ac08odl

so im doing nothing on sat so i say let me go to the wash to take all this salt off my car. so dumb guy picks up fast @ a light and just stops and i was on a patch of ice and hit him... i know it was my fault but hes still dumb to me.. but anyway i guess i need a new bumper, how much?







when i hit him i tryed turnning my car to the side so my drivers side hit his passangers side. do you think i would have been better off hitting him stright and not turnning? btw i was going like 10-15 mph.

princelybug

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New bumper + paint/install = $550-$650.

Since it's cracked, you'll have to get a new bumper.

ac08odl

do you or anyone knows where i can get this fixed where they do a good job? i herd wdp is a hard color to match and i want my car to match. i live in manhattan..

princelybug

iTrader: (16)

Sorry, bro. I can only recommend places here in SoCal.

Distorted Reality

Talk to Rodney, or Stillhere or anyone else on here that lives near you that's on here. I'm sure they could recommend a good place to where you could get that taken care of.

Integra

try to pick up a used bumper instead. it will most likely be cheaper. you can put on the bumper yourself. it is not much work. just a some clips and screws here and there

princelybug

iTrader: (16)

Good idea. Junkyard, FTW!

powerflow

Be careful with buying an used front bumper. New OE bumpers are actually not that bad price wise. Used can look great, but could be hiding previous repair work underneath the paint. Front bumpers are a very common part to get repaired. I would just get a new one. You don't want them calling you saying they found filler or something, and that they need to charge you for more prep labor.

If you go to a high end, reputable shop they should match the paint with no problem at all.

Turbonut

iTrader: (1)

Doubt you'll ever find a WDP in a yard that doesn't need work. Better off getting a new cover and having it painted to match the car. Had our WDP front bumper repainted last year, and after much spray testing, they got the color/texture to perfectly match the body, unlike the factory color that certainly doesn't match.

stillhere153

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call tim @ hondacuraworld.com... i here he has an inhouse bodyshop and their paint is pretty superb...

jguerra23 ordered a type s rear lip and the thing was dead on paint wise...

so figure $250 for the bumper $250 for the paint


or you can put a sticker over it

Trew

iTrader: (1)

+1 on buying new and painting. Take it to Acura. They will match it better than anyone else. I got my entire RJ kit installed and painted for 800. It couldn't cost you more than 200 to paint a front bumper.

I'm assuming not, but did the air bag deploy?

cotmfk

Pearl white is always a hard color to match. The extra money a good bodyshop will charge would be worth it in this instance. My old G35 coupe needed a new front bumper. It was pearl white and the color they painted didn't match. It was so frustrating I just had to sell the car!!

erick3

doesn't thewanderer have some sort of wdp bumper up for grabs in the black market? despite, if the bumper's cracked, no reputable shop's going to be willing to "fix" that bumper. find a friend that works for the stealership - 60% employee discount FTMFW!

ac08odl

lmaooo a sticker hahah i was thinking of putting a white aem sticker over it untill the summer time because im kinda low on money with christmas here and stuff and i also just baught some things for my car........

ac08odl

i have a good friend who works for acura i mite ask him now ty

ac08odl

my car is a 08 im not going to buy nothing used.... but ty.. i will just save some money and have get the bumper and paint and also paint the gril in wdp while im at it..

Integra

when i meant used i meant from another 07-08 that prolly got a ronjon kit. not from junkyards. also if you order a bumper from acura, doesnt it come painted from factory? or is that just the lip kits?

ac08odl

oohhh sorry. i thought it comes painted also...

greco9885

iTrader: (1)

that is not bad at all, aslong as no screws or clips were ripped out, that can be fixed without replacing the bumper

powerflow

Not quite. Fixing that size crack, in that spot is just stupid. No high end shop, or experienced tech would recommend fixing that. The bumper snaps in into place right there, along that whole edge. The bumper cover needs to be popped out from the sides, so there is quite a bit of flex right there when removing. The bumper needs to be able to go on and off without problems for service, ect. That, and the bumper would be far less durable in that spot, and slight impact or bump would just crack it again.

Honda/Acura new OEM bumpers come in black primer ready to be prepped for paint. Only parts like door handles and mirrors, ect come painted.

wall e

what kinda car was the dumb guy driving?. i would say 800$ to buy the oem bumper, have it painted and installed.

jguerra23

Call Tim-

Both my front Bumper and rear bumper has been painted by Acura and they do a shitty job, Plus the paint alone is like 650. Like Stillhere said, Tim painte my Type-s and its dead on. The bumper + paint is like $500, and installation is a DIY.

