Because of a bone-headed move on my part, I cracked and scractched the front bumper cover on my car.
The damage is minimal and purely cosmetic, but since the car is a lease, I "have" to get it fixed before I return it.
My question is what's the absolute cheapest way to fix this ?
I "think" it can be repaired ( glued & Bondo'ed ) and painted, but I'm not sure how much work that would be.
I haven't called around for a replacement part ( new or used ) yet, but that's my next step.
If anyone has any suggestions, let me know.
BTW, the car is a very common/ordinary 2004 Sunfire.
LMK, Thanks, Steph
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Call your local auto wrecker (parts recycler if you want to be politically correct) and tell them the colour you're looking for, and intall it yourself. That's the absolute cheapest way to go.
Aside from that you can order a new one and have the dealer paint match it and install it yourself or have them do it. Repairing is likely not a sensible option.
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Wow that expensive. My friends 2003 sunfire was seriously 100$ 125$ painted and this is 2 years ago. I have to say installing is easy. but long and you need patience.
I called 6 auto-wreckers/used parts place and only 1 place had one (wrong color) ... for $200.
Then, for fun, I called the Dealership... brand new, GM-certified cover ... $225 !
The difference is the labor/painting cost from the dealer ..$475 !!!!
So I ordered the bumper from the Dealer, will get it painted somewhere else, and "try" to insall it myself..
...hey, if Ethous can do it ... so should I !
Sound reasonable ?
Steph
Life is like Pinball!! You never know where you will bounce or where your going but sometimes you have that one amazing shot But on the other hand you have those darn gutter ball where you just get frustrated.
Life is like Pinball!! You never know where you will bounce or where your going but sometimes you have that one amazing shot But on the other hand you have those darn gutter ball where you just get frustrated.
Anyone besides me curious how the bumper was cracked? I'm curious as to what the bone head move was
You'll love this story...
On Sunday they were calling for severe thunder-showers with good likelihood of hail. (heck, they were even flashing it on the TV screen ! ) And sure enough it was dark and windy at our place pretty quickly.
Since my garage is full of junk in the summer, the car stays in the driveway.
Since I have to return the car (lease) at the end of this month, I didn't want to risk getting it damaged by hail, so I figured I would "try" to move it under a big tree next to my driveway to shelter it from potential hail.
What I fail to notice was the large stone on the ground cleverly hidden by weeds and such. And since Sunfires have a notoriously low bumper cover clearance, I clipped just enough of the rock to crack the corner of the bumper and scratch the paint (..I was only going about 5 KM/h, ...but that was enough..)
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So in trying to "protect" the car from the elements, I actually caused more damage .
The best part ? The storm completely missed us and we didn't get a single drop of rain...
So now I'm out $00's for no good reason.
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As for insurance, my deductible is $500 ... so why bother...
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