captain

I was driving in Atlanta and passed 404 Motoring. 404 Motoring is the place in Atlanta that buys cars for the stars and installs the stereo/av system and the phat wheels. They always have crazy cars in front. Well yesterday, they were rolling out a brand new Infiniti M45! It was bad! So bad that I didn't notice the guy in front of me lay into his brakes a little harder than he had been... He was driving a Grand Cherokee with a hitch. The good thing is he had no damage, so no police, ticeket, or insurance. The bad thing is I now have a square hole in my bumper cover. It also mildly dented the plastic honeycomb material behind the bumper. I took it to the dealer, they want $730 to fix it. Bumper cover $273, Flex Additive $10, Energy Absorber $57, License Plate Frame $10, Hazardous Waste Removal $5, Body Labor $84, paint labor $160, Paint Supplies $100, Misc. $15, Tax $32

How does this sound? Fair, high?

subinf

That seems about right...I havent seen a bunch of estimates on the front bumpers (mine is cracked and was quoted about 788). You can probably find it cheaper but usually not by much.
Question, what is that flex additive stuff? Ive seen it listed before but dont know what it is.

sebounet2005

A flex additiv is supposed to give more resistance against chips made by stone or small contact with other bumpers.
the paint is more elastic and won't break easily

Bxscig

I think a body shop can do that job much cheaper... cant be like $750.

captain

Thanks, I will shop a couple of non-dealership shops. It would have to be a top notch shop. The dealership's bodyshop that I brought it too has a very good reputation. Also, they will get it back to me next day and they guarantee that they will match the color exactly which will avoid having to blend the paint into the adjacent body panels.

gochan

well, you dont' exactly need to front license lpate cover. do you? taht's $10 you can save

EMF213

I had to replace the front bumper cover on my 04 maxima...$800!!! Yup, The proce you're getting is right.

Dr.Murdock

Shit, if i had to replace my front bumper, i would it it from ronjon, as if it were natural instinct.