Also, I can see thats a base 07-08.... order a Type-s bumper... more agressive.

Integra

theres no point in fixing that. it would be a dumb move. it might crack again later on. best is to get a new bumper.

1fsthatch

i got a real good guy over here in great neck New York he fixed up my nbp perfect and the price is right and if u want that bumper dosent need to be replaced

Tripnbeats

acura doesnt paint anything.... u bang it up.... they got some jerk me off body shop who they sub the work out to.... AC i have a guy here off queens blvd in woodside... a friend of mine who would def take care of it perfectly and make sure the paint comes out exact for u... uses the some of the best paints and would hook u up on price if its all ordered through him.

Tripnbeats

also the humper doesnt need to be replaced..... id replace it anyway im too anal about that and it would bother me.

NJ Vike

Be careful on who you select to paint your bumper. That white paint is a three-stage paint job. I had my rear bumper replaced and painted. Matched perfectly but you have to know who to go to.

Good luck.

Tripnbeats

all pearls are 3 stage.....until u get into ur chameleon colors.

MichaelBenz

iTrader: (2)

Believe it or not...a good body shop will try to repair that part. Seen it done many times.

powerflow

Not that size crack, looks pretty long. If that was repaired, the next guy that removes that bumper would most likely crack it again. These bumpers are popped out along that whole edge. If the owner is picky about their car, a good shop would push toward replacing. There are a few good plastic repair products available, but the part is never the same, durability wise. It's obvious when you see how delicate the part is handled after plastic repair and paint.

Incorrect, not all pearls are 3 stage, plenty are 2 stage base/clear. Take NBP for example, it's base/clear.

ac08odl

99 chrysler

MichaelBenz

iTrader: (2)

Would tend to agree with you fully other than business and insurance is involved. They actually make more money as a shop repairing what they can rather than replacing and do it cheaper than replacing...so the insurance company is all on board with it usually. Its a truely screwed up thing.

Crazy...I quoted your response and it only grabbed half of it...and the wrong half! Sorry....lol.

ac08odl

isnt the type s bumper the same as the base?

MichaelBenz

iTrader: (2)

No....for one...it has the wider exhaust opening to accomodate the dual tip type exhausts.

ac08odl

im not going to fix it im going to replace it but for noe im going to cover it with a white aem decal.. i guess im going to call this guy tim and is he the one from hondaacuraworld.com? do you think he can paint the inside of my grill in wdp also or hes going to charge me a arm and leg? get back to me fellas thanks alot

ac08odl

can you belive the dick head that i hit reported the bump @ 10 mph!!! i told him i would pay to get it fixed, i swear the paint that chiped of his bumper was no longer then an inch wide and a inch high on a fucked up 99 chysler and not only that but his bumper was all fucked up from parkin on the street.. he told me the day off "aahh dont worry about it this car old and the bumper is all messed up... now hes making a big deal and he tells me yeah i want to get it fixed so i called and made a report.. i told him close the claim ill fix it and he tells me okay then he calls back and says when can we fix the bumper by and i say right after new years and he says if you want gimmy 150 and ill get it fixed and i go no ill fix it...... question fellas?????? i only repaint what i did and not his whole bumper?

ac08odl

i know the back bumper isnt the same but this guy here said get a type s front bumper and according to me its the same.

Tripnbeats

for NPB and wdp Ive seen it done....its 3 stage paint...... OEM pearls are 3 stage I odnt know about house of color or anything like that i know spies n kecker n ppg require 3 paint stages with each stage drying inbetween. the guy at my body shop explains it all to me and its not the front counter guy.... its the guy who paints and blends and does the work....they let me hang out n watch how everything's done at the shop because the owner is a good friend of mine and when im bored and have nothing to do at my shop or im waiting for materials to dry.... im over there because they are literally next door.

Tripnbeats

07 and up are totally revamped bumpers... the front ones are actually 3 inches longer to accommodate some of the newer parts for the cars like the newer grill the fog lights and the powersteering cooling components for the front. the rear its exhausts n the little grill on the bottom in the middle.....in the chinese version of the car the grill in the back is replaced with the backup lights and a reflector

ac08odl

i have a 08 base and the bumpers of a type s and my 08 are the same