So Anyway I Hit A Deer, What Did You Do This Wknd?

[hamiltonau]

Oh BTW, if you scrap the bonnet, can I have the skyline badge plz ($15?)

LOL yeah its all yours Thelen, send me a PM with your number or something so i dont forget to keep it aside. Now im going via insurance i might have to go back to a stock bonnet

oh and love your work landscribble, 'come at me bro' hehe. This deer was more like "WTF?! im getting out of h...BANG"

[hamiltonau]

I wonder how a carbon bonnet would look in comparison to yours after the same impact.

I've been considering one for a while now but don't like to raw look of them on a black car.

And most I've seen painted black have ripples in them from the sun.

$500 for that one is awesome, and would look hot painted silver too.

Check your premium won't go up if you decide to go through insurance.

Even though it was a deer and not your fault insurance companies may assume you were speeding.

You know how they choose to analyse to their advantage.

$800 excess isn't worth it anyway for just a bonnet and radiator.

And if you change insurance companies within the next 3 years you'll have to declare the claim.

Furthermore if you have a non ADR bonnet and have another accident, they may decline the claim based on road worthiness.

Damn you and your cold logic Conan!

if i can get it done for less or near 800 without claiming i sure will, could go up by 20 bucks a month or more next year with the claim, as you say, deer or not mate at work said getting the radiator fixed could cost a few G's so bit worried about that is all.

wont know anything for sure till monday..luckily theres about a dozen panel beaters to choose from down the road in Alexandria..

[browneye91]

I got quoted 350 for a new radiator and they easy as to change over if you can do it yourself.

I just replaced my whole cooling system today( alloy rad, thermostat and hoses)for around 500 so I think With just a radiator and bonnet you might be under 800 but that sucks big time!!

[hamiltonau]

suhweet thanks man, i hope the Sydney panel people can do it as cheap as the ones you found in Perth. I am a little buoyed by that, cheers

[SiR_RB]

That sucks ! I go through there alot during the weekends and some weeknights never thought there would be deer running across the roads :s

[hamiltonau]

yeah tell me about it, im lucky it was only one that didnt make it out of the way, at least five were ambling across in front of me when i came over the crest..also lucky i wasnt doing the speeds i had been just moments before

Matty flynn off this here forum promised to help me change the radiator, will ring around for a new one tomorrow. Now if only i can get Matt up during daylight hours..

[Duncan]

Grab one of the Fenix radiators from via the member's forum...they usually have them in stock, and a good price

[MrStabby]

Grab one of the Fenix radiators from via the member's forum...they usually have them in stock, and a good price

Another option is Justjap cooling pro at $330.

[Tangles]

company called ASI (on eBay, Melbourne) sell dual core alloy radiators to suit your car for around $199. Seem to be decent quality too. I bought one for rb26 a year ago, no issues. Aldo might be a good idea to ring some wreckers for replacement bonnet, should be able to get a bonnet & radiator for $500....

[sydking]

i know roos have an instict to jump infront of things which is really dangerous, i dont know about dear tho, did it jump out at you or was it crossing the road? dam lucky with the damage you have, could of been worse 10 fold.

[hamiltonau]

It was just standing in the middle of the road i think..or it jumped out into, happened so fast i cant remember.

I would love some trick high end radiator but after ring all these places...

NG Jap Spares : 02-97928112 - Padstow

Sydney Wreckers : 02-97092800 - Greenacre

Sumo Spares : 02-97247860/0423590284 -Chipping Norton - behind the Bankstown Airport

Tempe Tokyo Spares : 02-95589926 -Princess highway, Tempe

Just Jap : 02-97248066 - Hume highway, Lansvale

Jap Centre : 02-97256666 - Lansvale

i only found one with a radiator set up going fro 350 including condenser and support bar.

then rang...

unit 54/93 newton rd, wetherill park Skyline Spares 0410069096 will do bonnet and radiator bits for 650 so will probably head out there tomorrow before lunch. will still order the CF bonnet i think and use the stock one until that comes in, should be able to be back to normal by tomorrow arvo for under a grand including getting radiator fitted by the Skyline spares mechanic.

when CFiber bonnet finally gets down from QLD i will just use that till defected

[hamiltonau]

thanks for the recommends Tangles and Stabby, cant be arsed waiting for the new ones to get delivered though im guessing that price doesnt include the extra bits like support bar and condenser?

is this dual core thing much better than the stock version?

[GTR-N1]

For future reference, Stabby and Tangles are super helpful guys.

[hamiltonau]

hehe, thats true Mr T, already had Stabby help me out with a wiring problem on the car. has a pretty sweet R32 as well!

[hamiltonau]

oh and some more pics

figure i will get the windscreen replaced too as it has a long crack across the drivers side..whats the chance of insurance believing me that it was the deers fault?..

[Silvia GTR]

That could have been a lot worse, consider yourslef lucky!

Worst Ive hit was a possum, all I saw in my rearview mirror was what looked liked tearing up a brown pillow and scattering stuffing allover the road.

[brad.]

Totally agreed could have been alot worse.... Look at it this way it just gave you a good excuse to get the carbon fibre bonnet :-P

[hamiltonau]

yeah im putting the money down for it this arvo, not sure if i should pay another 300 for a back up that is actually legal but will see.

was going to take care to spares place today but battery was flat after only 4 days..had to charge the jumper pack too..but 48 hours to charge?! WTF

[brad.]

I had the same issue with my 33 my battery was going flat if it sat there for more then a day..... Yer probably isnt a bad idea to have a back up bonnet just incase cause we all know what cops can be like

[N1GTR]

"oh dear"

"it's like a horse with horns"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heCsKujaxs4