Got hit by loose metal off semi-truck
 

On my way home from dropping my stepson off at a local airport I was in the left lane behind another vehicle and both of us were passing a semi-truck. Suddenly a huge piece of loose metal comes flying back, the vehicle in front of me runs it over and it flips up and hits my 1997 XJ6 which I had almost all of the reconditioning jobs finished so I can start enjoying the car. Now I have a bunch more work to do and parts expense.

So at the next exit I pulled over and got out to look at the car. The front edge of the fender, the right hand headlight assembly are all toast. Plus there is a dent in the passenger's door.

See the attached photos

Pretty bad luck.
I have had several broken headlights from stones (about NZD$200 secondhand, and left kidney price new), and broken plastic strip in lower grill from a rock. These plastic strips are not available in NZ secondhand..
But I haven't had bent metal like you.

Ouch !

On my X300 I had to replace several headlights over the years. They're susceptible to being hit with debris.

Cheers
DD

I have two complete headlight assemblies from my ;96 Vanden Plas.
If you're interested in one or both for your repair let me know.

Roger

Bad news but, looking at the level of damage, lucky it didn't hit the windscreen instead of the side of the vehicle.

Graham

Found fender
 

I found a replacement fender at a wrecking yard in Pittsburgh PA. In the attached photo the color appears much lighter than it really is in real life. It turns out the color is a pretty close match for the color of my car. The cost was $60 plus tax but I had to drive down into downtown Pittsburgh to pick it up which was around 1.5 - 2.0 hours each way.