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WTB:Rear Bumper Cover In White

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by Ajvdub, Oct 17, 2011.

  1. Ajvdub

    Ajvdub New Member

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    Not sure if this is the right forum for this but my girlfriend backed my new car into a trailer and ripped a good sized hole in the rear bumper. If anyone has one or knows of a place to buy one, preferably factory painted, I would be very grateful. :hug:
     
    #1 Ajvdub, Oct 17, 2011
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    You didn't say how badly it was damaged, but within reason they are repairable.

    There are shops that specialize in bumper skin repair. When my wife's Accura got rear ended, the body shop sent the bumper skin out to a specialist for repair. You couldn't tell it from a new one.
     
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    This is it, I pulled the plastic flap out to make it look somewhat better. I'm also going to clean it up and try to make it look a little better until I get it fixed. I am bringing it to my body guy on Wednesday and he said the same thing, he might be able to fix it if its not really bad. What do you think? Was yours similar or worse or better?

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    Ours wasn't quite that bad but it looks fixable.
     
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    I hope so, I'll let you guys know when I find out what can be done with it.
     
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    A genuine replacement rear bumper cover is about $200, perhaps less, and you will have to get it painted as well.

    The "absorber" is about ~$40. That may need replacing.
     
    #6 sipnfuel, Oct 17, 2011
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    New bumper cover required, too much damage to fix. $830 total, and the bumper is only $245, the rest is paint, matching, labor, etc. Yay.... :glare:
     
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    So when will the girlfriend be allowed to drive your Prius again?
     
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    Talk to somebody else ... that is fixable ... I know a guy who 'welds' them with plastic ... I've seem him fix far worse than that.

    REV
     
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    Never

    I'm going to inquire with a specialist and see what is more cost effective.
     
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    Don't feel bad, when my wife was learning to drive about 10 years ago, and my dad was kind enough to teach her because I had no patience to do so, he let her have the car one morning after finally getting the license... He had a Matrix at the time. She managed at 5:30am in an empty parking lot while rear in parking into a spot for a Dr.'s appointment who had early hours (in a near empty lot have you) to 'hook' the rear bumper on a parking block, get nervous at the noise and pull forward all while pulling the rear bumper off the whole car... Yeah, she hasn't driven my car nor his since.
     
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    Your dad is obviously liable! He probably never told her about parking blocks and their nastiness. The legal doctrine is "No good deed goes unpunished!" You should be able to find a lawyer to sue him on late night TV. Right before or after the offshore Viagra ads.
     
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    UPDATE: Sorry, out of order

    After:
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    I had a guy named Ricky from Bumper Solutions in So Cal come out and fix it. He came to my office, welded the plastic, used a flexible filler and painted (Blizzard White) and clear coated the bumper. It looks like nothing ever happened to it, the paint and clear coat came out amazing, he is going to come back on Thursday and polish it up and he charged me $275. All I need to do is go buy another bumper applique. www.bumpersolutions.com
     
    #13 Ajvdub, Oct 24, 2011
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    Good work.

    I guess its too late for you but for others inquire about factory reject bumpers, they are only like 165 or something and it just means they were scratched or something along those lines and rejected for brand new cars.
     
    #14 billnchristy, Oct 25, 2011
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    I figure by the time you hunt one down, fix the scratches, pay someone to remove and replace, I'd be over $275.

    I'm still blown away at how nice it turned out.
     
    #15 Ajvdub, Oct 25, 2011
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