I hit a raccoon on my way home from the theatre today, Raccoon lost but not before leaving a few scars. Bumber is cracked and the wheel well lining is loose on the driver side, a few of the panels under the bumper are a bit mangled as well. My deductible is $500 and I'm wondering if I should go through insurance or if the cost will come in at under $500. I've never done any body work to my IS so i have no idea how much something like this costs.

Thanks in advance.

 

Damn Racoons Sorry this happened to you.

 

It'll most certainly be more than $500 after everything (labor, paint, parts, etc.). It cost me a little over $1k for a rear bumper swap.

 

I figured as much, just wanted to get confirmation from someone who's done a similar repair.

 

should be well over 500. the parts alone add up to around 500. factor in paint and labor and your looking at close to 1k

 

Sorry this happened to you btw. Maybe get a newer front bumper ('09-'10 or '11+) to turn this mishap into an unplanned mod?

 

Yep, about $800-$1,000....... you could try and do it by buying the front bumper off ebay and taking it to a body shop to get painted for around $400, but I'd just claim it... animals are "act of god" and dont cause your rates to go up or anything negative

 

I got a quote from Lexus dealer actually for my front bumper. To repair (really small ding without cracks and paint damage): $740, new bumper: $840ish.

 

Yeah, I just got off the phone with my insurance and learned that this falls under comprehensive coverage and my deductable is only $250, not $500 as I previouly thought.

 

check out my brother raccoon story

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...y-raccoon.html

 

Good for you, definitely put it through your insurance.

 

Since they are treating it as comprehensive claim, (not collision claim), that's good.

 

That is pretty crazy! I felt my front and rear wheels go over it so no chance of any surprises for me and I'm pretty sure its dead, though didn't stop to check.

I just got back from dropping her off at the body shop. The estimate that my insurance adjuster gave was just north of $1300. Got a Mazda 3 rental and I cannot wait to get my car back!

 

To verify that the raccoon is dead, look for vultures. I've seen them pick apart a dead raccoon on the road in my area.

 

I drove back down the street this morning, about 12 hours after the incident and found no signs at all of the raccoon. There were about 4 or 5 of them last night on the opposite side of the road when one of them decided to cross just as I was passing by. I'm guessing the remaining ones saw an opportunity and cannibalized their buddy.