I think I can buff it out...
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byathread
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Yeah, you can buff that right out... [emoji23] anything structural or just cosmetic/parts?
Expedition Dave
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Dang, glad she is ok!! Obviously the airbags did not deploy, right?
Out of morbid curiosity what happened to the deer?
Out of morbid curiosity what happened to the deer?
5280tunage
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Glad everyone is okay (minus the deer of course). My mother in law did this twice in her f150, once jack knifing her boat... No fun.
Expedition Dave
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Good on you. I hate to see an animal suffering...
MxRacer965
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I hit one of those sh*ts in August. Ended up being $14K in damages. A good chunk of that for me though was the active shutters and the grill. Those two parts alone were > $5K of the cost. Mine is a platinum so you may find it ends up being in the $10K range if you don’t have the same.
2018ExpyPlatinum
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Man that sucks. Sorry to hear that, but most important your wife is ok.
Good luck with the repairs and keep us up to date.
Good luck with the repairs and keep us up to date.
I’m really glad my wife was driving the Expedition and not her car, otherwise she would have written off the car and possibly be seriously injured. She still has whiplash but that’s much better than being hospitalized from having the deer land inside the car. The deer was a large buck, probably one of the biggest ones we’ve seen.
Yeah my wife and I both don’t like to see animals suffering either. It just seems cruel to leave it.
As for the Expedition, it’s a limited so no active grill shutters, but everything on the front end will have to be replaced other than the hood, drivers side fog light and the drivers side fender. Even the driver side headlight is broken. And for the mechanical damage, the rad, some of the hoses and elbows, the intercooler, possibly the cooling fans, and the air intake tube are what I can see damaged.
Yeah my wife and I both don’t like to see animals suffering either. It just seems cruel to leave it.
As for the Expedition, it’s a limited so no active grill shutters, but everything on the front end will have to be replaced other than the hood, drivers side fog light and the drivers side fender. Even the driver side headlight is broken. And for the mechanical damage, the rad, some of the hoses and elbows, the intercooler, possibly the cooling fans, and the air intake tube are what I can see damaged.
MxRacer965
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Similar parts list for me as well, except the passenger headlamp was fine. Mine was leaking coolant as well, don’t remember if it was intercooler and radiator or what. The list of parts was several pages long. Also needed an AC compressor. Mine they used 100% new OEM parts. They couldn’t source parts from a 2019 or newer Platinum with 5K miles, and nobody makes aftermarket parts it seems.
I had to drive slow and dodge deer groups 3 times on the way home Thanksgiving night going around Honeoye Falls and Mendon Ponds. When you see one, you know there are several more right behind it! I think we should pay people to hunt them not charge for a permit. Pretty sure this time of year they wait for sunset to start moving around. My brother in law has hit them 7 times so far.
Expedition Dave
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Huh. I thought all 2018+ Expys had active grilles? Also, are there any potent grill/bumper guards that really work on new Expys?
looking through my pictures, I think you’re right and it does have grill shutters. They’re just so mangled and got lost in the pile of other broken parts that I didn’t see them. Thanks for pointing that out!
I am definitely considering getting a grill guard now, if I can’t find something I like, I got a welder buddy that can make me one!
Proud Okie
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Ranch hand, out of Texas, makes a nice looking, stout grille guard. It has one made especially for front camera access, if so equipped. I'm thinking of getting one. I think it'll look real good on one with the stealth package.
https://www.ranchhand.com/ggf19hbl1c-2018-2019-fordexpedition-legendgrilleguard-camera.html
https://www.ranchhand.com/ggf19hbl1c-2018-2019-fordexpedition-legendgrilleguard-camera.html
2018ExpyPlatinum
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That's a pretty nice grill guard. It's nice that it keeps the tow hooks. I've seen some that mount where the tow hooks are. Maybe not a big deal, but I'd like to keep the tow hooks.
The other issue is, I've seen some of the grill guards actually cause more damage depending on what they hit and how.
Anyway....I like it!
The other issue is, I've seen some of the grill guards actually cause more damage depending on what they hit and how.
Anyway....I like it!
Expedition Dave
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Sorry if this is a thread hijack (?), but not sure how sturdy RHs are and the weight penalty is double that of a winch. They look kind of lost on stock Expys IMHO unless lifted and Overlanded out a bit. I've owned a few and dealt with a few but never from a personal hit.
They are priced right...
But, if I was to wild-ass guess, from the design, a lot of the outside might fold in and damage expensive stuff at speeds above 30 mph depending on the critter. Which... probably would have got damaged anyway. Don't know how well it would protect the radiator, intercoolers, and such. Further, expect the nose to droop at least 1/2 inch or more (from my test) and fuel mileage to also droop.
IMHO, someone needs to remove the lower valence and develop something both modern and useful... which will probably never happen on a production scale.
They are priced right...
But, if I was to wild-ass guess, from the design, a lot of the outside might fold in and damage expensive stuff at speeds above 30 mph depending on the critter. Which... probably would have got damaged anyway. Don't know how well it would protect the radiator, intercoolers, and such. Further, expect the nose to droop at least 1/2 inch or more (from my test) and fuel mileage to also droop.
IMHO, someone needs to remove the lower valence and develop something both modern and useful... which will probably never happen on a production scale.
sjwhiteley
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I have a Setina police pusher bar. Doesn’t wrap around the lights, but bolts on in 4 places and protects (hopefully) the functional bits in a collision.
Lou Hamilton
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FYI, the Stealth headlamps are twice the cost of the platinum ones (~ $1800 each). I had to have mine replaced after a lady hit me. Body shop was shocked at the cost difference.
The Stealth ones are de-chromed and tinted.
The Stealth ones are de-chromed and tinted.
MxRacer965
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According to the body shop that repaired my front end after I hit a deer, the drivers side lamp for my Platinum was $1,6667. Not quite the $1,800, but certainly not half either.
IMO that grill guard wouldn’t do sh*t against a deer. As another said, it might actually do more harm than good. Not just that one, all of them.
