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02-10-2017, 10:57 PM | #1 |
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Friendly advice? (parking lot accident)
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I just got off work and noticed my co-worker checking out the damage on my front bumper. In the dark it looked like there wasn't any damage at all. Unfortunately, when I got home and got a flashlight out there were about 6 edge scratches 1-3 inches long with the paint rubbed right off the the plastic. There doesn't seem to be any cracks or dents, but I'll take a better look in the morning. Is it possible to fix these spots up without repainting the entire bumper? Seems like he's more than willing to pay for the damages, but I still want to minimize the cost. I work pretty closely with him and he's been nothing but helpful, since I'm the newbie on the team. I think I can compound/polish out the scuffs, but I'd rather let a professional take care of the real damage. I know a low cost unnoticeable repair is counterintuitive, but this is my first car purchased. I've gotten used to the occasional rock chip and scrape, but I still like to keep the paint nice and polish out little scratches whenever I have the time. Does anyone have any advice or has had a similar experience and can enlighten me on the details? |
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Ouch, yes it's fixable. It all depends how much money you want to throw at.
That last pic sure looks like its past into the bare metal. The typical answer is to let your insurance handle it, The mild answer is to get a scratch and dent pro work on it. The personal answer is to get touch up paint and have at it. At the end of the day only you will notice/care.
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I've never had to go through insurance before, so I'm not sure how our premiums would be affected by this sort of thing. Is this considered a collision? I set my "Comprehensive" deductible to $200 in case I ever came back to the car and found a bad, random scratch. Would you happen to know about how much a "premium" repair would cost for damage like this? Last edited by cat94; 02-10-2017 at 11:32 PM. |
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I can't say for sure how much, prices go up/down depends on your area.
Locally that fix at a scratch and dent is around $350. If I where to go through the insurance route it come down to how much your deductible vs how much it the repair would be out of pocket. Say if my deductible is $500 and actual cost to fix is $1k, I'll go which ever is going to cost me less. I'll have a chat with your insurance agent to get the right answer and what they can cover.
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It's about $800 for a bumper repaint.
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That's a pretty high estimate. A whole new bumper itself is only a couple hundred bucks. OP: I doubt that is fixable without actually taking the bumper off and repainting. Unfortunately when they're down to plastic like that you can't just buff it out. You can minimize the noticeable damage, but without an actual repair there will always be the deep scratches. This probably boils down to how much of an issue it is to you personally. I don't think it is really worth getting insurance involved. You should be able to square it away with your co-worker if he is actually a stand up guy. Just go get a body shop estimate and go from there. |
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Yeah, thats extremely high. I was simply stating the price of a part. Even if they're including the part that would be a high estimate. I'm going to guess they're also doing the removal / install, and new brackets for that.
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It's actually not that noticeable since it's black plastic & plastic. The scratches are a little smaller than I originally thought. I'm thinking since it's the front and rocks will chip away at it anyway, I'd be happy if it was touched up and sanded/blended smooth. This would be cheaper and also avoid the entire bumper being a slightly different color? Some pictures in daylight: |
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https://www.drcolorchip.com/ worth a try
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Mr.ac: local dealership's stock touch-up paint might be worse for old enough cars with paint bleached a bit under sun during car's life. Touch-up paint may fit still new enough car's color tones. Custom paint shops may color-match to what you have now.
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