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Age: 29 Posts: 19 Joined: 24th Jan 2015 Ride: Ford AU2 Falcon station wagon Location: Mandurah |
I hit a roo a few nights back , horrible experience i do hope none of you ever have to go through it
 It caused some damage to my car including: -front bonnet needs replacing -front two headlights need replacing as the black parts at the back of the headlights have snapped in some parts -my front grill has been shattered into small pieces - need to get a new one i was just wondering is it worth me going to smash repairs and getting them to replace and fix everything ? or should i purchase AU2 pieces second hand myself and try to install them myself ? if i do this where should i look for parts and what websites should i look at ? Any advice would be helpful  thankyou
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Is it only Bonnet, lights and grill that are damaged?
The radiator support is ok? If it is only the bonnet etc, then these are easily replaced. Bonnet is 4 bolts and bonnet struts. Headlights unbolt easily and are plug and play. Grill is easy. Go to the wreckers and get a bonnet the same colour and you are away. If that is the only damage you did hitting a roo, then considor yourself lucky. By the way, how is the roo  .
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Age: 29 Posts: 19 Joined: 24th Jan 2015 Ride: Ford AU2 Falcon station wagon Location: Mandurah |
Hey and Thankyou !
yes they are the only things that are damaged. The engine and radiator and all that are fine , i know i am quite lucky as i have seen some very major car damage online from roos. The kanagaroo died at the scene , it was my first accident since getting my licence and it was the worst experience of my life.  So are you saying i should just go the smash repairs and get it all fixed ? thankyou again
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Age: 29 Posts: 19 Joined: 24th Jan 2015 Ride: Ford AU2 Falcon station wagon Location: Mandurah |
actually , the Thick bar along the top of the radiator which has the bonnet latch on it is slightly damaged , it is bent in from impact in certain parts , is this bad ?
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tarnee141 wrote: Hey and Thankyou ! yes they are the only things that are damaged. The engine and radiator and all that are fine , i know i am quite lucky as i have seen some very major car damage online from roos. The kanagaroo died at the scene , it was my first accident since getting my licence and it was the worst experience of my life. So are you saying i should just go the smash repairs and get it all fixed ? thankyou again If just panels, do it yourself. |
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tarnee141 wrote: actually , the Thick bar along the top of the radiator which has the bonnet latch on it is slightly damaged , it is bent in from impact in certain parts , is this bad ? How badly is it bent? Post up a pic. |
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Age: 29 Posts: 19 Joined: 24th Jan 2015 Ride: Ford AU2 Falcon station wagon Location: Mandurah |
here are the images of the front of my car , i think i should get the bar replaced aswell as possibly the bonnet , everything else me and my dad can do i am sure
  thankyou again for your help |
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not seeing pics?
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Age: 29 Posts: 19 Joined: 24th Jan 2015 Ride: Ford AU2 Falcon station wagon Location: Mandurah |
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tarnee141 wrote: go to thislink https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater yep it's a 'little' F**k |
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tarnee141 wrote: go to thislink https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater Not on f**k Book and have no intentions of going there. Can you post pics please. |
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trust me grumpy
it's faaaarked. infront of latch has been pushed outa shape & there are crease marks to the left & right of radiator  as marked on pic
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Age: 29 Posts: 19 Joined: 24th Jan 2015 Ride: Ford AU2 Falcon station wagon Location: Mandurah |
i have no idea how to post pictures to this forum , thats why i put them on facebook so you could click the link and have a look but doesnt matter , thankyou for the advice im thinking now of buying a wrecking AU2 and replacing the parts with my dad
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Mad2 wrote: trust me grumpy it's faaaarked. infront of latch has been pushed outa shape & there are crease marks to the left & right of radiator as marked on picI've see alot worse. Fit the new bonnet and adjust the radiator support to suit. |
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tarnee141
send me a pm [private message] & i'll host pics for ya 
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