Road Kill Now with Pics (of my C not the dead cat)

[G60Jet 1]

Hit a bloody Cat on the way out tonight!! lets just say the cat is no more and so is half my C!!

 

Bumper, Chin Spoiler is all toast, plus the base of the cross member is bent, thats okay though cos it can be fixed.

 

F'in Cats

[ben16v 0]

:shock: How big was the cat?????

[G60Jet 1]

Well i hit it at a high speed!! on the motorway

[JBOB 0]

Well i hit it at a high speed!! on the motorway

 

Still must have been a damm big cat. It wasnt ginger and running away from a KA was it :lol:

[G60Jet 1]

Well its gonna be a bit more than a new bumper, the front cross member that the rads sit on is a weeee bit bent, please the slam panel mounts at the base are no more (that can be weld up i guess, but that was one well hard moggie

[G60Jet 1]

Oh and the moggie was ginger, given that half of the cat furr is under my car

[chrishill 0]

how could you?! :cry: :cry:

[G60Jet 1]

it was no fluffy it was a monster

[Guest]

Well i hit it at a high speed!! on the motorway

 

Still must have been a damm big cat. It wasnt ginger and running away from a KA was it :lol:

 

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[Jim 1]

Jesus it did some damage! Can't imagine the aftermath was too pretty... :? :?

[GIXXERUK 0]

sorry ! i'll wash your car mister :lol:

[chubbybrown 0]

God thats some damage for just hitting a fleabag,it must have been a right fat one

[G60Jet 1]

come on bring on the cat jokes, i think this has been the most catastrophic 24 hours for my C.

 

 

UPDATE ON THE METAL WORK

 

The cross member that supports the base of the bumper and chin spoiler is all bent, and that at conected to the Subframe!!! and that all ONE PART!!

 

RS bumper her i come!!

[G60Jet 1]

Counting the Costs

 

Bumper Grill €54.45

Chin Spoiler €137.94

Spoiler Support €29.24

Plastic Air con Rad ducting Left €39.73

Plastic Air con Rad ducting Right €59.90

Cross Member (support For Bumer) €283.80

Prime Bumper Skin €507.40

 

TOTAL CAT COST €1112.46 ermmm more than I thought.

I think i'll buy a bumper in the UK and ship it back!!

[jamesmilsome 0]

 

It did not die mate. Its owner was so happy to find it alive

[JBOB 0]

Ive just heard that the Cat lived and had taken a contract out on you :lol:

 

[Bally 0]

Poor pussy... :cry:

[G60Jet 1]

Counting the Costs

 

Bumper Grill €54.45

Chin Spoiler €137.94

Spoiler Support €29.24

Plastic Air con Rad ducting Left €39.73

Plastic Air con Rad ducting Right €59.90

Cross Member (support For Bumer) €283.80

Prime Bumper Skin €507.40

 

TOTAL CAT COST €1112.46 ermmm more than I thought.

I think i'll buy a bumper in the UK and ship it back!!

 

Okay i've got all of it bar the Cross member!!

 

cost so far £200

 

I just hope easyjet let me on the plane with it now!! lol

[Andi 2,147,483,647]

Anything to declare, sir? :oops:

[G60Jet 1]

Right Well after coming back to spain after xmas with a bumper on the plane. i was off to a great start with the repairs, now into feb i've finally finished the cat damage, I've had the new bumper ready to go on for a month, but i was waiting for a new cross member. i wasn't happy about the other one being striaghtened. just so you know the G60 has two frontal cross members bolted in the same place, one for the engine and ne for the aircon rad and chin spoiler. saddly the cat bent the chin spoiler cross member.

 

So today, Ive change the oil, changed the power steering fluid, changed the cross member, and fitted the new bumper. Best bit is, that the body shop let me do it, cos they are busy, so i worked all day in their shop, with a massive tool selection, (appart from a torque wrench). and the ramp to get under the car!!

 

I can also confirm that spain is 5 years behind the uk, after 5 years of trying to get an oil drain and catch pan from the local halford type store i got one today. no more cut up oil containers!!

 

The pic is off the old cross member, now replaced with a shinny new black OEM One

[Henny 0]

you sure that was a cat you hit?!? That's a pretty big dent... :|

[bristolbaron 10]

The cat's fine, and living it up on the insurance payout!!

[K-rado 0]

:lol:

[blackcat 0]

Oh and the moggie was ginger, given that half of the cat furr is under my car

 

As long as it wasn't a black cat :wink:

[G60Jet 1]

you sure that was a cat you hit?!? That's a pretty big dent... :|

 

i was doing a fair pace!!