Bloody Pigeon :(

[daniel_owen_uk]

Ok so driving to a friends today and a pigeon hit the front of my car, was probably doing about 40

Whats it gonna cost to repair anyone have a clue?

 

[777cupra]

it looks like if the clips aren't broken you could just click it back into place.....if not I can't imagine a new grill being much money.

 

[skahigh]

Whats it gonna cost to repair anyone have a clue?

hard to say, i dont know what vet bills are like these days....

 

[dj_hektik]

grille doesn't cost much. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

As long as the bumper is OK (it looks like it) then the black center is simple

 

[cupra_brown]

when i looked at replacing mine last year, it was 30 quid including the vat .
so not to expensive.

when will birds learn to look ?

 

[CupraMatty]

look on the bright side, when you take the grill out, you can have bbq'd wood pigeon for dinner

i had one through my splitter yesterday too, nothing a jet wash wudnt sort tho! hehe

 

[jamie paton]

hard to say, i dont know what vet bills are like these days....

pmsl

 

[DPJ]

Ok so driving to a friends today and a pigeon hit the front of my car, was probably doing about 40

How do you know the pigeon was doing about 40 ?

 

[jamie paton]

How do you know the pigeon was doing about 40 ?

keep em coming guys

 

[daniel_owen_uk]

I can visualise an advert with a talking pigeon

"hit me at 40 and I break 80% of grilles, hit me at 30 and I might fly off to break someone elses"

 

[jamie paton]

ha ha ha. at least your keeping a good sense of humour mate, maybe the pigeon has been feeling a little down lately, stopped taking the prozac, young have fled the nest, no pupose in life anymore. whats the point of going on, did you check it's wee claws for a suicide note, or do you think it might be more sinister, could be connected with the attack on glasgow airport.

 

[daniel_owen_uk]

I think there may have been a plot to overthrow the government. I could hear it say coo coo!

(bill hicks gag)

 

[jamie paton]

 

[lc_allan]

Looks like your Red (bull) car gives you wings

 

[oldman]

LMHO - cheers guys

 

[WeeJase]

there's web sites for everything these days
http://www.pigeon-shooting.co.uk/

 

[jamie paton]

there's web sites for everything these days
http://www.pigeon-shooting.co.uk/

yeah , they're probably looking at us just now on their computers going "jeeeesuuus there's even a bloody website for talking about cars on here, whatever next"

 

[briggd01]

Me too!

I hit a Pigeon 3 days after i picked up my FR at 75mph.

The stupid thing was so wedged in the lower grill that i had to get my foot on the bumber and both hands on its carcus to remove, pulled the front grill out with it!

Was very lucky that it didn't go through the rad or the fog lamps.

Replacement grill £5.45 bargain.

So they are right, speeding kills - wildlife!

 

[Shez]

What you need is an FR+ front bumper & splitter...... see my other thread!

 

[daniel_owen_uk]

Just spoke to the body shop that has my car (already doing some work where someone ran into back of me).

He said they would have to remove the bumper to fit a new grille, said the part was £50 and it would probably cost £130ish total.

Told them not to bother, he did say that they had been able to pull it out, so only the crack is visible, and they would do that for nowt.