dented bumper - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

drei · 07-14-2012, 01:08 PM

So some prick today decided to back his van into the front bumper of my frs. Luckily its just the front bumper that's dented.. Do i replace the whole thing? Or should i try hair dryering? So angry right now.. 5 axis is just the lip right, not a full bumper replacement

drei · 07-14-2012, 01:15 PM

Ughhhh. No one is going to believe this..

I left the car in the sun for about an hour, i just went to go look at it again, the bumper is as good as new, i had to pop it back in over the grill... And itslike brand new...

Lonewolf · 07-14-2012, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by drei

Ughhhh. No one is going to believe this..

I left the car in the sun for about an hour, i just went to go look at it again, the bumper is as good as new, i had to pop it back in over the grill... And itslike brand new...

That's awesome. I had a rock dent my front bumper (must have been a decent size to leave a fist-like dent)...after a few hours in the sun it popped right back...you couldn't tell anything was there.

FRSowner · 07-14-2012, 06:04 PM

You do know that you get free 2 year roadside service, right? All FR-S's and BRZ's are equipped with impact detection sensors in 17 different locations throughout the vehicle.
When an impact is detected and the airbags have not been deployed, signals are sent to one of 188 mobile repair locations scattered throughout North America. The signal tells the repair station where the impact was and the severity of it on a scale of 1 - 500. They then immediately dispatch a repair crew (the size depending in the severity of the impact), and using the GPS location beacon installed in every car, they locate the vehicle and make all necessary repairs on the spot.
They are pretty fast, that's probably why you didn't see nor hear them fix your bumper.

Bonburner · 07-14-2012, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FRSowner

You do know that you get free 2 year roadside service, right? All FR-S's and BRZ's are equipped with impact detection sensors in 17 different locations throughout the vehicle.
When an impact is detected and the airbags have not been deployed, signals are sent to one of 188 mobile repair locations scattered throughout North America. The signal tells the repair station where the impact was and the severity of it on a scale of 1 - 500. They then immediately dispatch a repair crew (the size depending in the severity of the impact), and using the GPS location beacon installed in every car, they locate the vehicle and make all necessary repairs on the spot.
They are pretty fast, that's probably why you didn't see nor hear them fix your bumper.

O.o
honestly sounds like a troll post haha
i wish this was the case though for my car >:O

K2 · 07-14-2012, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FRSowner

You do know that you get free 2 year roadside service, right? All FR-S's and BRZ's are equipped with impact detection sensors in 17 different locations throughout the vehicle.
When an impact is detected and the airbags have not been deployed, signals are sent to one of 188 mobile repair locations scattered throughout North America. The signal tells the repair station where the impact was and the severity of it on a scale of 1 - 500. They then immediately dispatch a repair crew (the size depending in the severity of the impact), and using the GPS location beacon installed in every car, they locate the vehicle and make all necessary repairs on the spot.
They are pretty fast, that's probably why you didn't see nor hear them fix your bumper.

Tell that to this poor schmoe:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8821

Aznek · 07-15-2012, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FRSowner

You do know that you get free 2 year roadside service, right? All FR-S's and BRZ's are equipped with impact detection sensors in 17 different locations throughout the vehicle.
When an impact is detected and the airbags have not been deployed, signals are sent to one of 188 mobile repair locations scattered throughout North America. The signal tells the repair station where the impact was and the severity of it on a scale of 1 - 500. They then immediately dispatch a repair crew (the size depending in the severity of the impact), and using the GPS location beacon installed in every car, they locate the vehicle and make all necessary repairs on the spot.
They are pretty fast, that's probably why you didn't see nor hear them fix your bumper.

Lol wtf... I'm not sure if you're trolling or if you're serious. That sounded so convincing.

