Got hit by a deer last night

Im absoluetly gutted im typing this, I see these threads and always think 'glad thats not me' but this time it is me.  Me and the missus were driving down a dual carrageway in Lincon yesterday and a deer ran out and I hit it at 55 MPH.  There is alot of damage to the ront end and I excpect £1000 worth of damage.  Pics (excuse the gore)






Damage list so far is

Full front panel
Bumper, numberplate holder and plate - got a bumper
Bonnet - got one
wing - got one
grill - got one
chrome VW badge
Chrome grill trim
Chrome side trim
Healight
intake manifold
radiator
Rad fan and cowling

So if anyone has a front panel to sell let me know, take pitty guys! this is/was my daily driver and im absoluetly gutted - I was sick last night when it happened altho that was probibly due to all the blood and guts that was everywhere.

gutted for ya mate, sorry cant help ya out on the panel but i had similar experience few years ago with a fox, fortunatley the car wasnt damaged badly, fox was a right off
if it helps theres a couple on ebay being broken migt be worth a look if no one here can help

hope ya get it sorted mate

chris

Mate I can't tell you how much I feel for ya!

It's so gutting to hear about it!

If it's any use, i've got a de-badged hella front grill with fog lamps but depends on whether you want a twin or single lamp.

Hope you get it sorted soon enough!

Chin up yeah?

Cheers for all the support lads, im absoluetly gutted! just won car of the month last month too!

Ive got a grill cheers mate so im alright there. I really need a front panel tho if anyone has one?

Sorry to hear this dude!  I live right in the middle of most of the dear population (horncastle way on) so I'm dodging them on a near daily basis!  Take it you were on the bypass going round lincoln?  

JOn.

yea the a46 near saxilby mate, GUTTED!

Can anyone help me out with this front panel? Also how much do you think its going to cost for a bodyshop to grind the old one out and fit the new one? ill paint it myself if I need to for now

I know the road well!

depends whereabouts you are! theres plenty of us skilled with the old welder for the right price/amount of beer lol

paint wise you should be able to get a reasonable rattle can finish if you pick a good day as the front panel isn't uber visible once all fitted up.

the wing may need doing properly though

Jon.

well the car is in North hykeham at the minuet but im due to take it up to Co durham on tuesday morning so It can't really be done in Lincoln altho im sure I could get more value.

Just sort of after a average cost for a bodyshop to do it?

How's the deer?

There's a good chance its insured - did you accurately record where on the road you were when the collision occured? And did you call the police (as I think you're required to do when you hit an animal)?

Well the deer is now in many parts!!! and no I never called the police as it never caused an obstruction.  I just called them now tho and they said its fine I don't need to report it.

Actually I may be able to get it repaired in Lincoln if you fancy a job? I can assist you doing it as well as I have nothing on just work

Sorry to see this [both the the car and the poor Deer], Cherry Williingham near Lincoln has a  body shop who like VW'S .

    Cherry Willingham Body Works  
    01522 595323 - Laburnum Drive, Lincoln, LN3 4AS

I have seen some of the work they do and would say it was very good but can't recommend them as they have never done any work on my cars .

Plenty of front panels on Ebay , and you may still be able to get one from Hadrian LMC .

Cheers ………

yea I have seen the panels, think im going to order one today.  would it be reasonable to assume £200 to cut my old front out and weld the new one in or is that too low?

Cheers for the recomendation

I have a front panel and a wing if you need one in stoke on trent! Shame about you car fella at least you aint hurt!

if the front panel is good and you can courier it then fine, pics and details in my inbox and we will sort it.  Be uick mind or ill have to buy one from ebay as I need one soonest

Lee what a nightmare…… let me know if you need anything or hand to sort it……  8O

Dude! That's bad - but seriously lucky escape - at 55mph you are lucky to not have ended up like the deer.

At times like this you just have to try and look at the postive….which is you are around to fix it up!

Good luck with it man

Cheers wilksy, I really aprieciate it! A good body shop in the NE would be good mate?

Sam - thanks mate, yes I totally understand what you mean im actually supprised how well the car has taken it, looks like no damage to the legs or inner wings but I can't tell untill tomorrow when I start stripping it down

Riiiiiiggggght massive update so I hope your seated comfy

So I hit that fucking deer on Saturday evening on the a46 in Lincolnshire but I was in work for 2 more nights - sunday night and last night (monday night) So I left the car in works carpark and just bummed lifts for the two days until I planned to call the breakdown/recovery people this morning and get towed up to my house.  I rang the company and they point blank refused to recover me unless I was willing to stop by the accident assessment centre and they would write my car off! Fuck that I thought so I was sitting there at 08:00 this morning thinking how I could bodge up the car to make the 130 or so miles home.  I had a vacume leak because of the bust injector housing so a quick rummage in the boot revealed two elastic bands, a ASDA carrier bag, a single silicone glove and a roll of bodge tape - so I made this



Note the glove blocking the ISV return pipe at the top left and then I ripped the bag in two and laccy banded it around the two parts of the 5th injector housing that had came apart.  And as the bonnet doesn't close I also did this, got some funny looks on the motorway!



So I didn't even go strait home I drove strait to a local bodyshop and struck up a sweet deal for the front panel welding that needs doing, basically I supply the panel and do as much of the work myself and he only does the welding and charges me for that bonus.  A quick phone call to BBT and I have a full front panel on its way to me, it will be here tomorrow.  So I got back home and then started to look at the vacume leaks, this is why I needed the three blocked pipes,  as it had snapped clean in two



So I fitted up a spare and now its running fine. Next I got it up on stands and ripped what was left of the grill off as well as the bonnet and the knackard wing (didnt take a pic of wing off, this next one shows the new wing on) did a bit of rust prevention on the inner wing (which is very solid) and fitted a spare wing I have had lying around in the garage for 12 months or so.



The wing was awfull, full of deep scratches and three different colours so I attacked it with the wire wheel and sandpaper



Primer



I only had half a rattle can of VW black so its a bit thin but will prevent it rusting fr now and colour codes it a bit



Then I drove it outside and it looked like this, miles better



I was just thinking to myself, how am I going to get rid of these panels I had ripped off when i heard the rag and bone man. He must of thought he was in luck as I gave him the gearbox I blew up ages ago aswell.  Then after a chat with him about how awesome Mk1's are I fitted the Bonnet I have been keeping from Sven all this time and mocked up what the four lamp grill is going to look like



So I have just finished, its been an epic day but it means the car will be back on the road in no time yay! albeit with a red bonnet boooo!

Yeah breakdown companies don't cover accidents, just breakdowns. Accident recovery is down to your insurance company if you have comp insurance, or if its TPFT you're on your own, basically!!!!! I've never had an accident where I couldn't physically rip off the part which was causing problems like catching on the tyre, etc.

arrr dam uploading pics to this site! needless to say ive sorted alot of it out and ill hopefully be finnishing it off in the next few days!

Yea im fully comp with breakdown/relay cover with my insurance and they wouldn't unless I declaired it an accident.