I F'd up my front bumper :'(
 

Yesterday morning I was in traffic ,at a light, when I was playing with my phone and I let my foot off the brake. It was a fender bender, and his car had a little scratch, but mine took all the damage. So now I don't know what to do. It's between getting a new bumper of fixing the regular one. You can't really tell from a distance but from close it looks noticable. My car is whiteout fr-s. Any advice? I learned my leason to NEVER, NEVER EVER USE MY PHONE AND DRIVE! I took picutres but it is bad quality. I'll post up better ones when I get on my computer. Is it cheaper to get a new one or fix the same one.:(:brokenheart:

If you were ever interested in getting a body kit, I would say do so now! I mean, it wouldn't make much sense to fix it now if you plan to. Think of it as an importunity to beautify your Fr-s!

May I recommend this bumper?

Its the one I want

I second getting an aftermarket kit. Now is the time to do it since it needs to be repainted or replaced anyway.

Not much sympathy given the phone usage whilst driving (stopped at lights counts), but definitely agree with others here. Get a new front bumper that you like more than stock and consider it an expensive lesson ;)

Eh? People using their phone stopped at lights are the worst! These are the idiots who mess up traffic by sitting there like retards when the lights change and then only a fraction of the cars get through each green.

It's absurd that people started messing around with their phones in their car because they were bored during their long commute, and the overall end result is that they've made everyones commute worse, including their own.

People are so self-absorbed these days, it's getting to be epidemic.

While I agree with this I don't find it that bad or not nearly as bad as the conceited, self absorbed girls you see driving around looking into their rear view mirrors to put on their cake face

Not as bad as stopped at lights waiting to make a left turn signal. :suicide:

Not trying to 1up but I've seen people using their iPads or equivalent while driving so now when I drive I pay attention not only to myself but other idiots on the road and best stay clear away from them.

I like to fuck with people who are on their phones at stops. If the person next to me is face first in their phone I will roll backwards slowly to make them thing they're rolling forward.

Once their attention is on the road/me I give them the stare down+head shake.
http://images.askmen.com/top_10/ente...-moments_9.jpg

Lucky you. Around here you get shot for doing that...

Haha! thats actually pretty clever.

I'll make sure I steer clear from the Darkside of your anus... Sounds like a shitty place to live TBH.

I was thinking of adding a body kit, but I have a question. Does the body kit include a new bumper or just adds to the bumper?:thanks::coolpics::search::eyebulge:

beautify lol :lol:

You will laugh at me when I show you the pictures because compared to some other forums they're:eyebulge::burnrubber::coolpics::cry::iono: :respekt::bonk::bonk::thanks::threadjacked::bow::d rool::eyebulge: much worse than mine. lol

What is this called? how much??? lol ;):thumbsup::thumbup::eyebulge::D:respekt::thanks: :wub::coolpics::party0030::happy0180::confused0068 ::w00t::clap:

Should've bought a manual. :p

Thats the INGs front bumper. Another one I really like would be the Modellista front end

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3613

Usually for body kits you can buy the whole kit which will normally consist of a new bumper, side skirts and rear however you can just buy the bumper too

You should really resize those pics cause its hard to see on the forum. Looking at all those spider cracks tho it can't be pretty.

There should be a bodykit thread on this forum just search for it to give you some ideas.

Here the thread I just found it.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...ght=modellista

Holy crap our Subaru paint sux!... :sigh: I actually feel quite depressed after looking at those pictures knowing how fragile the paint is. :suicide:

you should see my car in the light after Openroad "took care of me"

Its terrible. currently trying to get them to handel the bill to get it fixed

Still haven't got that sorted out yet??? What exactly is the hold up?

Sorry OP...Kind of :offtopic: and...a little:threadjacked:

Honestly I would love to get a small cell jammer that I could turn on to get people to put their phones down...I think they are illegal in Canada though :(

Wasted my time dealing with open road minions. Just sent a email with pictures to the GM so going to wait a couple days if not I'll send once to the owner then Scion Canada

Lol that wouldn't help at all as it would then cause a panic attack. They would just fiddle with their phones some more trying to figure out what's wrong with it. XD

Very lucky that none of the damage ended up on any metal parts from what I can see! I would opt for just a repaint of the entire bumper, forget blending the paint in, it'd cost too much and will still look decent. won't cost you more then a couple hundred.

Yes I do like the INGs bumper because it looks amazing. I was also thinking about the GReddy body kit, but it looks expensive. lol http://greddy.com/products/jdm-speci...er/frs-brz-86/

Yes, I know right. I have a friend who said someone who can fix it for $600 because the paint, but that was just a estimate. :sigh:

I am currently thinking that I am going to have to wait until December or January to buy a new bumper. For the mean time, I am just going to have to drive around with a bumper of shame. lol

The Varis kit looks dope too. (:

Yea Being a Ups driver i see people on their phones all the time.. i dont see why it cant just wait. Always swerving in my lane and shit.. putting my life at risk and career for a text.. awsome

Op: I hope you learned your lesson, and I hope you get it fix quick

It's illegal for a reason, what happens if you're actively jamming and someone in you area needs to make an emergency call. I hate distract drivers as much as the next guy, but that's not a reasonable solution.

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Well the small jammers only affect a radius of like 30' so it's unlikely that someone needing to dial in an emergency would be affected.

30' around me that's just a car or two in any direction around me.

Don't know how it is where you guys are but in Toronto more than 50% of people I see driving are on their phones.

That bumper looks like it just needs to be repainted. The whole bumper will need to be repainted due to the pearl white, otherwise it will not match.

So the only difference between fixing the stock one and replacing with an aftermarket one is the cost of the bumper and the minimal cost to install it.

The bonus of getting a new bumper is you could possibly sell your old stock one to a BRZ who wants to do the FRS swap. This would offset the cost of some of the repair.

I'll have to read more about the portable ones, I am use to the big boys with more power.

Yes they are always on them, or texting

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yeah...just like this small cell phone jammer:party0030:
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After a raccoon incident, I had a NEW bumper cover painted and installed on my BRZ. I think it ran about $750 total, although I did go through insurance. There was a bit of a delay because the parts are so new, but it didn't take thaaaaat long. I think going this route would certainly save money over the aftermarket bumper options. The new (Subaru) bumper itself was quoted at a bit over $300. If there's no damage to your bumper itself, and you only need a repaint, I'd think it should be considerably cheaper than $750. My paint/labor was quoted around $400.

luckily I learned this on my corolla when I was trying to get my GPS on my phone to get out of stopped traffic. I hit a nissan versa at 5mph and his bumper just crumpled. My car barely had a scratch.

Sometimes I really like cell phones, and change it often.Last year i got a LG Chocolate one, but at my angry moment i throw it away, so it died! And this year i bought this kind of cell phone with cheap price, but i am afraid of his fate then. I hate the noises of irrelevant calls,you know sometimes i just want to be alone, that is enough, anyone knows how can i do? I have got a cell phone jammer, but I heve no idea of it, ask some profession for help!

These cell phone jammers are available at a very reasonable price. You can buy this cell phone jammer very easily. As this service takes nominal charges on the network, so you would need to spend a little amount to get complete peace of mind when you are not willing to get disturbed.