I wasn't paying attention backing out of my driveway this morning, and swiped another car in my driveway so I need to get my bumper resprayed....

Here is the damage:
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I'm going to get an estimate tomorrow at a very reputable body shop and I like to know what I should expect to pay to get this done.

I've always wanted a JDM rear so I'm wondering if this would be a good time to buy a JDM rear and get the painted instead of fixing my USDM bumper.

 

To fix that it should be less than $300... a JDM bumper is going to cost you $650 shipped, plus $200 something for a new crash beam that fits, and $400 plus to paint it probably... but since you're WW, you might not have to paint it at all actually (not sure if they come just primered or if they're all painted WW).

 

leave as is and buy a jdm rear imo

 

It should cost you about $20, a can of oem color spray paint and clear. The rest should just buff out.

 

To fix it are you assuming it won't have to be fully resprayed? I emailed the manager this same picture, and she said from what she saw it would probably have to be resprayed...

The JDM rear now only comes primered. I'd have to get it painted wicked white and eisen gray.

As much as I have always wanted a JDM rear, is an exterior mod really worth $1250+? I know this is coming from someone who just slightly messed up his bumper and already wants to fix, but I need to be a somewhat rational.

This picture has made pretty convinced though..


I have no automotive painting experience so I highly doubt I would get even decent results. I can't even comprehend how you could use spray paint and get it to blend properly... It's also not on a flat surface which would make it even more difficult.

 

Look on automotive touch up paints website. It's very easy to once you sand it down. They have Oem color matched paint.

 

Just went to two auto body places to get estimates... One was over $600 to fix my current bumper. The other place would re-spray my current bumper for $450 or paint a jdm rear and install for $500..

Here is an estimate from one place:


He wanted to charge me close to $200 to paint a vortex generator...

Am I going to the wrong places? Where can I go to get it fixed for less than $300...

 

you should olny pay about 150 i just painted mine at a dealership mine also had the same scatch
as yours good luck on your respay

 

So they just spot painted the scratch location? Does it look good?

 

It really depends on the quality you want. Most of the time with body work, you get what you pay for. I would just touch that scratch up until im ready for a JDM

 

That's an easy fix. Just for that area I would wash/clay/compound, order some white paint, sand/paint/ clear.

Then again I have the same issue for almost a year. Haha! I'll do it one day!!! Good luck with your repairs.

 

You should be able to get just that spot touched up and blended to match the rest of the color instead of just spraying the whole thing.

I would think ~$300 to hit that one spot.

JDM rears are nice, but they aren't cheap.

 

just get a jdm rear if you're even considering it at all.

 

slowsrt4 is buying!

 

Christmas is coming early! Nice!

In all seriousness, I'm going to try buff some of it out tomorrow...