UPDATE: For the lazy people who don't want to read below, look at the first photo, with red annotations - I'm hunting the names/part no's of the two damaged bits in it!
So, I went (bounced!) over a rock on the way to work yesterday AM.
Saw it in the road, decided I could go round it, then a car came the other way so I couldn't and it was too late to stop. Should have decided to stop when I saw it - not go round, but split second to make the decision and didn't make the best one. No one hurt and no other cars involved though, so could be much worse!
Anyhow, in the end had no choice - hell of a bang, and bounced over it.
Stopped when I could to check - obvious damage is a scuff on the front bumper, some visible, mostly on the bottom, a ripped out piece from the undertray, and some scuffs to the plastic trim further back.
Since had it checked over and up on a ramp to check it was safe to drive at a friendly local garage - which it fortunately is - and damage seems mostly to protective pieces, which have done their job and now need replacing.
Stone hit and went under just inside the wheel on the passenger side. From front to back, damage is:
- Mark/scuff to front bumper
- Broken undertray (or whatever it's name is) - big piece missing from it. This is the black piece of plastic immediately behind the bumper under everything else.
- The broken piece of undertray has ripped out the mount points it screws on to on the adjacent piece in front of the wheel/behind bumper.
- The big silver plate (sump guard?) under the engine is marked on a corner, but looks unharmed - so should be ok.
-A piece of plastic trim under the car, it runs along between the wheels under the passenger door sill, has been scraped all the way along it's length. (hard to describe - it sits over a vertical bit in the bodywork) Have identified this - it's the door sill trim/cover, it runs all the way underneath.
- The piece of bodywork under the above piece of trim is scuffed in a couple of places further back, as the trim piece came off, but not bent/chipped etc - been told it needs to be re-treated to prevent rust but nothing more.
Behind that the car is higher, can't see any more damage.
Not too worried about the bumper for now - it's already got a couple of scuffs as bad or worse, which have been repaired, so will go down that route with this one and think about replacing it at some point in the future when it's accumulated a few more (and/or I learn not to bash it).
So new I need the undertray centre bit, and the piece to the side of it, plus the door sill/cover. Been looking on realoem etc, but struggling to identify what I need - hoping someone can point me in the right direction please
UPDATE: Finally had time to take photos:
First one here is the most helpful - the parts I still need to identify are the undertray where a bit is missing and the piece the undertray screws to and has ripped out the screw holes.
More photos - for those that enjoy my pain
Bumper from straight on
Another underneath view:
Underneath in front of wheel, better showing ripped out mount holes:
So, I went (bounced!) over a rock on the way to work yesterday AM.
Saw it in the road, decided I could go round it, then a car came the other way so I couldn't and it was too late to stop. Should have decided to stop when I saw it - not go round, but split second to make the decision and didn't make the best one. No one hurt and no other cars involved though, so could be much worse!
Anyhow, in the end had no choice - hell of a bang, and bounced over it.
Stopped when I could to check - obvious damage is a scuff on the front bumper, some visible, mostly on the bottom, a ripped out piece from the undertray, and some scuffs to the plastic trim further back.
Since had it checked over and up on a ramp to check it was safe to drive at a friendly local garage - which it fortunately is - and damage seems mostly to protective pieces, which have done their job and now need replacing.
Stone hit and went under just inside the wheel on the passenger side. From front to back, damage is:
- Mark/scuff to front bumper
- Broken undertray (or whatever it's name is) - big piece missing from it. This is the black piece of plastic immediately behind the bumper under everything else.
- The broken piece of undertray has ripped out the mount points it screws on to on the adjacent piece in front of the wheel/behind bumper.
- The big silver plate (sump guard?) under the engine is marked on a corner, but looks unharmed - so should be ok.
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- The piece of bodywork under the above piece of trim is scuffed in a couple of places further back, as the trim piece came off, but not bent/chipped etc - been told it needs to be re-treated to prevent rust but nothing more.
Behind that the car is higher, can't see any more damage.
Not too worried about the bumper for now - it's already got a couple of scuffs as bad or worse, which have been repaired, so will go down that route with this one and think about replacing it at some point in the future when it's accumulated a few more (and/or I learn not to bash it).
So new I need the undertray centre bit, and the piece to the side of it, plus the door sill/cover. Been looking on realoem etc, but struggling to identify what I need - hoping someone can point me in the right direction please
UPDATE: Finally had time to take photos:
First one here is the most helpful - the parts I still need to identify are the undertray where a bit is missing and the piece the undertray screws to and has ripped out the screw holes.
More photos - for those that enjoy my pain
Bumper from straight on
Another underneath view:
Underneath in front of wheel, better showing ripped out mount holes:
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