Bumper cover repair, holy crap
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Bumper cover repair, holy crap
Had a little parking lot mishap a couple of days ago. I was backing out of a parking space, another guy was backing his Audi A5 from the spot across from me. I saw him and stopped to pull forward....too late. His rear bumper "kissed" mine. Minimal cosmetic damage, but no way am I leaving it this way:
Just got back from the body shop I am taking it to. Initial estimate is around $1500 for a new bumper cover, paint and other various doo-dads. I told my body shop guy that my main concern is paint match. He told me that is why the labor cost is so high as there is a lot of metal flake in the chrome silver color so they mix and match very closely to the rear quarters.
So I will pay my $1000 deductible, insurance will pay the rest, and then file a claim with the other guy's insurance company since I was not moving when he hit me. If they are successful, I will recoup my deductible.
Just got back from the body shop I am taking it to. Initial estimate is around $1500 for a new bumper cover, paint and other various doo-dads. I told my body shop guy that my main concern is paint match. He told me that is why the labor cost is so high as there is a lot of metal flake in the chrome silver color so they mix and match very closely to the rear quarters.
So I will pay my $1000 deductible, insurance will pay the rest, and then file a claim with the other guy's insurance company since I was not moving when he hit me. If they are successful, I will recoup my deductible.
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No way, take it somewhere else that is ridiculous. I had a quality body shop paint my entire 5-piece Nismo kit for $880. A new bumper cover from Nissan, if you even need one is like ~$300. My car is orange and has a lot of metallic flake and probably wasn't the easiest thing to match....your shop can't justify that much for a single silver piece.
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