I am about to start trying to sell my car. It is overall in pretty good shape except for the rear bumper. It is an aftermarket fiberglass which is cracking/spiderwebbing at most of the corners and the paint is fading pretty bad at the top.

The bumper is very obviously bad when viewing the car. It also has a few less noticeable issues: a few hail dings, the clear coat is fading from the side mirrors and a good sized door ding on the passenger door.

Should I try to sell as is and note the bad bumper in the ad?

Should I repair the current bumper. Have gotten quotes from between $250 and $400 with some sanding down and fixing the cracks/spiderwebs, and some just painting over it. I would worry about how long it would last before cracking again.

Should I try to find an oem rear bumper (seeing for around $300 shipped) and either get it painted locally or try getting it pre-painted before being shipped.

Thanks for any input!

 

How about taking $200-$400 off your asking price?

 

Sell As Is and let the next owner decide how he/she wants to proceed.

 

the other way to look at it is this - you didn't take care of the car. what else might be wrong with it??? That's the impression you're giving a potential buyer.

Unless you are selling a beater than you expect to get bottom dollar for, you should always present the car is the best possible light - i.e. well maintained and recently detailed.

 

That is the one reason I was thinking about replacing/fixing the bumper. Beyond that, the car is in pretty decent shape

 

Replace and repaint. only way to get top dollar.

 

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the other way to look at it is this

 

if that's the only blemish then do it so you can attract more interest from buyers

 

I'd get it repainted.

 

Repaint it. I wouldn't buy a 350 with a bumper like that. Who knows how you took care of the rest of the paint. Seriously.

 

+1

...and not just the paint, but the rest of the car too!

 

jeez. how'd u get it to be that bad? was it a bad paintjob??

 

+1

Even if I were to buy a car like that, I'd low ball you much more than the amount it take you to repaint it. -$1k for starters.

Better off repaint it and get more interests.

 

Who knows how you took care of the rest of the paint.

 

It is an aftermarket bumper that I had purchased from another forum member. Stayed good for a couple years, but then the paint really started fading and the bumper cracking.

I am guessing it was a cheap paint job

 

really asking if you should repaint it before attempting to sell?

imagine someone coming to look at your car, all excited for a 350z, get to the back and see this...
all viable offers are gone. spend a few hundred bucks, clean it up, maintain your asking price.

 

i would repaint it for sure

 

This is what I was about to say. If I were in the market for a car and I noticed some issues, it may reflect on the owner. I'm sure some people wouldn't care but it may be tougher to sell if the rear bumper looks like that.

 

^ this