On the way home from work just now, a fooking deer jumped out of the forest in front of me. I was doing about 60 but braked hard and, whilst I still hit the bloody thing, at least I shaved my speed down to about 35....

 

.....The deer ran back into the woods but when I got home, I noticed that my NS headlamp has been pushed back about an inch - snapping the mounting brackets completely. The gap at the front of the NSF wing has widened by about 5mm - but that is due to the headlamp being forced back. It looks like it will revert to the normal position once the head lamp is replaced; and luckily there is no paint damage save for a very small scuff on the front bumper which will easily polish out.

 

So I am not happy - and no doubt a new xenon headlamp is going to cost a fortune (any ideas PaulC...?), not to mention MB's labour:angry:

 

Still, could have been worse I guess.

 

Richard:cursing:

Sorry to here that Richard

Edited March 21, 201312 yr by SandyZ
thought it was the z

is this the AMG matey? sorry to hear that. bloody things.

Oh deer ... glad your ok and the car can be sorted

That might be a deer do!

Bloodhell Richard thats not good mate...i do hope the fix is not too expensive:(. On the plus its nice you can avoid wildlife and nature on the journey home,beats drunks and lowlife walking down the middle of the road smashed out there heads..and the deer wont sue you either:biggrin:

Bloody Elk!-(sorry)-could of been worse tho' mate.

Your right in thinking 'Ouch' on the Headlight too!:ninja:

Sorry to hear this Rich but it could of been a lot worse mate if it came through the windscreen. Need a set of bull bars fitted.

Glad you're ok mate, that could have been very nasty.

Cheers guys.....

 

....And yes Vods; I was in the Merc mate! Just been over on ebay and found a used xenon lamp for £195; there's no ballast or bulb but the seller says my old ones can be shifted over. I'll pop into the bodyshop who fitted my Stillen lip to the ZX in the morning to see what they say before I get raped by MB...LOL

 

So maybe it won't be too bad. I guess it's payback for me eating one of his mates the other week....:biggrin:

 

Richard:yinyang:

Dangerous critters aint they, its probably dead though now. Happens here alot, problem with the countryside.

Bloodhell Richard thats not good mate...i do hope the fix is not too expensive:(. On the plus its nice you can avoid wildlife and nature on the journey home,beats drunks and lowlife walking down the middle of the road smashed out there heads..and the deer wont sue you either:biggrin:

 

LOL - I suppose so Bri!! I was actually driving past the PM's country retreat at the time - Chequers is only a couple of miles from me; so yes mate, it's not a bad journey. Normally....:wink:

Oh dear! Claim on his insurance...

Oh dear! Claim on his insurance...

 

Heh heh - I'd prefer to eat the little fooker. Rare with roast potatos and onion gravy....:drool:

Hi bud - it could work out to be quite a deer repair :blushing:

 

sometimes Merc do a repair kit for headlamps to replace broken brackets however - not sure on your model. PM me your VIN & will take a look on the parts computer.

 

Xenon headlamps are usually around £6-700 per lamp :pinch:

Hi bud - it could work out to be quite a deer repair :blushing:

 

sometimes Merc do a repair kit for headlamps to replace broken brackets however - not sure on your model. PM me your VIN & will take a look on the parts computer.

 

Xenon headlamps are usually around £6-700 per lamp :pinch:

 

Cheers Paul.... I thought the lights would be £££s!! I have a MB dealers anout 2 minutes from work so I'll pop in tomorrow.

I hear there is going to be a cull of deer's as there is to many of them. But looks like you have started early Rich:gunsmilie:

I hear there is going to be a cull of deer's as there is to many of them. But looks like you have started early Rich:gunsmilie:

 

If they wanna drop one or two over here, il have em in the chest freezer ready for venison burgers, steak and all sorts of joints :) oh we like a bit of game meat

Here you go - item 290 is a repair kit - HTH :)

 

 

If they wanna drop one or two over here, il have em in the chest freezer ready for venison burgers, steak and all sorts of joints :) oh we like a bit of game meat

 

BBQ time:thumbup:

Here you go - item 290 is a repair kit - HTH :)

 

 

 

Perfect!! thank you Paul; you're a star mate!!!

 

Richard

 

PS have some rep for that......

Edited March 21, 201312 yr by RichardS
Added rep!

Well, I picked the car up today and was left £883 lighter in the wallet department.....

 

......the headlamp was more damaged than I originally thought, once they took it out; so it definitely needed replacing (I have the old one back for spares - bulbs and ballasts are expensive). Plus when I saw it in daylight, I noticed that the lower grill and left hand foglight trim were also broken. Still at least nothing else was damaged; the paintwork was fine and the excessive gap between the front wing and bonnet disappeared and returned to normal once the broken light was pulled out. Could have been a lot worse - and certainly not worth claiming on my insurance for!!

 

Richard:yinyang:

833 pound notes and not even abit of deer on the menu

833 pound notes and not even abit of deer on the menu

 

Lol and no antlers for the wall:biggrin: But glad its all sorted Rich as it could of been worse.

glad you got it sorted bud :)