body work needed
08-05-2002, 10:54 AM
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body work needed
So, Saturday night I'm over at a buddy's house having dinner with him and his folks. We decided to go out to a bar to have a few drinks after dinner. As I'm backing out of his driveway WHAM! I had no idea what happened. When I looked around I had backed into a decorative brick piece that I didn't notice. So, I get out of my car to go inspect the damage. Expecting to see a scratched bumper I instead found that the entire bumper cover on the right side has been dislodged, there's a HUGE crack and a dent. Also, the bottom of my tail light is a bit cracked (where the smoked cover is).
I just stared in shock for a few minutes, debating on how to handle the situation. Now that it's been a few days I am a little calmer and looking for some help. I don't want to report this to my insurance because I don't need the rates going up. I'd really like to buy the rear bumper cover and do the work myself. However, I've never attempted to do something like this before. I went to www.nissan-car-body-parts.com and they are selling the rear cover for about $125.
My questions are, how much work will this involve? Are there any other pieces I need to buy to install the bumper cover? What kind of hardware will I need?
I know that body shops will charge me tons in labor to do the work, and I'm unable to afford it. The cheaper I can get away, the better.
Besides, I can't drive the car now, unless I do something ghetto like tie the dragging bumper cover up, or force it in place by using 50 pounds of gum or something...
Thanks for all the help.
I just stared in shock for a few minutes, debating on how to handle the situation. Now that it's been a few days I am a little calmer and looking for some help. I don't want to report this to my insurance because I don't need the rates going up. I'd really like to buy the rear bumper cover and do the work myself. However, I've never attempted to do something like this before. I went to www.nissan-car-body-parts.com and they are selling the rear cover for about $125.
My questions are, how much work will this involve? Are there any other pieces I need to buy to install the bumper cover? What kind of hardware will I need?
I know that body shops will charge me tons in labor to do the work, and I'm unable to afford it. The cheaper I can get away, the better.
Besides, I can't drive the car now, unless I do something ghetto like tie the dragging bumper cover up, or force it in place by using 50 pounds of gum or something...
Thanks for all the help.
08-05-2002, 01:32 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 4,968
Re: body work needed
Originally posted by jonnyb
So, Saturday night I'm over at a buddy's house having dinner with him and his folks. We decided to go out to a bar to have a few drinks after dinner. As I'm backing out of his driveway WHAM! I had no idea what happened. When I looked around I had backed into a decorative brick piece that I didn't notice. So, I get out of my car to go inspect the damage. Expecting to see a scratched bumper I instead found that the entire bumper cover on the right side has been dislodged, there's a HUGE crack and a dent. Also, the bottom of my tail light is a bit cracked (where the smoked cover is).
I just stared in shock for a few minutes, debating on how to handle the situation. Now that it's been a few days I am a little calmer and looking for some help. I don't want to report this to my insurance because I don't need the rates going up. I'd really like to buy the rear bumper cover and do the work myself. However, I've never attempted to do something like this before. I went to www.nissan-car-body-parts.com and they are selling the rear cover for about $125.
My questions are, how much work will this involve? Are there any other pieces I need to buy to install the bumper cover? What kind of hardware will I need?
I know that body shops will charge me tons in labor to do the work, and I'm unable to afford it. The cheaper I can get away, the better.
Besides, I can't drive the car now, unless I do something ghetto like tie the dragging bumper cover up, or force it in place by using 50 pounds of gum or something...
Thanks for all the help.
So, Saturday night I'm over at a buddy's house having dinner with him and his folks. We decided to go out to a bar to have a few drinks after dinner. As I'm backing out of his driveway WHAM! I had no idea what happened. When I looked around I had backed into a decorative brick piece that I didn't notice. So, I get out of my car to go inspect the damage. Expecting to see a scratched bumper I instead found that the entire bumper cover on the right side has been dislodged, there's a HUGE crack and a dent. Also, the bottom of my tail light is a bit cracked (where the smoked cover is).
I just stared in shock for a few minutes, debating on how to handle the situation. Now that it's been a few days I am a little calmer and looking for some help. I don't want to report this to my insurance because I don't need the rates going up. I'd really like to buy the rear bumper cover and do the work myself. However, I've never attempted to do something like this before. I went to www.nissan-car-body-parts.com and they are selling the rear cover for about $125.
My questions are, how much work will this involve? Are there any other pieces I need to buy to install the bumper cover? What kind of hardware will I need?
I know that body shops will charge me tons in labor to do the work, and I'm unable to afford it. The cheaper I can get away, the better.
Besides, I can't drive the car now, unless I do something ghetto like tie the dragging bumper cover up, or force it in place by using 50 pounds of gum or something...
Thanks for all the help.
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