Replacing a bumper (costs)

[I Vtec, do you?]

Some low life degenerate piece of **** hit my car in the walmart parking lot last night and just left.. they crushed in the back side of my bumper and scraped a bit of paint off. They also scratched up a little the body panel that's right above the side of the rear bumper. Unfortunately, that thing looks like one big piece that covers the entire side of the car.

I went shopping online and it looks like a new bumper will be $215 from hondapartsdeals (shipped) plus paint and install. Has anyone had to replace a rear bumper yet? How much did it cost in the end? The best quote I've gotten so far is $800.. which seems mighty high (600 for paint and install?).

[Leonard1818]

Originally Posted by I Vtec, do you?

Some low life degenerate piece of **** hit my car in the walmart parking lot last night and just left.. they crushed in the back side of my bumper and scraped a bit of paint off. They also scratched up a little the body panel that's right above the side of the rear bumper. Unfortunately, that thing looks like one big piece that covers the entire side of the car.

I went shopping online and it looks like a new bumper will be $215 from hondapartsdeals (shipped) plus paint and install. Has anyone had to replace a rear bumper yet? How much did it cost in the end? The best quote I've gotten so far is $800.. which seems mighty high (600 for paint and install?).

I'll be the first to say it:

Go ask wal-mart if they have any video of it!!!

Not like it's going to change anything.... Either way, I get nervous going to wal-mart cause the majority of people shopping there and even working there are all low-life scum (and no, I don't feel bad for making that generalization... if you want specific stories to back that up, PM me).

You really should be able to get your bumper painted for ~$200 and you can install yourself so if you can get it for $215 shipped, take it to a good shop who can color-match (they may need to blend it to the existing paint if they're not good).... you should be able to get it all fixed up for cheaper than $800. Pics of damage would be excellent... If it's low enough maybe you can just go HFP and call it a day!

[NIGHTHAWKSI]

Originally Posted by I Vtec, do you?

Some low life degenerate piece of **** hit my car in the walmart parking lot last night and just left.. they crushed in the back side of my bumper and scraped a bit of paint off. They also scratched up a little the body panel that's right above the side of the rear bumper. Unfortunately, that thing looks like one big piece that covers the entire side of the car.

I went shopping online and it looks like a new bumper will be $215 from hondapartsdeals (shipped) plus paint and install. Has anyone had to replace a rear bumper yet? How much did it cost in the end? The best quote I've gotten so far is $800.. which seems mighty high (600 for paint and install?).

painting a bumper alone will be about $200-300. thent here is the work of uninstalling old/reinstalling new...taping off entire car to fix/paint/blend the scratched quarter panel and blend the bumper into the other side quarter panel.

id say $800 is a fair price.

[Domo*]

i dont know man i can get a bumper for like 150 and paint at a shop for 200-250 including r/i it all depends where u get it down so look around dont rush urself usually smaller shops charge less but that doesnt mean the quality goes down with it

[natedog_37]

Dealer had to redo mine since they put a screw though it for a front plate which I didn't want.

$800 was the cost for them.

[Leonard1818]

Originally Posted by natedog_37

Dealer had to redo mine since they put a screw though it for a front plate which I didn't want.

$800 was the cost for them.

Ouch... sucks for them... ha ha.

Threadstarter, if they are fixing your quarter panel in the rear too, then yeah, your looking at a bit more work/cost... if it's just the bumper, $800 seems kinda steep IMO. Don't you have insurance?

[I Vtec, do you?]

I have insurance but it's a $500 deductible and I wasn't sure if a Hit and run would be covered under it.. I gotta go file a police report after class. I'll post pics later, I don't have a digi cam at school with me.

[nrgizeman]

hit and run is covered under insurance. i paid only deductible for my last incident.

police report is a must.

[remarqable23]

Just buy the bumper, have it painted and install it yourself.

[The Norng Storm]

I got $860 when my car got rear ended. but had to make a tough decision on whether to ship my car from Cali to Mass or get a new bumper. My bumper is still f'd up.

[I Vtec, do you?]

Yeah I'm getting quotes of $1100+ now if I want some scratches on another panel fixed as well. $500 for someone else's **** up, unbelievable

[ir3ka]

My dad's acquaintance, who owns an auto body shop, quoted me about $400 for a compete bumper (including the bumper itself, paint and installation). I guess that's a hook-up price. I'd say around $600 would be a fair price for a complete job.

[STEROIDCIVIC]

this is why when i go into any big shopping center parking lot, I look for a parking where there is no cars around. i would hate coming to my car and seeing that some dumbasswith no regard for other people's property messed my car up.