Damaged Front Bumper. Fix or Replace?

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Old 03-07-2008, 09:07 PM
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Damaged Front Bumper. Fix or Replace?

Hi Guys,

Haven't posted here in YEARS, but I thought I'd run my problem by you all. I love my Tein SS coilovers but lately I have been running into trouble with my car being too low. What you see in the pic before is a combo of running into parking lot bumper stops and a highway cone that flew at my car from underneath another car on the 170 in SoCal. It got lodged under my bumper at high speed and got stuck there for a few moments. LA has some polluted highways!

So I'm wondering if there is any hope to repair it to look at least somewhat decent. Otherwise it's a full on replace. Any recommendations for bodyshops near North Hollywood? Are there Acura dealerships with built-in bodyshops? Thanks

Old 03-07-2008, 09:11 PM
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Holy Sh1t, your better off replacing. might be cheaper too
Old 03-07-2008, 09:54 PM
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+1 on replacing.
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definitely not worth fixing.
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try getting it from dealer painted. or from a junk yard and repaint.
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looks like you need to replace it, since you got missing parts and pieces.
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i don't think repairing that is good
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definitely replace
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little compound/polish - that'll buff right out!
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Replace
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I remember back when a little Zaino would fix most of my car surface issues. Looks like a new one for me then. Any recommendations on bodyshops in SoCal?
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replacement will run somewhere between $500-$600 from a body shop, includes new bumper and painting the bumper.
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Replacement is your only option. No body shop will fix that.

With the part & paint & labor $500-$600 is about right.

If you want to save some labor, take the bumper off & install the new painted one yourself.
Instructions are in the faq. It's not hard at all.
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was gonna say to mold a tl lip to that , but that tear near the top may not let that work
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