Coned!!!

Sep 26, 2014 | 05:26 PM

Vickon

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Coned!!!

Guys, I am soooooo f*..#g pissed!!!! Relaxing drive back home from work on I-95 (express lane/only two lanes) doing 60mph when front vehicle (an SUV) clears over a friggin huge cone!!! I tried avoiding but still went over it!!! The f.....g cone destroyed my fog light, fog light housing and bumper!!!! If anyone here knows has a front bumper to sell please let me know. My W204 is black and the "Sport" . Any advise, help will be much appreciated. I saw a couple of fog housings on ebay and fog light too but I need the front bumper since mine is broken in two pieces!!!!

Sooooo pissed!!!!

Sorry for venting guys but I hate to see my car like that!!! I forgot to mention I have full-cover insurance but got to dig the contract out since I can't remember my deductible and if it will be covered. Any advise, suggestion will be appreciated!!!

Thanks,

Vickon

Last edited by Vickon; Feb 16, 2015 at 08:39 PM.

Sep 26, 2014 | 06:45 PM

will042082

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2008 c300 4matic Sport

Look into local laws but things like pothole damage can be paid out by the gov. This may include objects in the road?

My buddy hit a huge pothole in his m5 and destroyed the wheel and they replaced it

Sep 26, 2014 | 07:25 PM

capt_paul

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Originally Posted by Vickon

Guys, I am soooooo f*..#g pissed!!!! Relaxing drive back home from work on I-95 (express lane/only two lanes) doing 60mph when front vehicle (an SUV) clears over a friggin huge cone!!! I tried avoiding but still went over it!!! The f.....g cone destroyed my fog light, fog light housing and bumper!!!! If anyone here knows has a front bumper to sell please let me know. My W204 is black and the "Sport" AMG. Any advise, help will be much appreciated. I saw a couple of fog housings on ebay and fog light too but I need the front bumper since mine is broken in two pieces!!!!

Sooooo pissed!!!!

Sorry for venting guys but I hate to see my car like that!!! I forgot to mention I have full-cover insurance but got to dig the contract out since I can't remember my deductible and if it will be covered. Any advise, suggestion will be appreciated!!!

Thanks,

Vickon

If you have full coverage it would be covered (minus the deductible)
Its going to be cheaper in the long run to you the insurance rather than paying out of pocket, the cost to replace the bumper and other parts will exceed $1800

Feb 16, 2015 | 07:56 PM

Vickon

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2010 C300 Sport

Coned... Need black front bumper...

Hi guys, unfortunately as of today I am still waiting for DOT to make a decision!!! My hopes are very low!!! So, if anyone has a black front bumper that wants to sell I could be interested. I'm concerned about the shipping so for now I will try only Florida/locals. I also need the driver's side 2010 round fog light. If you have one of these or a complete one, please let me know.

Thanks!

Vickon

Feb 16, 2015 | 08:36 PM

VVF

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Try car-part dot com
The situation really sucks!

Feb 18, 2015 | 05:59 PM

1REDC63

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Sorry to hear. I do have a front bumper but its not black and I live in Va

Feb 19, 2015 | 05:51 PM

babyboxer1

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Sorry to hear about that. I'd call my insurance first, because I suspect that if you do need to replace bumper, fog lamp, then there's also a bunch of clamps you also need, so it'll be worth your while to file the claim. Be weary of just finding another black bumper and simply putting it on. Sometimes even within the same year, there might be a couple of production batches, and the color might be just a shade off from the previous run. There's also the environmental factors which will affect your color over time. Since your car has had all of it's parts in the same environmental conditions (sun, snow, rain), the color looks consistent all around. Even if the bumpers were part of the same production run, after a couple of years, you will see a difference between a bumper that's been on a Florida car versus a bumper on a car that's endured those brutal Canadian winters. Again, it may not seem so obvious when you look at the cars side by side, but you'll certainly notice it when parts are moved from one vehicle to the other.

Ultimately, I think that you'll need some new paint on your bumper with a blend on surrounding body parts. Things may have changed in the ~10 years since I've left the industry, but I used to be a painter in a previous career.