Bloody Phesants (1 Viewer)

[Steve and Denise]

On our way back this morning and bang a pheasant commited suiside on our van here is the result now to see how good NFU are.

 

[TerryL]

That's a real pain, you have my sympathy. However you might want to check actual cost of replacement before going through your insurers (@Theonlysue ?? ). Do you have an excess and what is the effect of a claim going to be on your renewal premium. May be better to just bite the bullet. However NFU do have a good claims reputation.

 

[Lofty1]

Nice mess ,are you sure it was a pheasant and not a peasant that gave you the bird.

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[laneside]

We had a similar collision with a big cock pheasant on our way back up France. Thankfully it only knocked the mirror glass out and Lynda managed to catch it swinging on the heater wires and it clicked back in although not perfectly. The daft thing is had it been a nano second different in its speed it would have been in the cab with us.

 

[magicsurfbus]

..now to see how good NFU are.

If anyone's going to be sympathetic about driving into pheasants surely it'll be the National Farmer's Union. On the plus side at least it wasn't the windscreen.

 

[Ivory55]

What a muppet, it lasted till the end of January then committed suicide.

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[Ivory55]

I hit a hare once on the way to work, smashed the front bumper completely. It’s the time of year that they lose sense looking for a mate.

 

[Two on Tour]

Wow, I'm surprised the light lens is glass and not plastic and I have a good recipe of pheasant if you need it.

 

[Lenny HB]

Ouch!
If you decide to buy one your self they are a lot cheaper in Germany, if you are RHD, buy a LHD drive one and swap the dip unit, they are adjustable for flat dipping anyway.

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[Floydster]

Would definitely look at diy, shouldn't be too tricky to swap over.

 

[Gromett]

Just warned @Jim about one of these feckers today eating in the road. Was expecting it to go suicidal but fortunately it didn't...

 

[Larrynwin]

Wow, I'm surprised the light lens is glass and not plastic and I have a good recipe of pheasant if you need it.

Hymer headlamp tempered glass, the subject of "exploding headlights " on here in the past.
Tempered glass is a bad idea , abandoned on windscreens years ago.

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[Theonlysue]

Got mine changed under warranty.
I'm sure someone is doing headlamp protectors. Do you want me to find out @SteveandDenise ?

 

[Steve and Denise]

Got mine changed under warranty.
I'm sure someone is doing headlamp protectors. Do you want me to find out @SteveandDenise ?

The strange thing is Sue we were only just discussing ordering some when we got home then bang the impact even smashed the plastic backing of the light.
PS
Protecters now ordered for new light. Talk about after the horse and all that

 

[Speve]

Cost around £1200 when mine was replaced under warranty though.

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[Theonlysue]

Really unlucky to cause that amount of damage. Bugger!

 

[Theonlysue]

Would you expect it to shatter like it has?

 

[Nirvanauk]

I hit a hare once on the way to work, smashed the front bumper completely. It’s the time of year that they lose sense looking for a mate.

That and OAPs trying to cross the road.....

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[Speve]

Would you expect it to shatter like it has?

Yes they are known for it

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Nice mess ,are you sure it was a pheasant and not a peasant that gave you the bird.

If in Norfolk it would have a peasant for sure......

 

[Steve and Denise]

Would you expect it to shatter like it has?

Well we were doing about 55 and as I said it even broke the plastic at the rear of the light.
I think I have turned pheasant to pesant

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[ianthebuilder]

Christ you must have hit that hard!!

How much is that gonna cost?

Mind you, he paid with his life!! Lol

 

[Steve and Denise]

I never have liked game now I HATE it.

 

[Popeye]

a pheasant commited suiside on our van here is the result

It wouldn't have hit the lens on the old van Steve. Serves you right you are earning far too much disposable income!

I would be interested in NFU outcome

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[Lenny HB]

Got mine changed under warranty.
I'm sure someone is doing headlamp protectors. Do you want me to find out @SteveandDenise ?

A guy in the Hymer club used to make then but he stopped about 3 years ago. I made some myself for the last van, pleased to say new Hymer has plastic headlamps.

 

[Spriddler]

I have occasionally picked up a 'road kill' pheasant and provided it doesn't have rigor mortis and its base hasn't been bashed up its apex I've cooked them.

 

[DavidG58]

Only slight positive I can offer Steve is at least it is the nearside light, so any possibility of it still having one of the duff light units fitted is overcome now

£1400 inc VAT 2 years ago via Travel World, plus fitting, ours does have washers though

I am interested to know where you have sourced protectors from, I tried and failed following my issues, where Hymer insisted mine was stone chip damage, no doubt for you at least

I have also heard that some got fitted over seas for less, but watch out for the washer bit and ours has bi xenon lights so needs the right connections for that, best of luck sorting it quickly

I also hope your new one fits, we had to modify ours, the new one had a slightly different profile, needed grinding to fit

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[Theonlysue]

@DavidG58


There is also a facebook group called
Hymer owners group worth joining.
You also get 10% off parts so might make headlight cheaper @SteveandDenise

 

[DavidG58]

thanks @Theonlysue can't believe they have suddenly become available, just ordered some now, but leave tomorrow for France for three weeks, have they been mentioned on the forum before?

anyway thanks for the link, I will just need to drive very carefully till I get back

 

[Steve and Denise]

That's the ones I have ordered @DavidG58 thanks Sue I did have a look on the Hymer owners group but don't do face book.
Had two quotes Brownhills £1320 and TW £950 so I think insurance can pay.

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