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Old 06-13-2009, 08:26 AM
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rear ended at Loews

I’m very careful and always park far away from others but last week this didn’t help. I was slammed in the back by a hit and run. I now need a rear bumper cover and the lower a-spec spoiler that connects to the bumper.

My question is:
Where is the best and cheapest place to purchase these parts. It looks like it’s all coming out of my pocket.

All input is appreciated
Old 06-13-2009, 08:44 AM
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Ouch, sorry to hear that! Your insurance should cover the repair costs. Try looking at the black market here on AZ, talk to Tim at hondaacuraworld (I think that's the website), or try car-parts.com
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if you want to purchase them new, try www.acuraoemparts.com, you can get them pretty cheap there but you will have to get the bumper painted somewhere else, the spoiler will come painted. My suggestion if you are into modding your car, if your going to spend the money why not upgrade to the Type S bumper and rear underspoiler?
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what about big brother in the sky???
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Why is this coming out of your pocket?
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Originally Posted by RonJonTL757
what about big brother in the sky???

yes, did that Lowe's have cameras in their parking lot?
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You seem to be rolling over rather quickly... Isint that what Comprehensive covers.
My car got knifed from front to back and all I had to pay was my deductible and insurance covered the rest.

With the rear bumper and lip painted (to match your car) and installed your looking close to 1000-1600 out of your pocket. Dont know too many cats who can flip that out over a hit-n-run and if i do they arent driving TL's
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you can not buy bumpers from Tim, or any other acura dealer, i already tried
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Originally Posted by alexSU
Why is this coming out of your pocket?
Not all of it is. The insurance company claims the damage is $949. less my $500 deductable leaves me with $449 to do the job. I'm trying to get this done without breaking the bank.
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Originally Posted by maddsiick
if you want to purchase them new, try www.acuraoemparts.com, you can get them pretty cheap there but you will have to get the bumper painted somewhere else, the spoiler will come painted. My suggestion if you are into modding your car, if your going to spend the money why not upgrade to the Type S bumper and rear underspoiler?
I loikle the TL-S idea. Does the A-Spec look different on the type S?
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Originally Posted by zoostation
Not all of it is. The insurance company claims the damage is $949. less my $500 deductable leaves me with $449 to do the job. I'm trying to get this done without breaking the bank.
Yeah I forgot about the deductible Good luck bro, hope you fit most of your repairs into $449.
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Originally Posted by greco9885
you can not buy bumpers from Tim, or any other acura dealer, i already tried
?????? How is this so?
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idk, when i needed a new front bumper i asked him and he said acura changed the way they were stocked or something. i dont know, ask him again
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Originally Posted by bukjoe15

why???
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I am seriously considering going with the type-s rear bumper. Are there any conversion threads? I've been looking but only see one or the other. Also, is the A-Spec lower rear spoiler different on the type-s? Will the existing tail pipes look ok until I can upgrade the exhaust? All input is appreciated!
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I'm pretty sure the bumper is a direct swap but it wont like right without quads or single round exhausts.
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Originally Posted by SCS15
I'm pretty sure the bumper is a direct swap but it wont like right without quads or single round exhausts.
Then maybe I'll stick with the base bumper cover and get a roof wing
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