injury to my scs behind... i was parked at the mall and i went to play some initial d when i came out i drove to a big parking garage to capture some beauty shots of pearl and i noticed this

 

after my crappy patch job















so i told my dad he said we have a 500 deductible was wondering if i should fix it myself or go through insurance i think its more than 500? and tips and help would be greatly appreciated! man this sucks

 

use the [IMG] links...

 

IMO, I would just skip the insurance and pay for it myself. A decent respray on the rear bumper would cost around $500 or less.

 

yes god please..

 

yea respray should be around $350

 

Slap on a JDM drift band-aid sticker and you're set.

 

what did you use to fix it? Gum?

 

respray hmm im worried about it looking uneven but if i respray i was thinking bondo sand and take th bumper to home depot and ask them to match the exact paint sand the rest of the bumper and paint it. any clear coat recommendations? and i used clay to fix it temporary just see how it looks bad move... ahh the jdm drift band aid might work but i dont know if my dad would appreciate it

 

That sucks, people can be so stupid. Deductibles are so stupid, too. It's almost like not having insurance for anything $500 and under; it's so sneaky. I hope when I have an accident, it's F'ing big...LOL If you were to do the insurance, I might try to add up any other damage you've had since having insurance, rock chips, scratches, dents, etc. and get some other things painted/fixed

 

.... you're kidding ... right...?

 

well actually my left door has some small dings in it the front bumper paint is all stressed and ugly looking has two hole in it for some odd reason and my left side mirror mirror part came off somehow... the white glue/sticky stuff was letting it dangle one day and i think my spoiler has a scratch but im going to try to buff it out hood has a rock chip windshield has a few but small and both rear quarter panels seem to have a rock chip looking impact but bigger they seem to be in the same place on both sides... ill get pics of all of pearls flaws tomorrow for night has fallen... if you look at the last picture in the second post u can see two chips by the tail light

 

i was going to go to lexus first actually but i remember someone telling me home depot has some machine that matches the paint or something? idk it was a thought

 

Go through Lexus. You don't have to worry about paint matching if Lexus does the job, and they will most likely charge a lot more than $500 for it. Dealerships are usually partnered up with very reputable paint shops in the area that will make sure you are completely happy in the end. Dealership prices are high for a reason: They do it right the first time.

 

i was thinking theres one shop that quotes VERY expensive and i can use that for insurance then take it to lexus and pay them to do the repairs and have a little extra maybe