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12-09-2011, 09:47 PM
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First off let me say, I no longer look at raccoons as being 'cute' or 'kitschy' - here's why.....
I'm driving home in my '01 330ci towards Oakridge from kits this evening and took a scenic detour thru Shaughnessy between W. blvd. and Granville...something I do almost daily. As I'm coming thru a residential corner/curve, a frikkin raccoon jolts out from the left, and instead of squashing the shit, I swerve left around it as there's decent room on this street and no parked cars. Sadly, as it was about 1 -2 degrees - even with near new blizzak tires! - the cars' tail swings wildly to the right (ice) and I have to countersteer right to get it back in line - which I did - but unfortunately it responded by the ass-end penduleming left and I couldn't right it enough to get her straight before the front right corner hit the curb. Nothing fast obviously, but hard enough that it pretty badly curbed the rims lip (probably 1/3 the way around, though no 'dent' - still appears true and round) and the front 'M-tech (?) 330ci lip cracked from the wheelwells side almost all the way to the license plate area. Approx. 1.5 -2 feet end to end (just the lip, thank god!) Now the scary part - the steering wheel is now off center, though there's no pulling or anything wierd, or any new sounds or noises.
So my question(s)
-is it likely just an alignment issue or could I have destroyed a control arm, etc.?
-are fibergalss/plastic lips repairable at all (the crack is 'clean' in that theoretically it all 'lines up' still, but if you pull it, it will pull away.) It would seem that a proper adhesive and the repaint would at least be passable?....or am I nuts! I'm far from a bodyman.
-this is the tough one. If I make an ICBC claim, is this a guaranteed collision claim, or comprehensive, seeing as how it stemmed from avoiding a moving animal? My deductable is $1000 on coll. and $200 on comp. so if it's the former, it's not likely that the repairs will be $1000....unless I pooched my suspension!
Any advice/help is MUCH appreciated!
An example of the lip on my car. 99-04 BMW E46 Front Bumper Lip M-Tech Style (PU)
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12-10-2011, 02:54 AM
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#2 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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yes fiber glassis repairable if u do it right it would look good as new
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12-10-2011, 02:05 PM
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Always hit them small animals! If you hit them, you're the victim. If you avoid and crash, it's 100% your fault. Animal Collisions Posted via RS Mobile
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12-10-2011, 02:08 PM
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#4 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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^ truth.
the way ICBC looks at it is that there is no evidence you can show to them proving there was any animal in your way and that your crash wasn't a result of driver error
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12-10-2011, 04:21 PM
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Dads coworker experienced this first hand.
He said his companies new location is located around a few forests, and there are sometimes deer or w.e animal (not sure)
His coworker, not noticing the running animal, swerved and hit a bulldozer on the side of the road (new construction).
He was found at fault.
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12-11-2011, 02:45 PM
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#6 | | I don't get it
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it's a collision claim, icbc will call it a 1-vehicle accident.
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12-11-2011, 03:25 PM
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get the car up in the air and take a look, clearly somethings been damaged or thrown out of wack if your steering is off.
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12-11-2011, 09:09 PM
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#8 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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Thanx for all the good advice. I'm not even making a claim as the wheel is not that badly curbed - the lip is scuffed about 1/3 the perimeter of the one wheel but I sanded it down and touched it up with a close paint match and it's not that big a deal....I might take it to Panthers/Greens if it bugs me enough but they are winter wheels so it's not imperative. The front lip did crack and needs a repaint but again, I figure $200 should 'mend' it. I took the front wheel off and saw no discernible damage to control arm/ball joints/idler arms, etc....both sides are identical to the naked eye, though with the steering wheel off kilter, when I bring it in tomorrow for an alignment, I'll def. get a confirmation. It drives absolutely fine with no pull or noise so it probably felt a lot worse than it really was....more the shock of 'omfg I'm gonna plow into the curb! *&&*$^&%' lol I figure there's no way this is worth a claim unless the shop establishes I did a real number.
Sound peace of mind advice on future animal avoidences....as much as I love animals, shy of a cat or dog, its getting squashed!!
Thanx all!
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12-11-2011, 11:33 PM
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it's either the little flurry thing or your pocket. Pretty easy choice.
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12-12-2011, 10:48 AM
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#10 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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Thats tough. My natural reaction would be to swerve out of the way. I don't know if I would be fast enough to think "OH shit! Better run over this skunk or I'm gonna have to pay $300"
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12-12-2011, 11:11 AM
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I had a raccoon dart out from nowhere in front of my car once, didn't want to swerve as there was traffic in the on coming lane so I just smoked it, to this day, my front license plate on the TL is still bent from the point of impact lol.
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12-12-2011, 11:51 PM
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#12 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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Turns out I just needed an alignment as it got wacked way out of spec, thus the steering wheel issue. All else was tip top. And I found a new front lip for $100 (that I will paint and install myself) Finally, I touched up the wheels' curbage with a decent match, so all is essentially taken care of to the tune of $250. And to think I was going to make a claim! lol
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