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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 05:26 PM
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Bumper Ding

Mods, please move to Wash & Wax section, if appropriate. I did not know which area to post.
Guys, I picked up a helluva ding on my front bumper. I do a lot of Interstate driving and presume it was a high speed impact.
Can anyone provide some insight as to removing/repairing this?
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 05:33 PM
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I'm going to venture to say that you need to repaint the whole bumper.
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 12:42 PM
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My first advice would be to alway include a ruler or object of known proportions (like a quarter) in your photo so that viewers can grasp the size of your ding (I didn't intend for that to sound like porn).

I have a "dent" in my rear bumper cover. There isn't even any paint damage to mine. But, I've been told that I need a new bumper cover ($250 plus paint $250). It doesn't bother me $500 worth. :shakehead

I've also been told that many dents can be worked out with a heat gun by those who know what they are doing. I am not one of those people.

My car is Nighthawk Black Pearl, a particularly difficult color to match. I don't think yours is that hard.

Where on the bumper is it? In my case, I can get the A-Spec rear bumper trim piece which is already painted and attaches to the OE rear bumpercover and covers my dent. That cuts the cost down to about $200. For $200, I'll think about it. Perhaps something like that exists for the front.
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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 01:26 PM
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Thanks for the responses.
The pic above is taken on the front bumper just below the silver grille trim. The ding can be almost covered by a quarter.
I have another ding on my rear bumper which can be covered by the rear A-Spec lip, when I can get one. This front one is too high to be covered.
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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 07:56 PM
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You're going to have to repaint the whole bumper.
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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by princelybug
you're going to have to repaint the whole bumper.
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