My crappy morning...

[Nish]

Ugh..on my way to work...this happened

My dash cam got this. Go to 1 min 40 secs to 1 min 50 secs (1 min 44s is the impact)

https://photos.app.goo.gl/8omDbw03dGKBDfbB3

 

[appleguru]

Ugh, that sucks! Looked like a piece of asphalt?

I caught something big on the way to work the other day too... put a small dent in my hood (just missed my clear bra) and a chip in my windshield... haven’t had a chance to get it fixed yet.

 

[Nish]

That blows. I think so, wasn't sure if it's the road or something from the cars on the right. Either way looks like i'll have to go to my insurance for comprehensive coverage

 

[SteveB26]

It may have actually been rubber from a truck tire, years ago I was on the highway and same type of thing happened to me but it actually messed up my bumper and there were grates on the front bumper of my SUV and the tire actually got stuck in one of them (destroyed it) otherwise I would have had no idea what the heck it was and it looks like it may be the same ... car in front of you drives over it and it gets kicked up by the tire of that car going 70MPH so ya that is like a rock, be happy it hit the bumper and not the windshield... Still sucks though

 

[Ande]

This is very strange:
I tried to watch it on cellphone (streaming), the video became jerky and jumped around. - so the black thing spawns in the midair.
Tried to stream on on my desktop computer, exactly the same.
Then downloaded the video, .. and it's a crappy video with missing frames.

If that what BlackVUE produces, or did you do some faulty recompression on it ?

 

[masamitsu]

Wow - that was big. Looked like a piece of truck tire.

 

[Nish]

This is very strange:
I tried to watch it on cellphone (streaming), the video became jerky and jumped around. - so the black thing spawns in the midair.
Tried to stream on on my desktop computer, exactly the same.
Then downloaded the video, .. and it's a crappy video with missing frames.

If that what BlackVUE produces, or did you do some faulty recompression on it ?

Unfortunately that is what BlackVUE produced...

 

[jelloslug]

Before you call your insurance company, call a few mobile PDR places. Many of those companies can also do minor bumper repairs and touch ups.

 

[SemiS3XYR]

Before you call your insurance company, call a few mobile PDR places. Many of those companies can also do minor bumper repairs and touch ups.

agreed 100%
Short term may be more than your deductible or what you want to spend. Long term no increases of premiums. Especially with a S.

 

[Nish]

Before you call your insurance company, call a few mobile PDR places. Many of those companies can also do minor bumper repairs and touch ups.

That's what I am doing right now. I don't know if they can repair the day time running lights though.

 

[jelloslug]

That's what I am doing right now. I don't know if they can repair the day time running lights though.

You can buy that yourself directly from Tesla and install it if your a DIY kind of person. If not, just have them (Tesla) install it.

 

[bishoppeak]

I recently hit a coyote in about the same spot. Did quite a bit of damage behind the bumper cover rendering the autopilot and cruise control inop. Comprehensive claim won't increase your premiums. Resist the urge to get this fixed on the cheap.

 

[ShawnA]

Sorry for your damage...

It looked to me like a chunk of asphalt. It may have come from the compact car ahead to the right.

Just about the time of the impact his brake lights illuminate - He may have felt it under his car...

 

[Krypto Kat]

Had similar tire debris damage cost $600 to fix on my Camry. Happens,

 

[Sprandt23]

I recently hit a coyote in about the same spot. Did quite a bit of damage behind the bumper cover rendering the autopilot and cruise control inop. Comprehensive claim won't increase your premiums. Resist the urge to get this fixed on the cheap.

Man, I know your pain - I picked up my CPO in Phoenix, and was driving it back home to STL, and hit a coyote on day 2 of owning my MS. Cosmetically it wasn't horrible, but $9200 in damage later to the internal components I was glad I filed the claim.

 

[croman]

I recently hit a coyote in about the same spot. Did quite a bit of damage behind the bumper cover rendering the autopilot and cruise control inop. Comprehensive claim won't increase your premiums. Resist the urge to get this fixed on the cheap.

I was driving through a major snowstorm just east of Erie PA in the mountains when a coy wolf shot across the road (it was beautiful!). Luckily I avoided it but I saw it so clearly as it was in the beam of my headlights. Beautiful animal but yea, I wouldn't imagine hitting it with such a low riding car would be fun for either of us...

 

[Nish]

The insurance company is trying to make this a collision claim instead of comprehensive? Should I send them the video?

 

[jelloslug]

The insurance company is trying to make this a collision claim instead of comprehensive? Should I send them the video?

Absolutely.