Amapola was "Rear-Swiped!!" -- Repair Cost?

[Rokeby]

We all fear that the first ding, scrape, scratch, etc. And then...

Today it happened to our beloved Amapola. Somehow, in one of only two
possible places where I parked today -- one in the company lot -- some
careless, spineless, sub-human, piece of dog sh*t, scraped his/her
car/bumper all across the rear bumper cover:

http://priuschat.com/forums/attachme...1&d=1217895862

The sorry bastard didn't leave a note. I have $300 deductible, and I have no
idea who did it. I can't see getting the insurance company involved, But I
may be wrong.

I know, compared to a complete wreck, lightning strike, bodily injury, etc,
this is small potatoes, and life will go on.

Any ideas how much it will cost to have the whole plastic rear bumper
cover repainted, $500, $1000, more?

Maybe I could do it myself... how?

[davebernier]

We had a nasty scratch on the pass. side rear bumper corner due to a run in with a old rusty chain link fence. Total cost was $450 to remove the bumper cover, repaint and re-install. Hope this helps.

[dogfriend]

The original estimate to remove, repair and repaint my rear bumper was just over $500. The final cost was just under $600 because they didn't notice my decal bumper protector and they had to buy another one and install it.

[Rokeby]

davebernier, dogfriend,

Thanks for the info. Thats more $$ than I wanted to hear, but less than I
had feared.

Grumble... grumble...

[Ichabod]

Ouch! I have a couple of less annoying bumps on mine: one on the drivers side fender panel above the HSD badge... looks like someone opened a door against it... and one scrape on the driver's side front bumper where someone obviously was parking their car next to mine without worrying too much about scraping my bumper.

It burns me up! Having said that, mine are not quite so unsightly and I've just left them as-is because I know if I let myself repair every scratch, I'll get obsessive about it. Still, seeing yours makes me reflexively want to take my car to a body shop!

[Sheepdog]

question: My company has cameras covering almost everything that goes on here except the restrooms (and I can see who goes in and comes out) so does yours? I can see my car on the camera and can see in history if a car hits it.

If your company doesnt have a policy of premises security it should. Also if they dont have it posted that you park at your own risk then they could be responsible for the damages.

Just sayin'