I got hit while at a stop light. Everything is fine for the most part, but my bumper is pretty scratched up and a bracket broke. I got a quote from one shop for $195 for a new bumper and paint/clear and any alignment if needed and a $285 quote from a that charges out the *** just to pad my payment amount... shhh...

Does $195 sound good for bumper/paint/clear/alignment?

 

$195 is good IMO.

 

are you paying for it or is she paying for it?

 

exactly lol

 

freak that price is amazing! my rear got dented from a hit and run (while parked). i'm looking for 195 just ofr paint.... the bumper will be an extra 100 something, does your person ship a pre painted one?

 

Maybe a trade? You can rear end her now...

 

ya that sounds like a good deal...body work of any kind can easily start at $500.

 

She's paying for it, of course

It's not too bad. You can see the left bumper clip dangling by the left tail light Here's a pic:

 

$195 is an amazing price... The only thing that I would be concerned with is the quality of prep work and spray

 

It's probably partly because I went to the most expensive shop first and told them to beat the price and the dude got all crazy. My boy works for another shop and I'm going to see if he can do a better deal

 

LMAO!

but on the other hand.. thats a really good price..

 

I totally would, but don't you think it's a little too early to start hitting on her? lol

 

Dude you read my mind!

 

 

LMAO

 

Uh no, it is obvious she owes you. BTW, where are the pics? And I do not mean of the car.

 

taxithatass

 

wow. I got rear ended and there are only 2 quarter sized scratches & cracks on my bumber and the dealer quoted me $650 for it. yours sounds worse and its cheaper???

 

hm.. i got rear ended by some guy in a jetta doing 5mph.. and it ended up costing about 1600.. and the bodyshop DIDN'T do a good job AT all. (Jimmys Paint & Body.. Baytown, TX) I found out when I got rear ended again and had gotten it repaired by a body shop with a lifetime guarantee (Nationwide Blue Ribbon)

 

yeah that's way too cheap....don't go the cheap route and have to pay by having some mis-matched, terribly installed bumper. I know from experience.

 

$195 is wayyy too cheap

 

That's a real good price if the work is worth it. Cheap is not always good but I had to get my bumper redone and it started at somewhere around 400.

 

That's probably a used bumper cover replacement, right? Or are you repairing the existing one?

Sounds cheap, I'd be concerned about workmanship, paint warrantee, color match. All stuff you need to ask about.

 

Agreed.....That would be too cheap just to patch up a couple scratches and repaint it.

That much to replace and paint the bumper is way too low. Very suspect if you ask me.

and on the
LMFAO

 

Ya I agree with most that $195 is cheap but if you know the guy or shop you might be getting a deal, but definitely ask around or check for work to see if your gonna be paying $200 bucks for a bumper that looks like it was spray painted and wavy and chips in two months...But if your getting hooked up thats a great price...I'm having my rear bumper & trunk, front bumper, grill and stillen front and rears done for $600 through a buddy of mine so shop around and check their work...

 

A woman ran into me this past winter and my bumper looked like less damage than your picture shows. The original insurance estimate was $494.00, the final bill after they got into the repair was $1339.00.

Good luck with your $195 repair.

Ps. labor $658.00 (included alignment front/rear and frame etc)
new bumper cover $248.00
rear mounting brackets $70.00
bumper cushin $57
bumper reinforcement bar $127
paint and materials $179

 

Hmmm.... Interesting turn of events in this thread

I'll have to do some investigation today about it

 

I say you rear end her bumper.

 

haha lmao! thats what im sayin! she owes him and she can pay that bill lol

 

I got about $1400 from the persons insurance that hit me.$195 would barely cover the cost of a fresh OEM bumper.Aftermarket ones dont fit well for the most part.

 

$195 can you get any quality body work done that cheap?

thats good to know the aftermarket ones dont fit, (typically aftermarket pieces dont anyhow but good to know)

 

XXXTREMELLLLLLLY CHEAPPPP R THEY USING CAR OR HOUSE PAINT LOL

 

sounds very good to me, maaco is charging me $250 for similar damages.. go for it =]

 

i have been trying to get rear ended for like 8 months now! i have a few scratches in my rear bumper that i am too cheap to fix.

The two times i have been hit i had LW Auto body, which is in salt lake, do the work the last time was just the bumper and was about $230. both times they did a great job. I cant remember what all they replaced but i didnt really care because it looked good and i wasn't paying. Text me if you want their info

 

that sounds to good to be true

 

hahaha..

 

Did they replace the bumper or what? Everyone is saying that's too cheap, but both places say in the quote it's for a new bumper and everything


Does it matter if she's paying out of pocket rather than insurance?

 

HAHA
why didnt i think of that!

 

i dont remember what all they did it was like 3 years ago. I think i probably have the paperwork from it somewhere though.

It doesn't matter who is paying for it as long as it was her fault she has a responsibility to fix it. I would just take it to the dealership up there or another reputable shop and get a quote then use that number. You dont want to get a bad job done just to save her or the insurance company some money

 

Yep. She could con you :P