Scratched Bumper this Morning Any Advise?

[hsahi]

Hey Guys,

I scratched my front bumper this morning... I live in the LA area.. any advise on getting this fixed? Seems like it would need a repaint.. can anyone suggest if I should go the BMW to get this fixed.. I have attached the picture here..

[turboawd]

Any bodyshop can fix that. Just find one that's reputable.

[MizikeTSK]

You might find one of those bumper medic types to fix but they would have to be really good since it's scratch to raw bumper.

[BleuDawg]

Available on eBay - maybe you just throw this bad boy on top of it.

https://www.ebay.com/i/182474287863?...hoC46cQAvD_BwE

[hsahi]

Thanks for the input guys... went to BMW collision center and got quoted $1300.. to fix it...

[turboawd]

Originally Posted by hsahi

Thanks for the input guys... went to BMW collision center and got quoted $1300.. to fix it...

Ouch. New bumper?!

[RED_Y_]

Just find a reputable body shop in the neighborhood with good reviews, or if you have garage and time (well a lot of us got time these days) you can fix it yourself.

[hsahi]

Originally Posted by turboawd

Ouch. New bumper?!

Just repairing this one and repainting it...

[turboawd]

Originally Posted by hsahi

Just repairing this one and repainting it...

I would not pay that much. Go to a non dealer shop for quote. Or Find a mobile repair guy. Unless you're very picky about it. But it's a bumper and may get scratched again.

[SupersixM]

$1300? 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚔🚓🚓🚔🚓🚔🚓👮*♂️😂😂😂😂

Oh (BMW), I get it. We have (BMW)to remove(BMW) your bumper (BMW)sand it match the (BMW) paint blah blah (BMW) blah blah (BMW) $1300....🏃*♂️🏃*♂️🏃*♂️🏃*♂️🏃*♂️🏃*♂️🏃*♂️🏃*♂️🏃*♂️ lol

$500 at BEST. It's only one section.

[JMAN1111]

1300 is a new bumper....

Take it from someone that just rebuilt their totaled x6😱

[IlliniX5]

I was quoted $3500 from a very reputable body shop to replace mine. Previous owner had a love of all things curbed. Asked about repair, but since mine was actually cracked in a couple of places, and scratched in others, was told repair not really advised. I’m sure part of the quote was taking the vehicle back to the dealer to reprogram cameras and sensors in the front bumper.

[SupersixM]

Originally Posted by JMAN1111

1300 is a new bumper....

Take it from someone that just rebuilt their totaled x6😱

SalvageMasterV, is that you???😂😂😂😂

[SupersixM]

Originally Posted by IlliniX5

I was quoted $3500 from a very reputable body shop to replace mine. Previous owner had a love of all things curbed. Asked about repair, but since mine was actually cracked in a couple of places, and scratched in others, was told repair not really advised. I’m sure part of the quote was taking the vehicle back to the dealer to reprogram cameras and sensors in the front bumper.

Reprogram what ? That's some bullshit. I'm in NY where competition is plentiful. Thank god for that.

[P1]

Touch it up yourself and you’ll learn to live with it.

[quick]

I would touch it up or have a body shop touch it up for you and get a 3M film put over it and it's done..

If repainted, you will never match the paint right so leave that repair until you really need it

If just the corner is repaired, the clear coat will start peeling in few years making it look even worse.

[JMAN1111]

Originally Posted by SupersixM

SalvageMasterV, is that you???😂😂😂😂

Nope😂😎

Mine wasn't that bad 😁

Mchughs automotive group is wrapping up my car this week🔥

They did an outstanding job on the interior.

[201]

1300$ is a bit steep but not too off from a reputable shop. If done by a quality shop your looking at 600$+ using at the least a spies hecker paint system and thats just for the bumper, if you have paint thats hard to match such as mineral white your looking at a 1000$ to have fenders/hood correctly blended in.

[P1]

Originally Posted by 201

1300$ is a bit steep but not too off from a reputable shop. If done by a quality shop your looking at 600$+ using at the least a spies hecker paint system and thats just for the bumper, if you have paint thats hard to match such as mineral white your looking at a 1000$ to have fenders/hood correctly blended in.

Agree. A reputable body shop will charge around $800 or more to get a bumper repaired.

[Swiftness~]

Agreed a good shop would cost $800 plus, I learned the hard way by going the cheaper route. Before I traded in the wifes F16 had the bumper repsrayed for 450$ at a decently reviewed shop what I didn't know till later was they used low to mid tier products car was mineral white and at first paint matched perfectly but within a year bumper started to turn creamish yellow and was an eye sore I couldn't find any other pic than this but you can clearly see the color distortion from bumper to there attempt of a shitty blend to quarter panel.

[turboawd]

Try these guys.
https://www.greenreconditioning.com/

[Chicane_S54]

Originally Posted by P1et

Touch it up yourself and you’ll learn to live with it.

This ^^^. It's all in the prep work my friend.

These guys make great paint with factory colors:

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