[AweSam8]

Originally Posted by mntbiker

You should be able to get the paint off with $10 of supplies from walmart. My wife scuffed up her F30 pulling out of the garage () last month and I picked up some Meguiar's Scratch X 2.0 at Walmart. That stuff was amazing and took out all of the white paint marks. You can't even tell it happened now.

http://amzn.com/B0002UNON8

Obviously, if you have some deep scratches (hard to tell from the photo) it wont work.. but it's a cheap thing to try before going on to more expensive options. Here's a photo I posted on Amazon... It looks like there is a dent but it's just weird lighting in my garage.

Looks like I'll give this a try.

[AweSam8]

Originally Posted by mntbiker

You should be able to get the paint off with $10 of supplies from walmart. My wife scuffed up her F30 pulling out of the garage () last month and I picked up some Meguiar's Scratch X 2.0 at Walmart. That stuff was amazing and took out all of the white paint marks. You can't even tell it happened now.

http://amzn.com/B0002UNON8

Obviously, if you have some deep scratches (hard to tell from the photo) it wont work.. but it's a cheap thing to try before going on to more expensive options. Here's a photo I posted on Amazon... It looks like there is a dent but it's just weird lighting in my garage.

Actually, maybe not. I checked again, and I can see metal in my scuffs. So maybe this won't be a solution.

[AweSam8]

Day time pics...

Dealer's referred auto body shop quoted me around $600 with referral discount (MSRP $900). I still think it's steep.

[IM2C]

Originally Posted by AweSam8

Day time pics...

Dealer's referred auto body shop quoted me around $600 with referral discount (MSRP $900). I still think it's steep.

That sounds about right. I had very similar damage on my 08 e92 5 years ago and it was $550.

[AweSam8]

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[Roki_014]

this is where comprehensive insurance comes in handy, $100 deductible and they care of anything that happens to a car while it was parked

[drob23]

Originally Posted by AweSam8

Actually, maybe not. I checked again, and I can see metal in my scuffs. So maybe this won't be a solution.

Isn't the bumper plastic?

[mntbiker]

Originally Posted by AweSam8

Actually, maybe not. I checked again, and I can see metal in my scuffs. So maybe this won't be a solution.

Yea, after looking at the new pics I don't think this will work on the big mark. The Scratch X product is meant for tiny scratches and paint scuffs, etc. That looks kind of deep.

[AweSam8]

Originally Posted by Roki_014

this is where comprehensive insurance comes in handy, $100 deductible and they care of anything that happens to a car while it was parked

Hmm... I'm pretty sure my deductible is $500. And I can't forget that my premium will go up after the fact.

[AweSam8]

Originally Posted by drob23

Isn't the bumper plastic?

Plastic? I hope not.

[BavarianFanatic]

That's all the way through the paint and into the bumper cover. Your only option is repair and respray.

[rich1068]

Originally Posted by AweSam8

Plastic? I hope not.

Of course it's plastic. Are we talking about the same thing? You won't see any metal, it's not a metal part.

[Roki_014]

Originally Posted by AweSam8

Hmm... I'm pretty sure my deductible is $500. And I can't forget that my premium will go up after the fact.

on the comprehensive coverage the premium doesnt change, and to have deductible $100 from $500 was only like $6 extra a month, you should look into it

[drob23]

Originally Posted by AweSam8

Plastic? I hope not.

Both front + back bumpers are usually plastic because people always scuff them and otherwise it would be rust city.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by AweSam8

I'm not sure how it happened. I don't know if I backed into something without hearing it happen. I don't know if someone swiped my parked car with theirs. All I know is I want it fixed. Suggestions? Body shop and paint? Cost?

A body shop can fix and spot paint that easily. That's an inexpensive fix, and $600 is too much for a re-spray of your rear bumper. You will not need an entirely new bumper cover.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by AweSam8

Plastic? I hope not.

Be thankful they are made from ABS plastic. On two separate occasions I had to have bumpers repaired and repainted, and being ABS made the out-of-pocket expense minimal.

[AweSam8]

Ah, good to know. ABS plastic. Well I found another reputable shop that will fix it for $400. We'll see...

[hansolo1019]

Scratch X won't do much, since it went through paint.

You should still try buff it with some sort of compound to get rid of little marks that aren't deep. You might able to "get by" until you have enough fund to fix the bumper.

Please don't go cheap on this because whoever paint your bumper doesn't do a good job on paint match can ruin your whole bumper. I strongly advise you to take to a reputable shop to get it painted.

[hansolo1019]

Btw, if your deductible is $500, then you should just pay out of your pocket.

[BL 5]

Originally Posted by Roki_014

this is where comprehensive insurance comes in handy, $100 deductible and they care of anything that happens to a car while it was parked

This is a collision loss, subject to a collision deductive. Probably not worth filings claim over insurance $100 pay out.

Originally Posted by BavarianFanatic

That's all the way through the paint and into the bumper cover. Your only option is repair and respray.

$600 is about the going rate to paint a bumper. The damage is below the paint surface into the rubber bumper cover. Only way to make if perfect is to repaint it.

It all depends how perfect you want the car. It's brand new, so it stands out like a sore thumb. Personally I'd pick a shop and have it fixed. A BMW certified shop is the way to go, they match that color all the time and are going to be competive price wise.

Good luck.

[AweSam8]

It's all better now!!! They did excellent work!

EDIT: sorry about the dirty car. It's been raining a lot lately here in the Seattle area.

[Vervain]

Looks good! I also think that it was way too expensive...

Last week I had my car taken in to repair a scraped front fender which was my fault (it necessitated removing half of my clear bra, which thankfully reduced the severity of the scrape).
I also had a scrape on exactly the same contoured edge of the rear bumper where yours was scraped (only on that specific edge and no scratches below this line as in your case). I didn't bother fixing it for a while and when I had to take the car in for the front fender I obviously decided to fix this too.

The authorized BMW repair shop quoted me $150 for the front fender (including removing the clear bra) and fixed the rear scratch for free! They said that they would just pencil it in (whatever that means). It looks perfect right now!