I hate deer - no seriously

dmhenderson · 07-13-2012, 09:11 PM

Just extremely grateful neither of us were hurt badly. Oh and my girlfriend is ok too.

New body panels and I'll be up and running again. Attempted to talk my body shop guy into repainting the entire car in black cherry rather than just mb and was met with an eye roll. Already bugging Carbon Fiber Element re some of their advertised replacement interior parts. After that will be HFCs and headers.

Incidentally, anyone have any idea how I can go about swapping out my gray coated nismo calipers for red ones? Red would look so much nicer than gray.

After that, halos in orange or red would be the icing on the cake.

blackcherry20 · 07-13-2012, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Just extremely grateful neither of us were hurt badly. Oh and my girlfriend is ok too.

New body panels and I'll be up and running again. Attempted to talk my body shop guy into repainting the entire car in black cherry rather than just mb and was met with an eye roll. Already bugging Carbon Fiber Element re some of their advertised replacement interior parts. After that will be HFCs and headers.

Incidentally, anyone have any idea how I can go about swapping out my gray coated nismo calipers for red ones? Red would look so much nicer than gray.

After that, halos in orange or red would be the icing on the cake.

Oh yeah-glad nobody was hurt (but the stoopid deer)-they look pretty big up close and personal like that-had an Accord that looked very similar to your Z after our 'encounter' and it was quite an experience.

NuffZed · 07-13-2012, 09:21 PM

Sorry to hear about your troubles man but your both OK and the car is getting fixed. Broad daylight is odd because they typically do this in the early mornings or near sunset. Pictures make me cringe because I'm doing my first road trip through deer, elk, and moose country this weekend.

As for the caliper issue try this. Find a lot with some new '13s. Come back w tools about 2am...

Seriously though you can powder-coat yours or order some if the parts are compatible.

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07-13-2012, 09:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 28	Just extremely grateful neither of us were hurt badly. Oh and my girlfriend is ok too. New body panels and I'll be up and running again. Attempted to talk my body shop guy into repainting the entire car in black cherry rather than just mb and was met with an eye roll. Already bugging Carbon Fiber Element re some of their advertised replacement interior parts. After that will be HFCs and headers. Incidentally, anyone have any idea how I can go about swapping out my gray coated nismo calipers for red ones? Red would look so much nicer than gray. After that, halos in orange or red would be the icing on the cake.

07-13-2012, 09:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
NuffZed Base Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 105 Drives: 12 370ZR Blk Rose M6 Rep Power: 14	Sorry to hear about your troubles man but your both OK and the car is getting fixed. Broad daylight is odd because they typically do this in the early mornings or near sunset. Pictures make me cringe because I'm doing my first road trip through deer, elk, and moose country this weekend. As for the caliper issue try this. Find a lot with some new '13s. Come back w tools about 2am... Seriously though you can powder-coat yours or order some if the parts are compatible.