Maybe you've heard of girl math, well tonight I worked out some man math.
I hit a deer with my truck last weekend and thankfully only damaged the steel bumper. Coincidentally, hit the same spot with a small dent from the last deer I hit, but this one did a little more damage.
I actually had to tie it to a tree and pull the bumper back into alignment so it was driveable. Luckily I hit the deer less than a couple miles from my house and only had to make 1 turn.
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My insurance company quoted me around $1,200 for the repair. So I could either pay my $500 deductible and let the body shop do the repair or they would pay me to do it myself, minus my deductible amount. I took the check for $700 when I saw I could get a new bumper and fog lights for $300.
So I've got $300 of the insurance company's money and 3 hours work into it so far and figure I probably have another 2 hours to put it back together. Not bad considering the insurance company quoted 4.5 hours of labor. Plus, with the other $400 I'm going to pay the dealer to replace my CV axle. I did one of those myself last year on the other side and swore I'd pay someone to do the next one.
So instead of paying $500 to have someone replace the bumper and still having to pay $400 out of pocket for the CV axle, I get $700 worth of repairs for just a handful of hours of my time and sweat.
Here's hoping tomorrow's reinstallation goes a little smoother than the teardown.
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