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| 07-24-2014, 12:52 PM | #1 |
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Respray or new bumper ?
So people don't know how to drive and basically this happened to my cars rear bumper. Should I take the respray route or new bumper. Any one with previous experience know which is the better more cost effective option
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| 07-24-2014, 12:53 PM | #2 |
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Picture 2. This is the right side of the car
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| 07-24-2014, 12:54 PM | #3 |
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Picture 3. .................
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| 07-24-2014, 03:28 PM | #4 |
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Looks like it could be filled pretty easily. New bumper is ~$500 unpainted, so that might be a factor.
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| 07-25-2014, 07:56 AM | #5 |
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Either way you go, the bumper has to be painted; if it's not seriously structurally damaged, have it repainted. Otherwise, you (or your insurance co.) has to pay for a new bumper AND painting it. When you take it to the body shop (preferably one recommended by your dealer that has a BMW-certified painter), make sure they take the car out in the sun and do a paint-match on the existing bumper itself; the bumpers are sometimes a very slightly different shade than the body. A BMW paint tech informed me that the bumpers and bodies are actually painted separately before final assembly, hence the very slight mismatch, although you'd be hard-pressed to notice it until you look at the "sprayout" sheets that the tech uses to do the matching.
My wife's Space Gray 128i M-Sport had its tow-hook covers stolen (more than once!) and I finally bought two front covers and two rear covers and had them paint-matched to the bumpers all at one time (cost about $50 to do all 4, and about the same to do just 1). I keep the extra set in the glovebox in case someone with sticky fingers makes off with another one.
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| 07-25-2014, 08:09 AM | #8 |
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For reference, a new bumper cover is around $440 (no shipping if bought locally) and I've had estimates of paint of $350 from a BMW specialty shop.
DIY installation looks straightforward: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=223191 |
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| 07-25-2014, 10:22 AM | #9 |
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Awesome. Thanks for all the helpful info. Not going to be filing a claim but will take to body shop as soon as I return from vacation.
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