VietBaka

Hey everyone...i was trying to back in my car into the drive way...and for some reason i didn't notice my other car and backed right into the towing hitch...now there's a dent in the rear bumper. Does anyone know how much it is going to cost to fix it? Will I have to order a new bumper or will they just pound it out, sand it, and re-paint it?

HELP PLEASE. I have a wedding to go to in 2 weeks and want my car to be perfect!

4TehNguyen

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actually punctured the bumper, going to have to replace it if you want it to look right

VietBaka

do you know how much it costs to replace the bumper? Oh yea...its not punctured...just dented in.

hashs99

funny you should ask. Somebody just rear ended me on Saturday and dented my bumper. I've gotten 1 estimate to replace the bumper with an OEM one and repaint for about $800. This isn't even the shop I'm going to, the one I want to go to specializes in Lexus and will probably charge more.

4TehNguyen

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bumper plastic has been punched in doesnt look like a dent, even if you align it back and paint over it, paint will probably crack open again if it expands in any heat. Youre going to have a mark if you dont replace it, if you want it perfect its going to have to be replaced

hashs99

A good shop should be able to match the paint pretty good right?

MikeFD3S

Since the front and rear bumpers are polyurethane, I would think that there are a wide assortment of flexible polyurethane bonding agents that could repair that puncture. The foam underneath shouldn't be terribly damaged judging from that picture.

dclive

Wouldn't you typically make a claim on your insurance?

hashs99

I made a claim on the other party's (the one that hit me) insurance. I'm taking it a highly recommended body shop, however I've heard that the paint will always be different. Now, I know that even the factory paint on bumpers doesn't match, I notice this on some cars, however on mine it's pretty close.

I want it replaced, however I'm just worried as to the color match.

lexem

You're going to have to replace the bumper. Some shop might patch it up but it could cause problems later.

tqlla3k

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In my opinion. buy the back up sensors. ANd put one where that hole is. Then putt another one on the other side.

That bumper needs replacement, nothing to lose

ecr527

That bumper looks punctured to me. Hopefully that's the only thing that got damaged. A guy I work with had someone back up into his car at a gas station one time. The driver of the other car (truck actually) gave him $200 for the little scratch. Well, after a few days he noticed that one of the headlights was kinda misaligned, so he brought the car into a body shop and it turns out that he did a lot more damage than he though and had a $1000.00 bill.

VietBaka

I brought my car to a lexus referred body shop called Kuni's Collision Center...they told me the bumper will have to be replaced....and its not cheap either...gonna make my waller $846 lighter.... oh well...i have learned my lesson...thanks for everyone's input on this. I think they will make my bumper perfect again just like when I first bought it. I believe Kuni owns the lexus dealership where I got my car at...everything is gonna be OEM...they told me they will have to keep the car for 4 days to re-paint the bumper and make sure the color matches my car...and I really don't mind.