01-06-2014, 10:13 PM | #1 |
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Knocked down a damned doe...
...on the way home this evening. I wasn't going very fast, and I simply knocked her down and she took off. It was in a residential neighborhood.
The lights and such all seem to be functioning, but the plastic covering of the front bumper is cracked by the left headlight, and there is a gap between the headlight housing and the left edge of the bumper cover. I'll call the insurance and the dealer tomorrow; any insight anyone cares to offer? Moon |
01-07-2014, 08:03 AM | #2 |
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Not much to say other than it's "Bad Luck".
Hopefully all you need is a bumper cover. DO NOT believe the Ins. adjuster if he tells you that the cover can be "repaired". In the 3 experiences that I've had with crack repairs, they all fail. It may take a few years, but it WILL fail. |
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01-07-2014, 05:05 PM | #4 |
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Sorry to hear that, I usually have bad luck with my new cars too. Most reputable body shops do a good job and can determine if a repair or replacement should be done. If you using insurance you can take it to a BMW certified body shop. If it is out of pocket then I would just look at yelp reviews to find a good one in your area.
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01-07-2014, 06:28 PM | #5 |
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The plan at this point is to leave the dealer handle it; reputedly they have a shop with BMW-certed techs who will know how to fix it correctly.
Talked to the adjuster today, who is to come out tomorrow. Moon |
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01-08-2014, 06:34 PM | #6 |
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There's an old saying on this forum..."No pics, didn't happen"
Fortunately, no one was seriously injured.
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01-08-2014, 10:36 PM | #8 |
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Believe me, if I'd had the chance to stick a revolver in her ear, I would have cheerfully done so. I've hunted the King's deer most of my adult life, but with no particular prejudice.
In this case, I would have sent her to her maker with with extreme malice.... Given a little time tomorrow, I'll sum up what the adjuster proposed, but it appears that the bumper cover and the left xenon light ($$$$$$$) will be replaced. Moon |
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