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"Cat" (not catalytic) Damage
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:23 pm
by oldoutboardjim
Driving home from a get-together Friday night, and a cat (four-legged type) ran out onto the highway in front of me. Before I could even say "Four-wheel disk brakes", our feline friend offered himself up as traffic fodder. I heard him hit, but didn't realize the extent of the damage until I pulled over to check things out (see pic, below). Yowsers! Looks like the bumper cover is toast. The fog light assembly seems fine (I disconnected and removed it to keep it from further harm). I'm guessing the lip and left side marker lamp are still okay, and the lower grill seems good too.
Should I stay with the standard SVT front? If not, who makes a QUALITY replacement bumper cover that looks even better?
Re: "Cat" (not catalytic) Damage
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:36 pm
by blcksvt2003
besides the SVT front bumber cover this is the only other one i would put on it
Re: "Cat" (not catalytic) Damage
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 8:29 pm
by bflesher
Damn how big was the cat?!
Re: "Cat" (not catalytic) Damage
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:53 pm
by Patalrob
Stick with the standard SVT front.
Steve can get a whole bumper kit for you for a reasonable price.
Re: "Cat" (not catalytic) Damage
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:54 am
by FocusMech.73155
Thats too bad Jim, that SVT was perfect
Re: "Cat" (not catalytic) Damage
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:24 am
by Steve@Tasca
$330.00 for a kit with the cover, fogs, lower grille, marker lights, lip and new horns.
Personally I wouldn't put on anythingbut an OEM SVT front, The European stuff looks good but is super expensive and hard to find.
Re: "Cat" (not catalytic) Damage
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:33 am
by screaming4snow
i have an SVT front cover, (it happens to be silver too!) that needs some work i can try to get done for you as soon as i can. PM me if you want more details about it
Re: "Cat" (not catalytic) Damage
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:41 pm
by oldoutboardjim
bflesher wrote:Damn how big was the cat?!
Not nearly as big now as he was before I ran him over!
Re: "Cat" (not catalytic) Damage
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:44 pm
by bflesher
Re: "Cat" (not catalytic) Damage
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:00 pm
by tgnorman
FORDSVTPARTS wrote:$330.00 for a kit with the cover, fogs, lower grille, marker lights, lip and new horns.
Personally I wouldn't put on anythingbut an OEM SVT front, The European stuff looks good but is super expensive and hard to find.
Word of advice if you get that kit....Bring a truck, it's a HUGE box.
Re: "Cat" (not catalytic) Damage
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 7:54 am
by Steve@Tasca
bflesher wrote:Damn how big was the cat?!
Cold weather =brittle bumper cover.
In the summer time it probably wouldn't have broken like that.
Re: "Cat" (not catalytic) Damage
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:22 am
by blcksvt2003
alright..svt bumber cover, buuuut u have someone body fill the side markers, and then u get rs mirrors with the side markers in it and run the side marker wiring from ur bumper to the side mirrors.....
Re: "Cat" (not catalytic) Damage
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:42 am
by oldoutboardjim
blcksvt2003 wrote:alright..svt bumber cover, buuuut u have someone body fill the side markers, and then u get rs mirrors with the side markers in it and run the side marker wiring from ur bumper to the side mirrors.....
Will this make it go faster? 
Seriously, I think I'll just stick with the stock bumper cover. Thanks anyway for the suggestion.
Re: "Cat" (not catalytic) Damage
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:47 am
by blcksvt2003