Front end damage - repair or replace?

Poochie · 04-20-2020, 08:48 PM

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I scratched up a loaner car and painted it in my backyard, with a aerosol spray can and the dealer never noticed..

A professional with right tools and experience can repair that and you'll never notice the difference.

Poochie the shade tree mechanic lol

Hey, I do what I gotta do..

The dealer would of raped my insurance company to repair a silly scratch that I fixed in-between marijuana puffs

I drive an M2, the 330i was much larger to removed from my narrow driveway, it wasn't negligent..

EXE46 · 04-20-2020, 08:49 PM

Understood, that's how they do it in the Islands lol, brought back memories.

Wmzorba09 · 04-20-2020, 08:50 PM

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What are they doing for $760?

A new, unpainted bumper is like $800, so that's obviously a repair quote.

Yes, it is

Burrcold · 04-20-2020, 10:18 PM

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A new, unpainted bumper is like $800, so that's obviously a repair quote.

I meant did they explain how they are completing the repair (I.e. repair and full respray of the bumper? Partial paint and feathering?).

Wmzorba09 · 04-21-2020, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Burrcold

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Originally Posted by Poochie

A new, unpainted bumper is like $800, so that's obviously a repair quote.

I meant did they explain how they are completing the repair (I.e. repair and full respray of the bumper? Partial paint and feathering?).

Was only told repair and repaint. Just hope nothing else behind the bumper was damaged.

Poochie · 04-21-2020, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Burrcold

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Originally Posted by Poochie

A new, unpainted bumper is like $800, so that's obviously a repair quote.

I meant did they explain how they are completing the repair (I.e. repair and full respray of the bumper? Partial paint and feathering?).

Was only told repair and repaint. Just hope nothing else behind the bumper was damaged.

There is a styrofoam that's wedge between the bumper and vehicle frame, that takes the brunt of force, before it does any impact damage.

The shop will let you know if that foam is broken, which I sincerely doubt that it is.

Wmzorba09 · 04-21-2020, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Poochie

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Originally Posted by Burrcold

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Originally Posted by Poochie

A new, unpainted bumper is like $800, so that's obviously a repair quote.

I meant did they explain how they are completing the repair (I.e. repair and full respray of the bumper? Partial paint and feathering?).

Was only told repair and repaint. Just hope nothing else behind the bumper was damaged.

There is a styrofoam that's wedge between the bumper and vehicle frame, that takes the brunt of force, before it does any impact damage.

The shop will let you know if that foam is broken, which I sincerely doubt that it is.

Super helpful.. thx man

Wmzorba09 · 04-21-2020, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Poochie

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Originally Posted by Burrcold

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Originally Posted by Poochie

A new, unpainted bumper is like $800, so that's obviously a repair quote.

I meant did they explain how they are completing the repair (I.e. repair and full respray of the bumper? Partial paint and feathering?).

Was only told repair and repaint. Just hope nothing else behind the bumper was damaged.

There is a styrofoam that's wedge between the bumper and vehicle frame, that takes the brunt of force, before it does any impact damage.

The shop will let you know if that foam is broken, which I sincerely doubt that it is.

Super helpful.. thx man

Estimate just went up to 1100- shutter was broken behind the bumper/grill

Poochie · 04-21-2020, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Poochie

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Originally Posted by Burrcold

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Originally Posted by Poochie

A new, unpainted bumper is like $800, so that's obviously a repair quote.

I meant did they explain how they are completing the repair (I.e. repair and full respray of the bumper? Partial paint and feathering?).

Was only told repair and repaint. Just hope nothing else behind the bumper was damaged.

There is a styrofoam that's wedge between the bumper and vehicle frame, that takes the brunt of force, before it does any impact damage.

The shop will let you know if that foam is broken, which I sincerely doubt that it is.

Super helpful.. thx man

Estimate just went up to 1100- shutter was broken behind the bumper/grill

But how? The grille wasn't touched..

I mean, I can't doubt them until I see its make up but it doesn't seem plausible

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Wmzorba09 · 04-21-2020, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Poochie

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Originally Posted by Wmzorba09

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Originally Posted by Burrcold

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Originally Posted by Poochie

A new, unpainted bumper is like $800, so that's obviously a repair quote.

I meant did they explain how they are completing the repair (I.e. repair and full respray of the bumper? Partial paint and feathering?).

Was only told repair and repaint. Just hope nothing else behind the bumper was damaged.

There is a styrofoam that's wedge between the bumper and vehicle frame, that takes the brunt of force, before it does any impact damage.

The shop will let you know if that foam is broken, which I sincerely doubt that it is.

Super helpful.. thx man

Estimate just went up to 1100- shutter was broken behind the bumper/grill

But how? The grille wasn't touched..

I mean, I can't doubt them until I see its make up but it doesn't seem plausible

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Grill could have been touched I suppose

EXE46 · 04-21-2020, 09:49 PM

Get another estimate, always the wiser approach before committing, good luck.

Poochie · 05-01-2020, 06:12 AM

Did you ever get your bumper repaired?

Wmzorba09 · 05-11-2020, 12:49 AM

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Did you ever get your bumper repaired?

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Did you ever get your bumper repaired?

Yep. Like new. Also- was the part that needed replacement (shutter). I'll upload pics of the bumper tomorrow[IMG][/IMG]

Poochie · 05-12-2020, 12:21 AM

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Did you ever get your bumper repaired?

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Did you ever get your bumper repaired?

Yep. Like new. Also- was the part that needed replacement (shutter). I'll upload pics of the bumper tomorrow[IMG][/IMG]

I'm sorry but can you please humor me and highlight what exactly is physically broken on the part you indicated.

I just can't seem to find a defect

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VipinLJ · 05-12-2020, 04:30 AM

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I'm sorry but can you please humor me and highlight what exactly is physically broken on the part you indicated.

I just can't seem to find a defect

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I couldn’t either!

Edit - Probably the circled part?

Wmzorba09 · 05-13-2020, 07:49 AM

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I'm sorry but can you please humor me and highlight what exactly is physically broken on the part you indicated.

I just can't seem to find a defect

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I couldn’t either!

Edit - Probably the circled part?

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I'm sorry but can you please humor me and highlight what exactly is physically broken on the part you indicated.

I just can't seem to find a defect

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I couldn't either!

Edit - Probably the circled part?

Don't know that it truly needed replacing, or whether I just gave away a free part to the Bodyshop - but that's it.

Eric S · 05-27-2020, 11:37 AM

They will just use it on the next car.

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