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Old 08-15-12, 03:54 PM
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Default Scratched front bumper

I recently bought a brand new is250 and today i scratched the bottom of the front bumper while parking

its a 2012 white awd

you can't really see it unless you crouch down but when you do it looks pretty bad, maybe its just me but i was wondering what i can do about it this is my first car and im new to this stuff. thanks in advance
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Old 08-15-12, 04:15 PM
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since you can't see it, i wouldn't really worry about it. it's not worth it to fix it.
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Old 08-15-12, 04:16 PM
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i guess, but at the moment its really bothering me
how much would it cost to fix?
i was thinking maybe fix it myself
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Old 08-15-12, 04:19 PM
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i am pretty sure you're looking at painting the whole bumper which isn't cheap. You never know when you might scratch it again so i would leave it as is, especially since no one can see it!
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okay okay, thanks
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Have the bumper fixed by a good body shop. On a Pearl White car expect to pay $250-300
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If it's way down low, you can try buying the paint pens and painting it with the included brush under the cap. I did that once with my ES350 and it turned out a lot better than I thought. Color was black though so I'm not sure if it'll make a difference.
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Dr Color Chip Paint System.

They match better than the OEM dealer touch up paints. A+ definitely recommend for everything.
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