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Offline Mike86c10

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Deer vs 86 C10 on the Highway
« on: November 07, 2013, 07:43:37 am »
So I was driving on the turnpike in PA and a deer jumped into my lane from the woods, no time to react.  Impact was probably at around 60mph. 

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http://imgur.com/a/3kwSs

« Last Edit: November 07, 2013, 08:35:18 am by Mike86c10 »
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Offline VileZambonie

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Re: Deer vs 86 C10 on the Highway
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2013, 09:55:20 am »
That sucks but at least salvageable. I hit a deer on my Harley and it wasn't pretty. I feel your pain
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Re: Deer vs 86 C10 on the Highway
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2013, 02:13:20 pm »
As a friend on the BII site I visit says, "shoot that will buff out." =^_^=

Glad it is not worse!

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Re: Deer vs 86 C10 on the Highway
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2013, 06:39:59 pm »
On the positive side it can be fixed and apparently no one was hurt.
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Offline 454Man

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Re: Deer vs 86 C10 on the Highway
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2013, 07:59:51 pm »
No worries. Id fix it and keep it running. Wish I had some deer right now :-) looks like it might be a fender, core support, grill and trim, and a Bezel. Not bad less than $300 if you find someone parting theirs out.

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Offline Mike86c10

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Re: Deer vs 86 C10 on the Highway
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2013, 11:33:48 pm »
I had a passenger and luckily nobody was hurt.

The damage is worse than what the pictures show. I can't pop the hood and I think the engine is running hot, the temp in the cab got real warm when I was pulled over. The temp guage doesn't work after the collision, it just spikes.

The fender is pushed towards the rear and bent the door a little bit when I opened it. The door also rubbed the cab on the handle side.

Some before pics

http://i.imgur.com/WVPJtGV.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/K1mbzTS.png
http://i.imgur.com/XseVeMz.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ojfZ84b.jpg
« Last Edit: November 07, 2013, 11:52:22 pm by Mike86c10 »
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Offline Irish_Alley

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Re: Deer vs 86 C10 on the Highway
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2013, 11:41:04 pm »
couple questions, one you hit the "rear" of the deer? did you get the meat or did she just walk away? is your hood damaged? want to see the damage in the engine bay
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Offline Mike86c10

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Re: Deer vs 86 C10 on the Highway
« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2013, 12:01:17 am »
I lost site before I hit so I'm not sure where I connected. I'm pretty sure I ran it over. The plastic runner under the bumper is cracked too. It was laying dead in the fast lane right across from where I pulled off on the shoulder. Then the poor guy got run over by another car and disapeered. When we got back on the highway I couldn't see where it went.

Amazingly no hood damage that I can tell.


I can't open the hood to inspect the engine bay. I haven't tried too hard yet.
« Last Edit: November 08, 2013, 12:05:54 am by Mike86c10 »
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Offline 454Man

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Re: Deer vs 86 C10 on the Highway
« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2013, 08:00:16 am »
Trust it will be ok. Glad to hear no one got hurt. A Lil aligning of for hinges core support hood latch and Fenner will get you back in the game you'll still be Les than 300 out of pocket b4 paint. Btw... Anyone ever wondered what's up with these deer and squirrels running out in front of vehicles?

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Re: Deer vs 86 C10 on the Highway
« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2013, 05:21:24 pm »
Quote from: 454Man on November 08, 2013, 08:00:16 am
Btw... Anyone ever wondered what's up with these deer and squirrels running out in front of vehicles?
Suicide Bombers!
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Re: Deer vs 86 C10 on the Highway
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2013, 08:38:12 pm »
Heck ya! Dang animal terrorist! I thought of it like... Some sort of initiation to a gang or something like beast unleashed lol

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Re: Deer vs 86 C10 on the Highway
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2013, 10:56:17 pm »
have you seen that one car insurance commercial with the squirrels
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Re: Deer vs 86 C10 on the Highway
« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2013, 11:16:00 pm »
Lol

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Re: Deer vs 86 C10 on the Highway
« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2013, 11:38:15 am »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-OJmjeT1ok&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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