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Replacing Entire Rear Bumper Post-Accident

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Old 11-04-09, 10:04 PM
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Default Replacing Entire Rear Bumper Post-Accident

Long story short: I got rear ended on the freeway today and my rear bumper is pretty banged up. The right reflector is cracked and the bumper itself is pretty chewed up.

Anyway, trying to turn lemons into lemonade, I'm wondering if there are any options out there for replacing the entire rear bumper. I did try searching but haven't gotten far. I'm not really feeling the IS-F rear bumper nor the Element 114 (and I guess it's no longer available anyway). Thoughts?

Also, as an aside, if I get a prepainted GFX kit installed on an '06, will the color match?
Old 11-04-09, 10:08 PM
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If the damage on the bumper is not too bad, you can buy a rear lip for it and mold the entire piece together.
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The damage goes pretty high up, I don't think there's a lip out there that would cover it all.
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