BRZ hit and run in rear bumper, what do?

[ZestyWesley]

I was at school for an hour, went back to my car to get stuff and some asshole did a hit and run on my series.blue BRZ. The damage to the bumper is a disaster . Any ideas on how to fix it myself? My friend recommended me to use Dr. ColorChip. I don't want to take it to an autobody shop as it'll be too much $$$ and my comprehensive insurance has a $1000 deductible.

I've attached the picture below :/
Any tips would be appreciated, thanks

[go_a_way1]

in before totaled (its a running joke around here)

Sorry to hear, but I would clean it up best you can then maybe go buy some touch up paint and try to fill it in best you can if you are worried about the $$$. It really shouldn't cost more then $400-$500 to have it fixed at a bodyshop though

[ZestyWesley]

Originally Posted by go_a_way1

in before totaled (its a running joke around here)

Sorry to hear, but I would clean it up best you can then maybe go buy some touch up paint and try to fill it in best you can if you are worried about the $$$. It really shouldn't cost more then $400-$500 to have it fixed at a bodyshop though

I live in the Bay Area in California, last time my brother's Mazda 3 had scrapes along the rear bumper and a hit on a fender resulted in $3500, with insurance verification too... Everything here is too expensive

I'm worried that those touch up paints will be extremely obvious as it's not a chip, but a whole damn scrape with some scratches around it

[go_a_way1]

Originally Posted by ZestyWesley

I live in the Bay Area in California, last time my brother's Mazda 3 had scrapes along the rear bumper and a hit on a fender resulted in $3500, with insurance verification too... Everything here is too expensive

I'm worried that those touch up paints will be extremely obvious as it's not a chip, but a whole damn scrape with some scratches around it

DAMMM!!!!

and yeah it will stand out alot

[ryoma]

they have color matched spray cans too. my dad's camry got swiped in the same spot as yours and I bought the base coat spray can for like $20 and a clear coat can for like $10. also, I am not a professional painter or anything, but even with my bad spraying skills it looks about 70% good as new lol. I got a slight run in the paint but as long as you work slow and spray even coats, it should be fine. I bought my cans from automotive touchup

[ZestyWesley]

70% doesn't sound too good lol, on a beater camry maybe, but not on my baby :000 ( I'm sure you guys feel )

[ryoma]

Originally Posted by ZestyWesley

70% doesn't sound too good lol, on a beater camry maybe, but not on my baby :000 ( I'm sure you guys feel )

well with my poor painting skills, 70% is good for me. plus a $30 investment compared to $500 is good enough for me lol. granted, if it was my BRZ, I would probably pay a bodyshop to get it done right.

[ZestyWesley]

Originally Posted by ryoma

well with my poor painting skills, 70% is good for me. plus a $30 investment compared to $500 is good enough for me lol. granted, if it was my BRZ, I would probably pay a bodyshop to get it done right.

Just looked at some pricing for around my area, saw quotes as high as $1800 for rear bumper painting

[ryoma]

Originally Posted by ZestyWesley

Just looked at some pricing for around my area, saw quotes as high as $1800 for rear bumper painting

maybe that price is to paint the whole bumper? I highly doubt you will need that for the corner damage. they should be able to blend it in with the original paint

[ajaxthebetter]

I'd perodically check ebay for people selling their bumper covers. In my brief search, I found a couple (red and black) for a couple hundred bucks. Might be an Avenue to keep your eyes trained on.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by ryoma

well with my poor painting skills, 70% is good for me. plus a $30 investment compared to $500 is good enough for me lol. granted, if it was my BRZ, I would probably pay a bodyshop to get it done right.

Originally Posted by ZestyWesley

Just looked at some pricing for around my area, saw quotes as high as $1800 for rear bumper painting

Dude! You can't have it both ways. You can have cheap and 70% or expensive and 99% (never hit 100 on white).
Take it to some shops and ask them you may get a break if cash and no receipt.

[kberkel]

Originally Posted by ryoma

maybe that price is to paint the whole bumper? I highly doubt you will need that for the corner damage. they should be able to blend it in with the original paint

Could be blended, then clear the entire bumper. $1800 is outrageous, might as well throw an extra grand in and repaint the whole car.

I would never colorchip that, it would forever look tainted to me.

[ZestyWesley]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Dude! You can't have it both ways. You can have cheap and 70% or expensive and 99% (never hit 100 on white).
Take it to some shops and ask them you may get a break if cash and no receipt.

Believe me I did, the cheapest was $1000 and I buy my own paint, most expensive was $1800 so far
It's BS for a bumper and I have to pay this crap cause idiots at school can't drive

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by ZestyWesley

Believe me I did, the cheapest was $1000 and I buy my own paint, most expensive was $1800 so far
It's BS for a bumper and I have to pay this crap cause idiots at school can't drive

Drive a couple of hours away? May be a pain but could be a pile cheaper. There is no do it yourself method that is going to be all that great in a spot like that.