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04-17-2013, 08:13 PM

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Tell the body shop you want to keep all of the broken parts/pieces.....mount them on the garage wall for "war stories"....

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04-17-2013, 08:20 PM

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S.O.B. deer, Feel your pain

Deer, Can't they read? Should only cross the road where deer X signs are

Obviously this one hadnt been trained to cross at the sign yet

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04-17-2013, 09:41 PM

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Tell the body shop you want to keep all of the broken parts/pieces.....mount them on the garage wall for "war stories"....

I have the headlight pieces and fender pieces in a trash bag in the garage. I would like the hood if they'd give it to me.

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04-17-2013, 09:45 PM

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I have the headlight pieces and fender pieces in a trash bag in the garage. I would like the hood if they'd give it to me.

Doesn't appear they plan to replace the hood. Indicates "RPR" which is "Repair" and 2.0 hours to do it

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04-17-2013, 10:12 PM

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bummer...but, glad no one was hurt.

frame damage ?

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04-17-2013, 10:13 PM

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That sucks! I'm sorry for your troubles. At least you're ok. Hope you have her back in action and fixed soon.

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04-17-2013, 10:13 PM

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That really sucks. We have alot of deer around here and i see the remenants of them on the side of the road all the time from tangling with cars. I fear one day it will be my unfortunate day as well.

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04-17-2013, 10:37 PM

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Good thing that deer didn't come on through the windshield.

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04-17-2013, 11:01 PM

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Glad you're ok. Sorry that happened to your car. Post pics when repaired.

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04-17-2013, 11:33 PM

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St. Jude Donor '13-'14

Deja vu. Your damage is very similar to mine a few weeks ago.

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04-18-2013, 12:38 AM

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St. Jude Donor '13

Bill, that is an absolute bummer man. As others have said, thank God you walked away safe and sound. She'll be good as new before you know it.

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04-18-2013, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Motorhead-47

Doesn't appear they plan to replace the hood. Indicates "RPR" which is "Repair" and 2.0 hours to do it

Per the phone call yesterday it will be a replace. No repair capability on CF apparently.

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04-18-2013, 08:35 AM

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Per the phone call yesterday it will be a replace. No repair capability on CF apparently.

Yeah when I read the repair part I looked and saw CF hood and knew someone had not checked to see that it was CF. Good luck on repairs hope all works out. I usually trade when this happens to me, last car was wifes G8 GT front end woman ran out in suv in front of wife bought new 2011 Camaro ss that week car was at dealer body shop.
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04-18-2013, 09:18 AM

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I don't understand the 427 x 2. did the deer take them off too? Or a big two legged deer remove them?

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04-18-2013, 11:12 AM

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I don't understand the 427 x 2. did the deer take them off too? Or a big two legged deer remove them?

I'm guessing since a new hood will be installed, new emblems will go on as well. Once you peel off the old ones, the rubber sticky backs lose their grip.

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04-18-2013, 11:24 AM

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I hit a deer doing 85 MPH with my C5 some years ago. It needed a 3/4 nose and cost $6,500 to repair but it was as good as new after the repair. We were lucky that the deer's momentum carried it left to right or we might have been killed or injured if it had slid up the hood.

Good luck with your repair. Find a good body shop that knows how to repair Corvettes.