2017 GLS550 Front Bumper (Deer Hit)
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2026 10:46 pm
Hit a deer on the way home from picking Max up from the high school tonight.
I didn't see it until too late to completely brake. Max said he saw another deer ahead of it but figured I'd noticed. I hadn't. The second one I picked up too "close" to be able to stop. I think I was probably doing like 10 or 15 from the 42 mph or so I was doing since I had braked some. The deer bounced off the bumper, got up, and ran off into the neighboring property.
Cracked the front bumper cover, I think cracked the mounting tabs off of the big Mercedes logo pie plate (it was on a snow bank), and I think lost one of the two like 3" body color covers. The recovery hook cover is there but dangling.
I'll need to start looking up parts and price out doing the repair vs. claiming insurance shortly.
I can likely make it kinda driveable indefinitely (distronic, parking sensors all seem fine), but I would like to fix it ASAP for cosmetics.
I didn't see it until too late to completely brake. Max said he saw another deer ahead of it but figured I'd noticed. I hadn't. The second one I picked up too "close" to be able to stop. I think I was probably doing like 10 or 15 from the 42 mph or so I was doing since I had braked some. The deer bounced off the bumper, got up, and ran off into the neighboring property.
Cracked the front bumper cover, I think cracked the mounting tabs off of the big Mercedes logo pie plate (it was on a snow bank), and I think lost one of the two like 3" body color covers. The recovery hook cover is there but dangling.
I'll need to start looking up parts and price out doing the repair vs. claiming insurance shortly.
I can likely make it kinda driveable indefinitely (distronic, parking sensors all seem fine), but I would like to fix it ASAP for cosmetics.