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tumbleweed1002 · 10-04-2022, 04:27 PM

Well played a game of Whak F%@k with a deer this morning.

0stones0 · 10-04-2022, 04:30 PM

Bummer. Doesn’t look to bad to repair but, you won’t know until you get all the way into it. Best of luck.

Gen5_AK · 10-04-2022, 07:08 PM

At least it wasn't a moose? Just trying to find that silver lining...

Nice lookin' car none the less!

TooCool5 · 10-04-2022, 07:58 PM

Yikes.

joekono · 10-04-2022, 11:18 PM

Wow tumbleweed1002, sorry to see this

. Glad you're OK. If the lights are OK and it's just the bumper, that's a break(I know, it's not my money but I just had the bottom of my bumper repaired). Also, it looks like you have the same splitter I have. Can it be salvaged? Finally, I love the heritage grill for these Camaro Gen5s but I have a 2014 so the top grill is different as well as the bottom. I'm happy with mine but boy I do love the heritage grill. Maybe you can take the opportunity to see what grills you can mod to in case you were thinking about it. Hopefully, the damage is minimal(especially that cool hood). Good luck!!!!!. Your Camaro Gen5 is beautiful!

102SS · 10-05-2022, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Gen5_AK

At least it wasn't a moose? Just trying to find that silver lining...

Nice lookin' car none the less!

They lay down on the hood and greenhouse and would probably cause a fatality if you hit one at 50mph.

OP mine looked a bit worse and the body shop got a replacement nose cone, and she looks good as new.

acammer · 10-05-2022, 06:52 AM

That sucks man - I got mine last year. Not sure they'll want to mess with fixing that fender, it's folded down pretty good, and most body shops are not into doing that kind of metal work anymore, they just buy a new panel. Best of luck with the repair, maybe it's an opportunity to go to a heritage grill or some other aesthetic mod up front you've been thinking about.

ABM2SS · 10-05-2022, 07:02 AM

I play deer roulette on every one of my 59 mile morning commutes. Body should be able to make it look new. You'll need a new fender as well, that'd be hard to straighten given how thin the sheet metal is.

xstuntman · 10-05-2022, 08:38 AM

Well he should taste good after the tenderizing he got.
You did put him in the trunk right?

Having flashbacks to that Chris Farley movie when the deer wasn't dead after all.

ElderJ · 10-05-2022, 10:17 AM

We actually had a deer hit us rather than us hitting it. Driving through Michigan at night during the late fall, doing about 45-50 along some back highway, when a deer comes galloping out of the woods just in front of us. There was snow and a little ice on the roads (Michigan), so maneuvering or braking was at a minimum. Thankfully the deer slipped before trying to prance across the highway, and by that time we had just passed him enough to where he clipped our back end. Sounded much harder than it must have been because I couldn't find any trace marks of its impact.
It was fine, by the way, as it jumped its way across the road. For those not in the know, those things can do some serious damage to cars.

Gen5_AK · 10-05-2022, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by 102SS

They lay down on the hood and greenhouse and would probably cause a fatality if you hit one at 50mph.

OP mine looked a bit worse and the body shop got a replacement nose cone, and she looks good as new.

Yeah, I used to be on the list for Road Kill moose growing up and saw a lot of vehicles totaled by moose. The A pillars are surprisingly stout, though. The worst was a small sedan, like a Kia Rio or something similarly sized and did exactly what you described. Laid on the hood and actually rolled over the entire car. That lady ended up in the hospital for a few days. Funny, though, we knew the PA that was assigned to her and we ended up getting her the heart and some of the meat. Most of the time, people don't die from hitting them.

The craziest survival was a guy that hit a moose on his motorcycle at 45mph. Center punched it. Killed the moose. He broke a bunch of ribs, but was "okay" all things considered.

FasNuf · 10-05-2022, 10:46 AM

Oh yea, been there.
Almost $7000 to repair. Took out my AFCO cooler as well as the RH fender, RH headlight, and front grill and bottom splitter. Blended color into the passenger door and the hood. I had them replace the parts (no bodyfiller) with OEM except the headlight. The aftermarket was $600 and was identical in everyway to the $1000 OEM except the Lexan had a different symbol on it. Both made in the same factory and both used Panasonic ballasts.

redcoats1976 · 10-05-2022, 03:24 PM

coulda been worse,i got clocked by a semi about 3 months ago.believe it or not it was repaired but cost the insurance company about 12k.i walked away without a scratch,but i do not want a return bout.

tumbleweed1002 · 10-05-2022, 05:36 PM

Still waiting on an estement I know the r/headlight is toast as well as the fog light both grills front facia, the hood is rolled up in the front and the right fender is rolled at the front and it loos like the top of the core support is bent down. It was a large buck out for a run at 3:30am and I was doing 75mph when we met.

