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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 11:31 PM
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Angry Pretty pissed off right now...how can I fix this???

I was checking out my new Z this afternoon to take some nice photos of the car, and instead I found out that some a**hole hit me in my rear bumper while trying to park behind me
The damage is very minor, but I can still see the two screw marks on my bumper that I received from the car that hit my Z.
My Z is 6 days old, and it already has a ding that wasn't caused by me..
This has been bothering me the whole day and I NEED TO GET IT FIXED!
What would be the best and cheapest way to get rid of these dings W/O
painting the whole bumper???

Here's the pic btw, the dings are highlighted with the red circles.
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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 11:34 PM
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Sorry to hear about that. That happened on my previous Z too. Body shop said might as well replace the bumper. Repairs costs about $500 for repair or ne bumper with labor and everythign $830. I went with the new bumper on my previous one.
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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 11:37 PM
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Sorry to hear that bro. I think the only thing you can really do that's affordable is get some touch-up paint.
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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 11:47 PM
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2 Options.
A) Buy touch up paint from somewhere like CourtestParts.com
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B) Go with the whole it wasnt meant to be thing and treat yourself to a new rear. Might i suggest the Do-Luck? Looks sick in Silver. Darren from Intense MotorSports has it on his car, and ive seen it in person. My god is it sexy. And Do-Luck just got more instock from like a 2month outof stock stage. And Intense has deep pockets with them, so they would be the people to go with if you do.

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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 12:53 AM
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what are those wheels on the silver intense power z?
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 12:56 AM
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Work VS-XX 19s, 9front, 11rear
More pics for your viewing pleasure.
http://www.i-m-racing.com/inmodahi35.html
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 03:42 AM
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Give you Z a few months and you will have matching dings in the front bumper.... Don't even sneeze on your car, it will cause a chip in the paint.
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 03:54 AM
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the cost to fix is more than to buy new one. Claim to your insurance and get new rear too.
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 04:15 AM
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time to go aftermarket!
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 04:44 AM
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you guys kill me..lol
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by cloudy
2 Options.
A) Buy touch up paint from somewhere like CourtestParts.com
or
B) Go with the whole it wasnt meant to be thing and treat yourself to a new rear. Might i suggest the Do-Luck? Looks sick in Silver. Darren from Intense MotorSports has it on his car, and ive seen it in person. My god is it sexy. And Do-Luck just got more instock from like a 2month outof stock stage. And Intense has deep pockets with them, so they would be the people to go with if you do.
Wow Looks good, but then also looks expensive -_-;;
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Bubble
the cost to fix is more than to buy new one. Claim to your insurance and get new rear too.
Haha I was thinking about doing that, but won't it make my rate go higher???
Just thinking about going to my local dealer and buying the touch up paint...
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 09:59 AM
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If your going to remain dent free you just have to find parking spaces as far from others as possible. Also, look for corner spaces where only one car can park next to you.
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by gsazabi
Wow Looks good, but then also looks expensive -_-;;
So, you cannot put a price on something that eases your pain .
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 01:09 PM
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Ouch! Fvkng A$$3s!

If the screws didn't crease or crack the plastic, you might be able to get away with just some touch-up paint. Unfortunately, if they did crease or crack the plastic, repairing it can be almost as much if not more than just getting a new bumper cover. Get an estimate from a good body shop and see what they say.
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 01:13 PM
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Man if you really dont want to pay the $800 for a cool looking custom Bumper iam selling my Esprit rear bumper lip for $200 + shipping. This way you get a cool aftermarket look for not a high price . It is DB so youd have to repaint it, but it wouldnt be that bad to repaint it, only like $100-150.
Here are some pics.
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Old Jun 18, 2005 | 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by cloudy
Man if you really dont want to pay the $800 for a cool looking custom Bumper iam selling my Esprit rear bumper lip for $200 + shipping. This way you get a cool aftermarket look for not a high price . It is DB so youd have to repaint it, but it wouldnt be that bad to repaint it, only like $100-150.
Here are some pics.
Hey cloudy that's very cool and mean looking bumper, but it's not really my type hehe~
Maybe I'll buy your stock bumper for $200?
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Old Jun 18, 2005 | 06:53 AM
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those are pretty minor dings, a body shop should be able to repair, but will have to repaint the whole bumper. Shouldn't cost 800, more like 200-300 for the bumper. Still a lot of money for a ding though.
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Old Jun 18, 2005 | 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by cloudy
Man if you really dont want to pay the $800 for a cool looking custom Bumper iam selling my Esprit rear bumper lip for $200 + shipping. This way you get a cool aftermarket look for not a high price . It is DB so youd have to repaint it, but it wouldnt be that bad to repaint it, only like $100-150.
Here are some pics.

Tempting....

How much would shipping cost?

DB Roadster here!!
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Old Jun 18, 2005 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Netko350Z
Tempting....

How much would shipping cost?

DB Roadster here!!
Depending on where u live and what option to ship u choose. If you want something like Greyhound you can get shipped for $70-90, if you want truck freight can be from $125-150 (This is alot safer because on greyhound u can risk it being crushed.) But it is all up to you.
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