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From: Normal IL
Would you repair it or live with it?
A rock dinged my front bumper cover and left a couple of small indentations and knocked off the paint. I tried repairing it myself with touch up paint, wet sanding and polishing. After a few attempts I've given up and will have it professionally repaired.
The body shop will remove the bumper cover, paint it and clear coat it. $850ish was the estimate. I have zero deductible comprehensive coverage which will pay 100% of the repair cost. I initially was going to pay for it out of pocket.
Hopefully i wont ding it again right away. Would you have it repaired? Do you think it will show up on a CarFax report? I would put Xpel over the bumper cover but I'm not a fan.
The body shop will remove the bumper cover, paint it and clear coat it. $850ish was the estimate. I have zero deductible comprehensive coverage which will pay 100% of the repair cost. I initially was going to pay for it out of pocket.
Hopefully i wont ding it again right away. Would you have it repaired? Do you think it will show up on a CarFax report? I would put Xpel over the bumper cover but I'm not a fan.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Morrill Nebraska
A rock dinged my front bumper cover and left a couple of small indentations and knocked off the paint. I tried repairing it myself with touch up paint, wet sanding and polishing. After a few attempts I've given up and will have it professionally repaired.
The body shop will remove the bumper cover, paint it and clear coat it. $850ish was the estimate. I have zero deductible comprehensive coverage which will pay 100% of the repair cost. I initially was going to pay for it out of pocket.
Hopefully i wont ding it again right away. Would you have it repaired? Do you think it will show up on a CarFax report? I would put Xpel over the bumper cover but I'm not a fan.
The body shop will remove the bumper cover, paint it and clear coat it. $850ish was the estimate. I have zero deductible comprehensive coverage which will pay 100% of the repair cost. I initially was going to pay for it out of pocket.
Hopefully i wont ding it again right away. Would you have it repaired? Do you think it will show up on a CarFax report? I would put Xpel over the bumper cover but I'm not a fan.
Melting Slicks
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If your repair is invisible from 10 ft away, I would just drive it and fix it in a year or two after additional chips develop. As soon as you repaint it, it could happen again since the front bumper is a high risk area for this type of damage and you'll be in a perpetual repaint loop.
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If your repair is invisible from 10 ft away, I would just drive it and fix it in a year or two after additional chips develop. As soon as you repaint it, it could happen again since the front bumper is a high risk area for this type of damage and you'll be in a perpetual repaint loop.
XPEL is nice, but for the cost of it, you could just repaint your bumper a few times.
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If your repair is invisible from 10 ft away, I would just drive it and fix it in a year or two after additional chips develop. As soon as you repaint it, it could happen again since the front bumper is a high risk area for this type of damage and you'll be in a perpetual repaint loop.
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If your repair is invisible from 10 ft away, I would just drive it and fix it in a year or two after additional chips develop. As soon as you repaint it, it could happen again since the front bumper is a high risk area for this type of damage and you'll be in a perpetual repaint loop.
Drifting
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From: Raleigh/Cary NC
It probably won't show up on the carfax, but take pictures beforehand just in case it is ever questioned. Repainting a front bumper is pretty common. Many dealers do it and no one ever knows.
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If your repair is invisible from 10 ft away, I would just drive it and fix it in a year or two after additional chips develop. As soon as you repaint it, it could happen again since the front bumper is a high risk area for this type of damage and you'll be in a perpetual repaint loop.
Melting Slicks
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From: Cedar Falls Iowa
I had a Toyota Camary back into my front bumper cover and spider the paint. It didn't chip the paint though, so it still looks fine if you don't scrutinize it too much. I got insurance money, but decided to leave it as is and build up more damage. The second you paint it it's gonna get trashed again.
Can't wait to see my car fax. Probably makes it sound like the car was run over by a monster truck. If it is dinged by car fax I'll leave it alone so the next buyer can see the kind of minimal damage that may end up on car fax.
Can't wait to see my car fax. Probably makes it sound like the car was run over by a monster truck. If it is dinged by car fax I'll leave it alone so the next buyer can see the kind of minimal damage that may end up on car fax.