sp Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 long story short, last night i backed out over a curb and damaged my front bumper. OUCH!! my heart sank when i went out and saw what i have carelessly done. so i need help. i stopped by seidners collision repair by my house and they said $600 to remold and repaint. i said i'll think about it. what are my options? there's gotta be a cheaper solution to all this. i can live with few imperfections but just wanted to ask the LGT community how i can fix it with the least amount of dollars. i appreciate any helpful advice i can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSix Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Join the club! This thread might give you some ideas. [url="http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5481"]http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5481[/url] Give a man a beer, and he'll waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and he'll waste a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbradley Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Maybe the picture doesn't do the damage justice, but with some time, touch-up paint, sandpaper and GENTLE application of some heat (not necessarily in that order though), I'd think you could get it looking 95% as good as new, and for much less than $600. /bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ih8vtec13 Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 [quote name='bbbradley']Maybe the picture doesn't do the damage justice, but with some time, touch-up paint, sandpaper and GENTLE application of some heat (not necessarily in that order though), I'd think you could get it looking 95% as good as new, and for much less than $600. /bill[/QUOTE] Not realy if you look closley you can see some creasing in the bumper, thats why it said for remolding in the orignal post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis008 Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 How about bondo'ing the crease. That works too, right? -ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSix Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 [quote name='axis008']How about bondo'ing the crease. That works too, right?[/QUOTE] While you are at it, you could bondo some fender flares! That would be pimp! :lol: j/k, bondo might work on the crease. Give a man a beer, and he'll waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and he'll waste a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp Posted December 10, 2004 Author Share Posted December 10, 2004 thanks for the help poeple. i think i can live with touch up paint and bondo. does anyone have experience working with those to get the best results? and where can i get them? btw, GoSix i hope all goes well w/your bumper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
some6uy008 Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Wow, $600 for that small bit of damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfly17 Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 600 is stupid. it cost ~500 to replace the bumper, paint included Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp Posted December 14, 2004 Author Share Posted December 14, 2004 so where can i get this $500 deal in socal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfly17 Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 dealer part costs $230 for front bumper unpainted... at least here in Boston it does... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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