Horrible and great week all in one

KnuckleBones

Sep 29, 2023

I'm mostly behind the scenes here just reading but damn if this week has been horrible and great all at once.

In central TX....hail storm. Our 22 Wildtrak took damage and we lost two other cars. That's the horrible part. Looks like the Wildtrak will get repaired...which will take a while I'm sure. I went into panic mode to find something so we will have one vehicle to drive. Wife didn't seem too interested which was pissing me off. Told her I was just going to go buy something today.

Here's the great part. She's sat me down and told me the Bronco Raptor she ordered in Feb as a surprise for me would deliver next month...delayed due to the strike. So that's why she wasn't worrying. So now we're gonna have a 22 Wildtrak and a 23 Raptor!

the poacher, BroncOitis

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Sep 29, 2023

I'm sorry for the rough week, and I hope your Wildtrak repairs go as smoothly as possible. What an awesome surprise from your wife! Best wishes it gets to Texas quickly once it ships. What color did she go with for you?

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BroncOitis, Deano Bronc

Sep 29, 2023

It's built complete now. ETA is Oct 22...was Oct 2 but the strike held up the shipping. Super excited!

the poacher, BroncOitis

Sep 29, 2023

WOW - Great Wifey move - Congrats!!

Understand your pain! We doing our 2nd hail damage repair on our house now. Just finished the siding & paint DIY, the roofers here are booked into next year. Our Bronco and 2nd vehicle were in the garage, but our sons cars were outside. Both were 're-skinned' after disputing insurance co's initial totaling. Those repairs took couple months - When completed they looked great!

FYI, we did have problems with stereo speakers though. We discovered after these repairs several speakers didn't work. Those repairs required a bunch of metal body grinder work, and the speakers' magnetics & frames were covered with metal shavings & dust - Completely beyond repair!

Your WildTrak's speakers are probably inclosed and better protected than our sons'. Suggest adding more protection though, if there's a lot of grinding involved in your repair. Hope those Bronco body parts are available .. the current labor strikes aren't helpful..

Cheers

BroncOitis, Deano Bronc

Sep 29, 2023

Laura
I'm sorry for the rough week, and I hope your Wildtrak repairs go as smoothly as possible. What an awesome surprise from your wife! Best wishes it gets to Texas quickly once it ships. What color did she go with for you?

Oh, color is code orange. :-)

BroncOitis, Deano Bronc

Sep 29, 2023

@KnuckleBones sorry for the damage. Was that the Storms that rolled through Wednesday? We missed out on the rain altogether and we really could use some rain. I think I might be a little farther south and west Central Texas. But A Raptor is a really nice surprise, you will love that. And lucky they will fix the Wildtrak.

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BroncOitis, Deano Bronc

Sep 29, 2023

Definitely a silver lining to this story. 😎

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BroncOitis, Deano Bronc

Oct 01, 2023

Jakob1972
@KnuckleBones sorry for the damage. Was that the Storms that rolled through Wednesday? We missed out on the rain altogether and we really could use some rain. I think I might be a little farther south and west Central Texas. But A Raptor is a really nice surprise, you will love that. And lucky they will fix the Wildtrak.

Was last Sunday. Baseball size hail for 20 min

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BroncOitis, MWNew

Oct 01, 2023

UGLY!! Seen alot hail damage - Nothing THAT BAD!! What's your location?

BroncOitis

Oct 01, 2023

Kenneth
UGLY!! Seen alot hail damage - Nothing THAT BAD!! What's your location?

Round Rock TX. Our neighborhood got hit the absolute hardest. That's not remotely as bad as our other cars. Threw rugs and cover on the Bronco as soon as we heard it start. Other two cars were totaled. Here's our poor little mazda.

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BroncOitis, PSUTE

Oct 01, 2023

#10

Uh - Terrible!! Seems Round Rock is apply named as they fall from the sky..

Cheers

BroncOitis

Oct 02, 2023

#11

Wow. That is awful! Glad you all were safe. Was anyone injured during the storm? If it did that kind of damage to houses and cars just imagine what it would do to a human!

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BroncOitis, Deano Bronc

Oct 02, 2023

#12

Ouch that is rough. We where caught in a hailstorm ( in our suburban) on our way to my son’s soccer match a few years ago, right in Leon springs those were golf ball sized and it sounded like gun shots. We were able to get to a gas station and park in the shadow of the awning I think that helped us. No broken glass but there were lots of folks pulling into the gas station with busted windshield and sun roofs.

BroncOitis, Deano Bronc

Oct 02, 2023

#13

KnuckleBones
Was last Sunday. Baseball size hail for 20 min

That is no joke!

BroncOitis, Chief Ron

Oct 11, 2023

#14

Guh, 16K to fix it. Estimate specifically calls out replace, not repair, on the skins and top. Wish me luck.

BroncOitis, Chief Ron

Oct 11, 2023

#15

Oh, and my wife did get to surprise me. Raptor was supposed to deliver 22nd. Walked out of work yesterday to a brand new, Code Orange Raptor waiting for me right outside the door! It's so nice. I almost feel like its too nice for me. Ha!

BroncOitis, Chief Ron

Oct 11, 2023

#16

KnuckleBones
Oh, and my wife did get to surprise me. Raptor was supposed to deliver 22nd. Walked out of work yesterday to a brand new, Code Orange Raptor waiting for me right outside the door! It's so nice. I almost feel like its too nice for me. Ha!

Wow. Congratulations. Awesome vehicle. I was under mine today removing some rust and painting where I hit the forward bracket for the trialing arm. No real damage, just dented. Look forward to some pics and posts about your adventures. I bet the Code Orange looks great. You have a nice wife!!!!

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BroncOitis, Chief Ron

Oct 12, 2023

#17

KnuckleBones
Oh, and my wife did get to surprise me. Raptor was supposed to deliver 22nd. Walked out of work yesterday to a brand new, Code Orange Raptor waiting for me right outside the door! It's so nice. I almost feel like its too nice for me. Ha!

Wow your wife buys you a Raptor. My Wife steals my Everglades. LOL love you @BJakob72 😉

BroncOitis, KnuckleBones

Oct 13, 2023

#18

Snapped a few pics

SuperMike, BroncOitis

Oct 18, 2023

#19

Dropped the Wildtrak off to the body shop this morning. They called.....after a full estimation of damage it's right at $32K to fix it. OUCH! Insurance company is going to be crying a river of tears on this. Valued at 54K so they'll be fixing it I'm sure.

SuperMike, BroncOitis

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