[Ferrino]

Took my car to Firestone for an alignment check this weekend and was delighted to be summoned by the manager to inform me that one of the staff had backed another car into my Spyder while shuffling the vehicles between ramps. The result is damaged paintwork and 2 dents in the bumper, as shown below.

I'm bringing it to them today so that they can arrange for it to be repaired through their insurance company and I was curious as to what you think the repair job will be. Will the bumper be replaced completely or will they fill and respray? It looks like the bumper has been moved around too, as there is a gap that has appeared between the bumper and the bottom of the left headlight that didn't exist before (just out of this shot).

Thanks for any advice.

 

[03txspyder]

They will probably replace it because that's usually cheaper than the labor cost to repair it.

 

[AChan]

I agree with replacing it. Body work is very expensive and time consuming. Then paint matching...

That's completely bogus that happened though. Ugh! Makes me mad...

 

[Pomonified]

I think they will replace the bumper with a new one. I think it costs around the same as an 03+ bumper around $150

 

[kamlung]

Took my car to Firestone for an alignment check this weekend and was delighted to be summoned by the manager to inform me that one of the staff had backed another car into my Spyder while shuffling the vehicles between ramps. The result is damaged paintwork and 2 dents in the bumper, as shown below.

I'm bringing it to them today so that they can arrange for it to be repaired through their insurance company and I was curious as to what you think the repair job will be. Will the bumper be replaced completely or will they fill and respray? It looks like the bumper has been moved around too, as there is a gap that has appeared between the bumper and the bottom of the left headlight that didn't exist before (just out of this shot).

Thanks for any advice.

if you can, try to work it out so that you can have it repaired at the body shop of your choice... i am always a bit hesitant as some of the dodgy jobs some shops do out there..

i can easily see someone trying to bondo that and then respraying the bumper...

 

[Ferrino]

It seems to all been going through Firestone's claims department. The manager initially tried to get it done locally, but I'd rather it went through a certified body shop.

Surely a bumper is more than $150?

 

[dragonhuntur]

Was the dent on the hood there before?

 

[Im_In_San_Fran]

If you want a unique aftermarket bumper, they'd probably put that on for you, to save costs... But aftermarket requires massaging to fit well.

 

[Pomonified]

It seems to all been going through Firestone's claims department. The manager initially tried to get it done locally, but I'd rather it went through a certified body shop.

Surely a bumper is more than $150?

I got the 03+ bumper from the dealer for less than 160. The parts guy hooked it up.

 

[Ferrino]

I got the 03+ bumper from the dealer for less than 160. The parts guy hooked it up.

So that's painted as well?

 

[Pomonified]

So that's painted as well?

No it came flat black, like this...

then I bought paint (cans of paint) from automotive touch-up and now it looks like this:

 

[Ferrino]

Well I'm assuming they're going to paint it too, so that will take it way above $160 when you take labor into account.

 

[Ferrino]

They asked me to go to a bodyshop of my choice and ask them to send them an estimate for approval before taking it in. Sounds good as I know of a bodyshop that has done great work on our other car...

 

[Ferrino]

Just got the car back and the bumper looks awesome - 11 years of road rash deleted! They ended up repairing the bumper cover and they also had to replace the metal beam behind the cover.