Help with my XB please!
#1
Help with my XB please!
Alright here is a picture of my xb... The circle on the picture is the area to focus on as I tell you what happened to my xb.
I was driving down to a friends house when an owl flew out into the road and my box hit it as it passed over it. The red circle indicates where the impact happened. There doesn't appear to be any external damage. The damage is BEHIND the lower grill (driver side)
Here is a close up of the bent up area which is behind the grill
and here is one more photo of the damage
My question is this ... what is the silver color part that sits right behind the lower black grill (the piece that is bent up in the right side of the photo behind the black grill)? Is it the radiator support? Is it an expensive part to replace/repair?
Thanks
I was driving down to a friends house when an owl flew out into the road and my box hit it as it passed over it. The red circle indicates where the impact happened. There doesn't appear to be any external damage. The damage is BEHIND the lower grill (driver side)
Here is a close up of the bent up area which is behind the grill
and here is one more photo of the damage
My question is this ... what is the silver color part that sits right behind the lower black grill (the piece that is bent up in the right side of the photo behind the black grill)? Is it the radiator support? Is it an expensive part to replace/repair?
Thanks
#2
It is hard to tell from the pictures, but I am pretty sure it is the aluminum tubing which goes to the air conditioning condenser. If it has not ruptured and leaked out all of the refrigerant, it is fine. It does not look severely bent or kinked. Try out your AC and if it cools OK, you probably did not hurt anything.
#6
Originally Posted by scionxbkc
so everyone's xb looks bent like it?
#7
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Scikotics
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For your future reference, many insurance companies have a zero deductable on live animal hits with your car. That means you pay nothing and the car gets fixed. Be sure to check with your insurance provider if this ever happens again.
-Alex
-Alex
#8
I will add my confirmation.My 06 has the same tubing.I plan on painting it as I think it stands out like a sore thumb
If you tape it sideways, the edges of the tape wrap nicely around to the back of the tubing. The only slightly tricky part is as it bends up and in on the passy side, but i think it took all of two minutes.
#9
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Originally Posted by blimey
I will add my confirmation.My 06 has the same tubing.I plan on painting it as I think it stands out like a sore thumb
#10
Originally Posted by grizzly_choppers
For your future reference, many insurance companies have a zero deductable on live animal hits with your car. That means you pay nothing and the car gets fixed. Be sure to check with your insurance provider if this ever happens again.
-Alex
-Alex
#14
Originally Posted by grizzly_choppers
For your future reference, many insurance companies have a zero deductable on live animal hits with your car. That means you pay nothing and the car gets fixed. Be sure to check with your insurance provider if this ever happens again.
-Alex
-Alex
#15
Originally Posted by Nightshift
What'd it do to the owl???
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