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Bumper is borken

Discussion in 'Prius v Main Forum' started by hj630, Jan 30, 2017.

  1. hj630

    hj630 Junior Member

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    I just backed my rear bumper into a metal post... and the left part of the bumper fall off. so was the black plastic frame that the bumper was fixed to. I was debating changing my bumper or just tape it and paint it. No damage to the frame of the car, just the plastic bumper is broken. I just taped it on with package tape for now.
    I have two questions:

    Is there any tape that I can paint over? I have metallic blue (Code 787). I wonder if there is any cheap altnerate paint that I can use instead of the 30$/bottle spray paint in the big box store. I don't need exact match.

    If I change the bumper, how much work will it involve. Is it better just to leave to the pro? I see ebay has some bumper for less than 200$ include shipping. But since one of the plastic support is broken too, I don't know how much work is for that.

    Thanks!
     
    #1 hj630, Jan 30, 2017
  2. ems2158

    ems2158 Active Member

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    The cheapest way to go would be to find a used bumper and take it to a body shop and have it painted. Install it yourself.
    Tape and a can of spray paint will lower the value of your Prius but if you are keeping it forever the trade in value doesn't matter.
     
    #2 ems2158, Jan 30, 2017
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