Post edited 11:50 am – April 14, 2011 by mbRich

OK – so as to not hijack the "what did you do for your Jeep today" thread – I have an update about my Deer Hunting trip:

If you didn't already know, I hit two deer on my drive home from the M & G in Mt Prospect on Saturday.  I'm now nicknaming my Wrangler "The Hunter".

So basically the damage is as follows (wish I took photos because you wouldn't believe how little damage there really is):

Driver Side:

• Busted Fog Light
• Scratch on Hood from Front corner to basically the windshield
• Scratched paint on front fender
• Scratches on the Door
• Scratches under the Door
• Dent in front of rear wheel well
• Broken rear fender flare (sahara style)
• Light scratches on Grey Hardtop
• Scratched up Mirror (just the plastic housing)

Passenger Side:

• Busted Fog Light
• Grill and Chrome Overlay Dented
• Headlight Bezel Dented
• Dented Fender
• Busted Front Fender Flare (sahara style)

Solution:

• Paint scratched areas
• fix the dented fender
• fix the dent behind driver door
• install new fog lights
• install new grill – (not grill overlay at a $189 savings to me from my deductable – per my request)
• install new (aftermarket) mirrors – but I get to keep the old ones for relocation when my doors are off (free upgrade )
• install new BLACK hardtop – grey is discontinued and I wanted Black anyways – I asked if it could be black, the body shop said that was prefered since he would have to order a black one and then paint it grey for me
• Total out of pocket expense: $311
• Total cost to the insurance company: $7,238

Now, I wonder if I can talk the body shop into giving me my old Grey Hardtop back.  If so, then I could sell it for some upgrade cash (like new tires) – Just not sure how I would transport the hardtop. I'll have to try to work something out with the body shop and see about transportation to my car garage

From talking with the body shop – I should be getting the Jeep back approximately the 25th of April – but could take as long as 2nd of May.

Post edited 12:33 pm – April 14, 2011 by mbRich

StinkyMud said:

Wait, I thought insurance said the hardtop couldnt be painted hence needing a brand new replacement???

So, they would have to order a new black hardtop and paint the new one gray to match the old one.  Now I just need to figure if I can get still keep the old hard top and maybe sell it  to another LJ owner that might want a Hardtop for winter.  It's in great shape except for the light scratches from the deer.

It's not like those paint scratches are going to cause any rust

OK – I talked to the Auto Body Repair Shop yesterday.  They said that they are waiting on a new rim (apparently when the wheel weight shifted it scratched the rim pretty good – so they are replacing it). After they get the new rim (hopefully today or tomorrow) they can mount the tire, balance it and give my jeep an alignment.

They said they are still waiting on the hardtop.  They told me at first that it is backordered. Which says to me that it might be shipping tomorrow, or maybe not until Christmas

I asked them to cancel that order, they said they couldn't do that because it was a special order and the top has to be custom made.  I told them that was crap because they just said it was backordered. I told them to call and cancel it because Quadratec has 3 black hardtops in stock ready to ship right now for my unlimited.  We went back and forth a little bit, and I'm going to go there today and speak with the manager in person (I'll leave work early). 

Basically all I want is a black hardtop.  I'm going to get them to cancel it, cut me the check for 3k (2600 for top + tax + labor) and then I will pay them to paint my current one Black and keep the one I have

So if the wheel is done today I can pick it up – and hopefully we can work out a deal so I can get the hard top painted. If that is the case, I'll be without a top for a few more days while they paint it up. I guess I will have to break out the Bikini top and freeze my butt off in this weather.

Am I missing a joke here? Yea they are giving me a new grill why? Do I need to ask or my old one?

Not bad – slight dent under the passenger side light including the light bezel

I'll see if I can keep it if they still have it and let jerry take a gander at it. I don't think it's very useable – or they would have just fixed it

Post edited 2:28 pm – April 28, 2011 by mbRich

OK – going today to order some 32x11.50x15 Cooper Discover STTs (same type Stinkymud runs on his rig) – going to have them on Black D-window steel rims.