i was at trader joes and when i came out some idiot hit the back of my car .. any idea if this is reparable or if i need to get a whole new rear bumper. any input would be appreciated.

 

It's totaled.




























kidding...

I don't see a reason to get a whole new bumper cover. Bumpers will be bumped. And bumper covers can be repaired.

 

i LOLed when i saw totalled. any idea how much a repair would cost?

 

LOL Micaiah!

Yeah, these kind of things suck! I have a few of these on my front and rear bumper from parking in the school lot. Can't really escape these things. Do they have cameras in the parking lot? You can always check them out to see if you can get a plate.

 

Sorry to hear about that man. I would be pissed if that happened to me.

They'll just sand and repaint...

Any body shops can fix it up.

 

same thing happened to me....
I got about $420 from the insurance that the person who hit me
got my bumper redone

 

its not a scratch on the paint though. theres actually a crack in the bumper.. sorry for the crappy photo quaility. taken in the dark by my blackberry.

 

damn sorry about it...take it into a body shop and seee what they suggest

 

Unfortunately, you're going to need a new bumper cover and paint. $200-400 to paint, and the cover is about $300-400. Of course the cheaper route would be to just repaint the affected area.

 

if insurance can cover it . then repair it ..
if not .. slap some touch up paint on it and forget about it until u get more damage

 

check out sewell

 

yes sewell sells painted bumpers for a really nice priced. However, If i were you, I wouldn't even bother to fix it, its pretty minor and your bumper is bound to get some more damage in the future.

 

That is an EASY repair. Don't put a new bumper cover on it. That always sounds like a great idea, however if you go to sell it, the new bumper w/o the matching serial number will make your car appear to have been in an accident.

Any decent body shop or even a mobile paint repair service can easily fix it.

 

Do the bumpers even have a serial number? Even so, I highly doubt a potential buyer (and certainly not a dealership) would remove parts of the car to check for serial numbers.

 

Doesent look to bad. Get some quotes.