Well I've had my model 3 for about a month and had a raccoon run out on the road and was hit by my car. Just had minor damage to front bumper (some cracks in paint and a small dent). The body shop took the front bumper off to repair and there was also a support piece that is broken and has to be replaced. Has Tesla improved the time to get replacement parts? I've heard horror stories of months long wait for parts.
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Model 3 already in body shop
- Thread starter EVGo99
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Sounds like some big, fat raccoon there to do that amount of damage (underneath). Did you take a photo of the damage? Can’t speak for where you live on repair time however. Hope it’s quick. I know Elon said something about trying to improve on simpler repairs like bumpers and read here about some that got done pretty fast.
It was a very large raccoon and it ran out on the highway when I was doing 55mph. Where it hit hard I was actually expecting the damage to be worse than it was. I unfortunately didn't take any pictures before taking it to the shop. I did have one Tesla approved body shop nearby that I took it too. I'm kind of rural and was worried I wouldn't have one close by. I hope the stories of faster repairs is true.
Yeah, I think I'll be doing that when I get it back. I don't think it would've helped much in this situation. But I've found out around here that driving at night the the front of the model 3 gets completely covered in bugs and they salt the road in the winter. So it needs the extra protection.
Dan203
Active Member
I hit a Raccoon once and it did pretty massive damage to my car. Huge dent in the bumper, took out a fog light, and broke a few clips/supports. They get pretty big. I'm betting the one I hit was bigger then a small dog. Like 15-20lbs easy.
I bet the one I hit was that size too. I was surprised how big it was. I got lucky that it didn't hit at the fog light on this one or the damage would've been a lot worse.
The body shop just uploaded the estimate and work needed online and it listed which part they need. It's part number 1084894-00-B and when I look it up on the parts catalog it's a: ASY, ANKLE CATCHER, M3. I'll get in contact with the body shop Monday to see if they found out if the part is in stock.
I hope it's not a 3 month wait for it because the bumper is already removed to paint it and they can't reassemble without it.
XLR82XS
D M C
I would have tried them first if I lived closer to one. It's about 4 hours away. But the body shop I took it to seems to be on top of things. They had the the car disassembled to repair in less than 24 hours.
bd7349
Member
Good to hear they’re on top of it. Fingers crossed for a speedy repair!
