i hit a deer, wtf, please help

[chmercer]

i hit a fsking deer in the dark. usually this happens on backroads but this was in the middle of the fsking highway. its really not that bad but its still fsking bullshat. it hit on the extreme left of the drivers side. it didnt roll up the hood it just went off to the side. bumper is basically fine just a couple of very small scratches, drivers side foglight is kinda broken but still works fine so thats staying like it is, hood is kinda messed, will need to be replaced. drivers turn signal is smashed, dosent work, must be replaced. drivers headlight assy is smashed, high beams work, low beam dosent, must be replaced. drivers fender is bent a little, possibly hammered out/bondo'ed. one thing that is wierd is that the rear drivers side turn signal is blinking twice as fast now that the front one is busted, is this normal since there is double the voltage going to it since it is only 1 light or somthing? can anyone please give advice for my situation this really sucks bad. ive only had my car for like a month and a half and i already ****ed it up.

[chmercer]

also i am in austin tx, if anyone is in this area could you please assist me in doing this myself, because i really dont have the cash for this, im sure my insurance is gonna be freaking super *** huge.

[r34 gtr]

dont worry about the blinker, its normal. as for the rest of the car, consider yourself really lucky, you got off very easy for hitting a deer at highway speeds. hope you get it fixed soon.

-tim

[chmercer]

ok, so the blinker will go back to normal when i replace it? also, i am looking and they have my headlights on ebay for around 250 a pair, i dont need the pair, but oem parts usually are real expensive so i was wondering if this would be cheaper than a single headlight from the dealer? also can anyone find me a place to get a turn signal cheap? i cant find any on ebay, not sure where else to look. and i found this hood http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...74076 so i think ill go with that, i might do carbon fiber but im not sure right now. please give any other advice if you can.

[krazy skwerel]

dude go to a junkyard for a headlight assembly. prob. cost you 75 dollars or less.

[hibrid180]

JUNKYARD!!!!!

[hibrid180]

i got alot of useful things from the junkyard... just like thrift storing but with cars and youll always find a bargain

[mSgR20DET]

Yep, I hit a deer too, along time ago, and bought the headlight assembly for $50 at the junkyard.

[EZcheese15]

I just have to respond...cuz two nights ago...

The EXACT same thing happened to me. I hit a deer as well. Didn't do a ton of dammage, but still pisses me off. And I was also on the Hwy. 6 lane hwy, and I hit a deer at like midnight.

Anyway, my dammage is just to my front left fender, and it creased the hood as well. I have an appt. on Wed for the insurance company to take a look at it.

Anyway, just venting the same anger

[hibrid180]

stupid deers!!! we should go hunt more often to prevent this tragic situation

[hibrid180]

feel sorry for the victims, save the others by hunting

[hibrid180]

i think we should hunt squirrels down too, those little bastards ran infront of my car when i was goin 82 on country roads and messed up my alignment. had to pay 42.73 to fix it... stupid squirrels... at least it wasnt a deer.

[Stock-S13]

deer eh, wow sorry to hear that but at least your ok.. if that any consolation (sp?) but yeah i would agree with the others junkyyard would be your best bet. havent seen any S13's in my neck of the woods but hope you have better luck..

Edgar

[krazy skwerel]

Just curious but how did you misalign your car dodging a squirrel? did you run off the road? Besides squirrels rock yo.:batman

[hibrid180]

edgar? howd u know who i am? KEVIN?

[chmercer]

if anyone has a hood, drivers side headlight, turn signal, the turn signal in the bumper, or a fender, please tell me. I cant afford to do an insurance claim on this right now, my premiums are high enough as it is. also if anyone is in austin tx please post some junkyards. this is for a 95 240sx btw.

[Stock-S13]

ok hybrid masta or whatver.. i dont kow you but seeing as how my whole left side is filled up with your SN iam not going to dignify that question with an answer.. so no i don't know and i try not affeliate with post whores with the exception of Bryan (yeswepromise) ok done.. whats next..

Edgar

[hibrid180]

ohhhh stock-13 yer name is edgar, i thought u were directly talkin to me.. heh i feel stupid

[hibrid180]

almost got the same car as me too =)

[Rockenreno]

get the insurance company to pay for a silvia conversion (if you have an s13):D

[chmercer]

i dunno if i can afford that, theres been a bunch of bullshlt happening and ive already had to make 2 claims in the past 6 months, i dont know if i could even keep my insurance provider with that many claims

[hibrid180]

well damn that sucks

[nissanrcer240]

i hate insurance companies.....this thread makes me want to go deer hunting(and i dont ever go deer hunting:rolleyes )

[hibrid180]

sounds like a plan. lets all go deer hunting

[Cyberkreig]

Dont worry about it. I've run one over and dodged several others. If the local JY's dont turnup what you need checkout woodfins.com or car-parts.com

[hibrid180]

can i borrow a rifle? all i have is a pistol and it sucks

[chmercer]

question - my bumper is pushed down a little so it dosent sit flush with the lights, is there any way to fix this myself, i dont really think there is but if there is please tell me, otherwise please tell me where i would go to fix this, and what is likley bent that is causing this? i guess the bumper supports?

[chmercer]

double post, oops

[LaureltheQueen]

Hammer your mounting brackets up.

Thats the best temorary fix that I can think of at least.