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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 10:22 PM
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Angry 55 mph + night + racoon = cracked bumper and dented radiator

Last night after a mutemath concert I hit a racoon. I checked out the damage this morning, I saw the lower grill was broken, bumper cracked, and I noticed the radiator was dented just a little. Could there be an overheating issue? Would I need to get a new one?

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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 10:29 PM
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damn racoons
Old Nov 6, 2009 | 10:29 PM
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the one in the front is for ac....
Old Nov 6, 2009 | 11:02 PM
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x2. If there isn't leaking you should be fine. Test your AC AND watch your temp gauge, just in case. If there are any obvious problems, you will want to get something replaced.
Old Nov 6, 2009 | 11:08 PM
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You can straighten out the radiator's cooling fins and it's good as new. As for the bumper and grill, just look around PPC for anyone selling them. Or you could go SUPER JDM and just use zip ties.
Old Nov 6, 2009 | 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by jnaval
You can straighten out the radiator's cooling fins and it's good as new. As for the bumper and grill, just look around PPC for anyone selling them. Or you could go SUPER JDM and just use zip ties.


this guy knows his stuff!!!!!!!11
Old Nov 6, 2009 | 11:19 PM
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55mph+night+racoon = one dead racoon, one less rodent.
Old Nov 7, 2009 | 12:46 AM
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that sucks to hear...i hit a possum goin like 35 and just cracked my bumper. luckily it was right after i hit a deer so the bumper was gettin replaced anyway
Old Nov 7, 2009 | 12:52 AM
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Deer are especially bad with a square front bumper.
Old Nov 7, 2009 | 02:05 AM
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I played that game once... now i have no lower grill or fogs!
Old Nov 8, 2009 | 01:01 AM
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did u get the license plate on that raccoon?
Old Nov 8, 2009 | 05:28 PM
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you were only going 55 that sucks when i hit a racoon i was going 75 and it cracked the bumper and broke the bottom grill but no radiator
Old Nov 8, 2009 | 05:49 PM
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why are there no pics?
Old Nov 8, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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Pics or it didn't happen
Old Nov 8, 2009 | 10:45 PM
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that sucks dude; i almost took one and 2 deer out last nite coming home
Old Nov 8, 2009 | 11:10 PM
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Yeah someone hit a racoon and it f'd their intercooler - talk about interkiller haha - there was hair n ish in the intercooler fins
Old Nov 8, 2009 | 11:44 PM
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I lovr mute math! but dont like raccoons. That sucks man
Old Nov 8, 2009 | 11:48 PM
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Yeah I got pics, but not sure if I can upload them through the iPhone to the site, and another thing, I went back to see the kill, I was going to mount that bastard on my dash as a trophy. No body, no blood. These raccoons are becoming indestructible.
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