the bumpers whole underlay and parts of the middle are cracked which I didn't even realize until today.
I think I might just get the mazdaspeed kit. Seems cost effective considering this crap
btw my side marker occasionally blinks out, a nice forceful fonz punch to it though gets it going. As is the case with most personalized mechanical devices its fun to get them to work by hitting them.
07-08-2008, 08:08 PM
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get a buddy club front end!
or try to get the under carriage off one of the several parts cars in the parts section. and buy a new front lip from azpartsexpress (ebay seller, cheap, good). if you do the work yourself, and its just a few screws, it might run you $300 total.
or try to get the under carriage off one of the several parts cars in the parts section. and buy a new front lip from azpartsexpress (ebay seller, cheap, good). if you do the work yourself, and its just a few screws, it might run you $300 total.