10-04-2022, 04:27 PM	#1
tumbleweed1002 Drives: chevy camaro ss Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: texas Posts: 58	Deer damage Well played a game of Whak F%@k with a deer this morning. Attached Images

10-04-2022, 04:30 PM	#2
0stones0 It don’t come easy. Drives: 2010 2SS RS M6 Join Date: May 2014 Location: WI Posts: 2,208 View My Garage	Bummer. Doesn’t look to bad to repair but, you won’t know until you get all the way into it. Best of luck. __________________

10-04-2022, 07:58 PM	#4
TooCool5 Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LS 3.6 LLT V6 325 HP Join Date: May 2009 Location: LS Posts: 4,242 View My Garage	Yikes. __________________ 2010 Camaro Auto, Inferno Orange, Titanium Interior, Gearhead Wheels AIRAID CAI

10-04-2022, 11:18 PM	#5
joekono Drives: Camaro Convertible 2014 1LT Join Date: May 2019 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,013 View My Garage	Wow tumbleweed1002, sorry to see this. Glad you're OK. If the lights are OK and it's just the bumper, that's a break(I know, it's not my money but I just had the bottom of my bumper repaired). Also, it looks like you have the same splitter I have. Can it be salvaged? Finally, I love the heritage grill for these Camaro Gen5s but I have a 2014 so the top grill is different as well as the bottom. I'm happy with mine but boy I do love the heritage grill. Maybe you can take the opportunity to see what grills you can mod to in case you were thinking about it. Hopefully, the damage is minimal(especially that cool hood). Good luck!!!!!. Your Camaro Gen5 is beautiful! __________________ Last edited by joekono; 10-05-2022 at 07:53 AM.

10-05-2022, 06:52 AM	#7
acammer GPI Sales Consultant Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS SGM Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Weedsport, NY Posts: 2,794 View My Garage	That sucks man - I got mine last year. Not sure they'll want to mess with fixing that fender, it's folded down pretty good, and most body shops are not into doing that kind of metal work anymore, they just buy a new panel. Best of luck with the repair, maybe it's an opportunity to go to a heritage grill or some other aesthetic mod up front you've been thinking about. __________________ GPI Max Package 2.0: Brodix BR7 heads/GPI porting, MAX3 cam, ST2116LSR, BSR Max Lift rockers, LS7 LSXR with 103mm TB, Vararam OTR, Mcleod RXT, G-Force/Strange 9" IRS setup with 4.63 gear. 551whp, 11.1@124mph. *Got a question about a GPI product? Feel free to shoot me a message!* Last edited by acammer; 10-05-2022 at 07:12 AM.

10-04-2022, 07:08 PM	#3
Gen5_AK Drives: 2011 Camaro SS 2SS LS3 Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Alaska Posts: 18	At least it wasn't a moose? Just trying to find that silver lining... Nice lookin' car none the less!

10-05-2022, 07:02 AM	#8
ABM2SS Drives: 2010 SS M6 ABM Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Nashville, IN Posts: 270	I play deer roulette on every one of my 59 mile morning commutes. Body should be able to make it look new. You'll need a new fender as well, that'd be hard to straighten given how thin the sheet metal is.

10-05-2022, 08:38 AM	#9
xstuntman Drives: 2012 Victory Red LFX Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: west central Texas Posts: 1,310	Well he should taste good after the tenderizing he got. You did put him in the trunk right? Having flashbacks to that Chris Farley movie when the deer wasn't dead after all. __________________ 2018 SS wheels, red Heritage grille, actual driving lights, ZL1 strut tower brace, GM Performance billet aluminum fuel door, front grille Bowtie delete, painted red rotors and calipers, 1/4 window American Flags, splash guards, AEM dry panel air filter.

10-05-2022, 10:17 AM	#10
ElderJ Drives: 2014 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Central Florida Posts: 372	We actually had a deer hit us rather than us hitting it. Driving through Michigan at night during the late fall, doing about 45-50 along some back highway, when a deer comes galloping out of the woods just in front of us. There was snow and a little ice on the roads (Michigan), so maneuvering or braking was at a minimum. Thankfully the deer slipped before trying to prance across the highway, and by that time we had just passed him enough to where he clipped our back end. Sounded much harder than it must have been because I couldn't find any trace marks of its impact. It was fine, by the way, as it jumped its way across the road. For those not in the know, those things can do some serious damage to cars.

10-05-2022, 10:46 AM	#12
FasNuf Drives: 2014 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,617 View My Garage	Oh yea, been there. Almost $7000 to repair. Took out my AFCO cooler as well as the RH fender, RH headlight, and front grill and bottom splitter. Blended color into the passenger door and the hood. I had them replace the parts (no bodyfiller) with OEM except the headlight. The aftermarket was $600 and was identical in everyway to the $1000 OEM except the Lexan had a different symbol on it. Both made in the same factory and both used Panasonic ballasts. Attached Images __________________ . . . . https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgN...etl17hA/videos Last edited by FasNuf; 10-05-2022 at 04:07 PM.

10-05-2022, 03:24 PM	#13
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,915	coulda been worse,i got clocked by a semi about 3 months ago.believe it or not it was repaired but cost the insurance company about 12k.i walked away without a scratch,but i do not want a return bout.

10-05-2022, 05:36 PM	#14
tumbleweed1002 Drives: chevy camaro ss Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: texas Posts: 58	Still waiting on an estement I know the r/headlight is toast as well as the fog light both grills front facia, the hood is rolled up in the front and the right fender is rolled at the front and it loos like the top of the core support is bent down. It was a large buck out for a run at 3:30am and I was doing 75mph when we met.