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Thread: Front bumper repairs required!

  1. #1
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    Default Front bumper repairs required!

    I was ambushed by a sandstone kerb that jutted out sharply from a driveway I was chucking a U-turn in last night and did a bit of damage to the front end of my car.

    Anyone care to guess how much this will cost to get sanded/resprayed? The plastic is scuffed so it will need some work to get a smooth finish out of it. Luckily it is in a fairly out of the way place so slightly mismatched paint won't be the death of me.
    @Cton might be just the man I need right now.......

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    Looks like no structural damage and not much material missing. Should be a case of high fill, sand, paint. $300 - $400 for a full bar spray if you walked in to a panel beater. Mates rates will be lower.

    There are also mobile services that specialize in small area repairs if you are not concerned about a perfectly matched finish. Google for your area. They also can't guarantee a dust free finish which could be a deal breaker. But it is the front bar, pretty heavy wearing area - fairly unnoticeable for inconsistent paint work down there...,

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    Looks like the exact same position that a raised kerb got me at a car park at the rocks.
    @SMOKEY was on the money, I paid $400 cash for a full respray and looks as new. Although yours doesn't seem to be as deep as the scratch I did. I'm at a seminar bored out of my mind but can get some before/after pics up later this evening.

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    heh, the pesky right hand side front bumper...
    both myself and @LittleredMPS had this same thing pop up on our cars, no idea how it happened

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    funny enuff, my right side is also injured!!!

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    Ain't nothin but a Mazda thing

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    Full bumper respray get rid of those pesky race days stone chips :P.. is about $350

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    Wow. I wish it was that cheap in Melb


    Peter "SLIXX"

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    Here's a few shots of the scrape I had (race tape was to stop the plastic guard from flapping around, the hit was enough to dislodge the screws holding it in place)

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    And after the respray:

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    Good luck with getting it sorted. Hopefully you can find a good price.

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