3in crack/break at lower portion of bumper. Can it be repaired?

 

Usually yes. Sometimes the labor to do so is more costly than the replacement part. Check with local body shops for a price to see.

 

^Will do.
Seems like a waste of a bumper for just a crack... A new bumper is $231 @ AcuraOEMParts... before shipping.. Acura dealer wants $299. I wonder if the bumper comes w/ all the hardware?

 

it can be fixed but dont expect it to last long. i had a trailer hitch 2"x2" hole in my front bumper and i got it bondoed by a body shop and recently whey doing a mod i took a look at my bumper and u could see it raised up slightly in that area, never noticed it before and i get my car detailed often

 

How much did it cost? How long ago was this?

 

labor i paid $550 to fix my bumper. paint my hood and bumper, straighten out my radiator support and put a new radiator in.

 

How about a front bumper where the license plate goes. I took my front plate off and saw an indentation (not a crack) where the plate frame is. Like it was tightened too much, or the car hit something causing an outline on the top of the plate frame. Now when I take my front plate off you can see this friken outline where the top left and right frame was. I will get a few pics tomorrow. I really want it fixed.

 

"Bondo" or body filler shouldnt be used to fix a bumper. There are special epoxies for bumpers that when used will be just as strong as the bumper before the damage. The body shop that did your work obviously didnt do it correctly and went the cheap route.

 

Remember they don't come painted. Add that to the cost.

 

I know. That's why I'm gauging the cost of fixing it vs. new bumper and paint...

 

my buddy replaced my front bumper for 275. bumper, painted and labor all for 275. but you ain't going to get a deal like that unless you know someone.

 

Yes, I think we all know about hookups. Paint/body work is the hardest to have a connection with... people don't really like doing paint/body work things on the side, unless they own the business and are good friends with you. I thought I had a good connection at my local Acura dealership, but I can't get in contact with him via phone...

Ok, yea, I looked further, and this bumper is trashed underneath the front lip. It's cracked from the bottom of the bumper up to 3 inches over the lip.

New lip is on its way... so that's good.
Debating on whether to order my own bumper from AcuraOEMParts and having a shop paint it along w/ my rear WW lip and installing it myself... or having another shop do everything from buying to painting to installing. Although, I then have to take off the bumper anyway to install the lip. (The shop won't do it.)

It's really only atheistic... I don't even know if I want to get it fixed right away. Merh.

 

well good luck

 

bumpers typically come unpainted. Factor that into your cost.

 

New lip and bumper are on their way... Hopefully here by Friday. might be Monday... Paint Monday or Tuesday along w/ WW rear lip (finally) @ Acura dealership, go figure. Hope it all goes well.... and that I can recoup some of this money. Blah.

 

i dont know what they used, but it just started to pop up a bit, no cracks or nothing but u have to be very close to see it

 

Bumper




All better




Also finally got my lip painted...

 

colors a bit off?

 

 

i see it on the lip, not the bumper though....

 

The average person can't really notice it in person.
It's ever so slight... but the other lip was like that...
It's 5 year old paint on the car vs. a new pre-painted part from Acura.

The bumper is a perfect color match -- and that was painted w/out seeing the car, so that's good.