FRSowner · 07-15-2012, 09:43 AM

Just trolling for some laughs, that's all. There's so many posts on this website that are negative or for 'problems' that do not actually exist that I thought that I would try to interject some humor.

eifer · 07-15-2012, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FRSowner

You do know that you get free 2 year roadside service, right? All FR-S's and BRZ's are equipped with impact detection sensors in 17 different locations throughout the vehicle.
When an impact is detected and the airbags have not been deployed, signals are sent to one of 188 mobile repair locations scattered throughout North America. The signal tells the repair station where the impact was and the severity of it on a scale of 1 - 500. They then immediately dispatch a repair crew (the size depending in the severity of the impact), and using the GPS location beacon installed in every car, they locate the vehicle and make all necessary repairs on the spot.
They are pretty fast, that's probably why you didn't see nor hear them fix your bumper.

lol

trueno86power · 07-15-2012, 02:36 PM

Haha funny one. That's really cool that the bumper repaired itself :P

psk · 11-30-2012, 04:27 AM

anyone know how much a new bumper would run?

_F-R-S_ · 11-30-2012, 08:59 AM

Pics or didnt happen

FRSMike · 12-02-2012, 11:04 PM

Rear bumper is like $250... 350 from a stealershit

Celica00 · 12-02-2012, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FRSowner

You do know that you get free 2 year roadside service, right? All FR-S's and BRZ's are equipped with impact detection sensors in 17 different locations throughout the vehicle.
When an impact is detected and the airbags have not been deployed, signals are sent to one of 188 mobile repair locations scattered throughout North America. The signal tells the repair station where the impact was and the severity of it on a scale of 1 - 500. They then immediately dispatch a repair crew (the size depending in the severity of the impact), and using the GPS location beacon installed in every car, they locate the vehicle and make all necessary repairs on the spot.
They are pretty fast, that's probably why you didn't see nor hear them fix your bumper.

this whole thing sounds like something out of a science fiction novel. welp, if this is true then no worries getting this car stolen seeing as how theres a gps beacon in it.

07-14-2012, 01:08 PM	#1
drei Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Asphalt Location: Toronto Posts: 241 Thanks: 47 Thanked 44 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	dented bumper So some prick today decided to back his van into the front bumper of my frs. Luckily its just the front bumper that's dented.. Do i replace the whole thing? Or should i try hair dryering? So angry right now.. 5 axis is just the lip right, not a full bumper replacement

07-15-2012, 02:36 PM	#10
trueno86power [\|\|•]=(86)=[•\|\|] Join Date: Jan 2010 Drives: 2017 Toyota 86 Location: Quebec Posts: 963 Thanks: 173 Thanked 489 Times in 218 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Haha funny one. That's really cool that the bumper repaired itself :P __________________ trueno86power GR \| TOM'S \| TRD 2017 Toyota 86

12-02-2012, 11:04 PM	#13
FRSMike Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: Seattle Posts: 38 Thanks: 12 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Rear bumper is like $250... 350 from a stealershit __________________ FR-S - 06/24/2012

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07-14-2012, 01:15 PM	#2
drei Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Asphalt Location: Toronto Posts: 241 Thanks: 47 Thanked 44 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ughhhh. No one is going to believe this.. I left the car in the sun for about an hour, i just went to go look at it again, the bumper is as good as new, i had to pop it back in over the grill... And itslike brand new...

07-14-2012, 06:04 PM	#4
FRSowner Banned Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Hot Lava A/T Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 123 Thanks: 13 Thanked 209 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You do know that you get free 2 year roadside service, right? All FR-S's and BRZ's are equipped with impact detection sensors in 17 different locations throughout the vehicle. When an impact is detected and the airbags have not been deployed, signals are sent to one of 188 mobile repair locations scattered throughout North America. The signal tells the repair station where the impact was and the severity of it on a scale of 1 - 500. They then immediately dispatch a repair crew (the size depending in the severity of the impact), and using the GPS location beacon installed in every car, they locate the vehicle and make all necessary repairs on the spot. They are pretty fast, that's probably why you didn't see nor hear them fix your bumper.

07-15-2012, 09:43 AM	#8
FRSowner Banned Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Hot Lava A/T Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 123 Thanks: 13 Thanked 209 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just trolling for some laughs, that's all. There's so many posts on this website that are negative or for 'problems' that do not actually exist that I thought that I would try to interject some humor.

11-30-2012, 08:59 AM	#12
_F-R-S_ Banned Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 13 whiteout scion frs Location: Baltimore Posts: 1,261 Thanks: 621 Thanked 202 Times in 155 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Pics or didnt happen

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