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Scraped up the back bumper

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Old 07-22-2007 | 01:05 PM
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I back up into a stop sign on this little side street and it messed up the back bumper...I was sick all day about it. I want to take it to a shop on monday to have it fixed I wonder how much it will cost to repair it? Should I take it to the dealer or just some body shop any help would be great.
 
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Old 07-22-2007 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by joeyjrfl
I back up into a stop sign on this little side street and it messed up the back bumper...I was sick all day about it. I want to take it to a shop on monday to have it fixed I wonder how much it will cost to repair it? Should I take it to the dealer or just some body shop any help would be great.
I would take it to an independent quality shop, and make sure they guarantee their work as long gas you own the car.
 
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Old 07-23-2007 | 12:56 AM
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Professional painting with quality, perfectly matching paint over the entire rear bumper should cost about $360. You don't say whether the surface was also damaged.
 
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Old 07-23-2007 | 04:30 AM
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This is what you pay comprehensive for on your insurance. Someone hit my back bumper less than a week after I bought it. I called in the claim. My deductible is $200. Total bill was near $1,000.

They had to replace the entire rubberized bumper cover, so that's why I expect it was that much. If you are just repairing scratches, it's going to be MUCH less. Probably lower than your deductible.

As stated get a professional estimate or three and then you will know if it's worth making a claim for.

Cheers!
 
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Old 07-23-2007 | 07:43 AM
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Thanks for all the info. I think the whole bumper cover has to be replaced there is a small crease in it... I'll let you know how it turns out.
 
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Old 07-23-2007 | 08:01 AM
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Any damage that is done to the bumper means it has to be replaced entirely. I got an estimate of $800 to fix a small dent that someone had done to my car.
 
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Old 07-23-2007 | 08:35 AM
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Any damage that is done to the bumper means it has to be replaced entirely. I got an estimate of $800 to fix a small dent that someone had done to my car.


I am going to take it to the MB dealer this week the chrysler dealer where i bought the car does not have a body shop. Right now the car is in my garage with a cover over it i can't even look at it.
 

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Old 07-24-2007 | 06:36 PM
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A moron in Detroit tried following me through a stop sign, except I stopped and he didn't. He hit me at less than 5 mph. Just enough to scratch the rear bumper in a couple places. Fortunately no damage to the underlying foam.

I took it to both a quality repair shop (they did work for me on another car) and the dealer. Both were ~$500. Bumper had to be removed, sanded, repainted, and cleared. They thought they might have to put some filler on the damage but I told them no bondo and only enough filler to remove the scratches.

It's been 6 months and you cannot tell where the damage was.
 
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Old 07-24-2007 | 07:00 PM
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I want the whole new bumper cover out of the box i won't have it fixed any other way the MB dealer said that it will look just like new...will see.
 
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