Girl hit my bumper

Under the bumper cover it is filled with styrofoam. If the foam is crushed it may not show on the outside at all. If the inside foam is crushed it would decrease the bumpers ability to absorb an impact and you might be able to demand a replacement rather than a simple bondo repair. I don't think you can assess the damage until the bumper cover is removed. I think the repairs, if you replace the bumper, will run over $1,000.

 

Please document this.

The Prius is a chick magnet.

 

If it is just a scrape on the corner, the insurance company is only going to pay to repair the bumper and spot paint that section.

MB860 ?

 

If there are big chunks missing from the bumper then I would guess (without seeing the bumper) that the repair time would come close to or exceed the cost of a new bumper. That's if it is repairable, at all. In that case they would probably just pay for an aftermarket bumper and refinishing the entire bumper.

 

The bumpers are plastic coated, so that portion will have to be replaced rather than repaired. I'm assuming any metal can be hammered out, and painted. Maybe you need to post a pic or two if you want PC advice.

 

Standard procedure is to paint an entire panel so the color blends in. So, they should paint the entire bumper.

 

She hit you, your insurance cmpany goes after hers and HER insurance pays.... they supply you with rental car, no deductable, you live in Cal so YOU get to choose where to get the work done.
If you are in Burbank Glendale area the shop to go to is Classic Collision on Riverside. When my 08 was side swiped, they really took care of it!
www.classiccollisions.com

 

I think this depends on the company.

Also, you're better off sorting through your own insurer's list of in-network repair shops and finding the best of the bunch and having the vehicle repaired there. It will greatly accelerate the repair process and if the repair is done poorly, both the shop and your insurer is on the hook.

 

One of my daughters has a 2006 Prius. Similar thing happened to her; tore up the front bumper cover [Are you aware that whether the problem is actually the bumper or the bumper cover?]
Cost was going to be $1000 to fix it; she had $500 deductible. I thought I could fix it for less. So, I bought a front bumper cover on-line, plus paint and some other items. Cost came to around $500.

If I were to do it again, I would definitely get the supplier to paint the bumper cover, since they could do a much better job than I. The extra cost for them to paint it would have been $150, which would have been mostly offset by the $100 I paid just for paint.

Keep in mind that the cost of automobile repairs has skyrocketed in the past 10 years or so. Ain't nothing cheap anymore.

 

They sand the bumper down, fill in any gaps, sand it again, and repaint the whole thing. Typical cost is $300-500. Mine was tapped in the parking lot once and I never saw who did it, but it's not too noticeable so I never got it fixed.

 

I'll bet you a beer it's no less than $1200.00 That would be also including car rental for the 3 to 5 days your car will be in the shop! Nothing is cheap to redo on the Prius. Just to match paint on the entire drivers side cost about 2500.00....Just make sure it's a competent shop! I will be interested in the results!

 

Are we talking about the bumper or the bumper cover? The bumper cover is the painted plastic piece that hides the bumper.

I had my bumper cover replaced on my 2006 and it cost $500 once you included paint and labor. If the bumper itself is involved the costs will easily top $1,000.

Tom

 

If she hit you, her insurance should cover the whole cost. You should not have to worry about the deductible unless you hit something. How about a picture.

 

I'm confused.....
She hit you---right?

She pays.
Everything.
At least that's how it works in this part of the world.
Was there a police report?

The only real problem is that once your VIN number gets the work "accident" attached to it, your car's retail value takes a bit of a ding, but other than that you should be able to take your car to a reputable dealer, get it fixed, and get on with your life.

Good Luck!

 

Look, you are chewing on this too much. Get the estimates and go to your insurance company. Let them handle it. If you wait for the girl's ins co to come forward, Hell will freeze over.