options for bumper after boneheaded mistake

Zook024 · 07-26-2018, 10:40 AM

Hi folks. This morning I banged into the stone wall on my property while backing down the driveway. Not one of my proudest moments. Considering I scuffed up the bumper without make an indent (photo here), I'm now weighing my options to fix it up. Can this get sanded and repainted or is that not an option being on the plastic surface of the bumper?

Billfitz · 07-26-2018, 10:52 AM

It can be filled, sanded and painted. It does require a special filler, regular bondo as used on steel won't work. Any competent body shop can handle it.

cfm56d7b · 07-26-2018, 12:33 PM

The damage can be repaired and will probably cost around $1.5K.

Competent BMW certified shops will also inspect the mounting hardware behind the bumper. In some cases, it will also be replaced.

The next step will be to match the paint.

vanbmw · 07-27-2018, 08:54 AM

I had to have my front bumper repaired after a car backed into it. Her tow hitch made a pretty good mess of it. The cost was more then I was expecting (just under $1800) but they had to remove my bumper, repair and re paint it.
Don't be to concerned about colour match. I have been told paint will look slightly different on metal then plastic. The colour match they did was a great match. The only reason it looked different from my hood was the bumper was perfect...no marks or chips but my hood had some chips and small marks from a few years of use.
I did see a front fender with similar damage to yours get repaired without being removed from the car. They did a repair and then painted only half the fender stopping in the middle near the license plate. It was a lease and the guy wanted it repaired as cheap as possible. It turned out pretty good actually and was very cheap. I want to say under $500 if I recall.

wdeerfield · 07-27-2018, 02:24 PM

time for an msport rear bumper

H4CK1NT05H · 07-27-2018, 03:08 PM

Pics are always hard to tell but looks like $400(not through Bmw)

rak299 · 09-03-2018, 03:58 PM

I had a similar repair on an Alpine White front bumper a couple of months ago - $700.

07-26-2018, 10:40 AM	#1
Zook024 New Member 7 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2013 328i xDrive Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	options for bumper after boneheaded mistake Hi folks. This morning I banged into the stone wall on my property while backing down the driveway. Not one of my proudest moments. Considering I scuffed up the bumper without make an indent (photo here), I'm now weighing my options to fix it up. Can this get sanded and repainted or is that not an option being on the plastic surface of the bumper?
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07-26-2018, 10:52 AM	#2
Billfitz Lieutenant General 8221 Rep 16,054 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	It can be filled, sanded and painted. It does require a special filler, regular bondo as used on steel won't work. Any competent body shop can handle it.
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07-26-2018, 12:33 PM	#3
cfm56d7b Lieutenant General 5876 Rep 10,249 Posts Drives: 2017 440i Gran Coupe & 2015 X5 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (2)	The damage can be repaired and will probably cost around $1.5K. Competent BMW certified shops will also inspect the mounting hardware behind the bumper. In some cases, it will also be replaced. The next step will be to match the paint.
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07-27-2018, 08:54 AM	#4
vanbmw Major 130 Rep 1,101 Posts Drives: 2015 Black 335i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (0)	I had to have my front bumper repaired after a car backed into it. Her tow hitch made a pretty good mess of it. The cost was more then I was expecting (just under $1800) but they had to remove my bumper, repair and re paint it. Don't be to concerned about colour match. I have been told paint will look slightly different on metal then plastic. The colour match they did was a great match. The only reason it looked different from my hood was the bumper was perfect...no marks or chips but my hood had some chips and small marks from a few years of use. I did see a front fender with similar damage to yours get repaired without being removed from the car. They did a repair and then painted only half the fender stopping in the middle near the license plate. It was a lease and the guy wanted it repaired as cheap as possible. It turned out pretty good actually and was very cheap. I want to say under $500 if I recall.
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07-27-2018, 02:24 PM	#5
wdeerfield A family of bimmers 2745 Rep 7,741 Posts Drives: '18 G01 X3M40i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Clifton Park, NY iTrader: (0)	time for an msport rear bumper __________________ 2018 PB/Black G01 X3M40i \| 699M \| ZDA \| ZPP \| ZPX \| Maxton front lip \| X3M vents \| 15mm Spacers \| Diamond G20 style grills
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07-27-2018, 03:08 PM	#6
H4CK1NT05H Private 25 Rep 95 Posts Drives: Aw f30 n55 Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Ny iTrader: (0)	Pics are always hard to tell but looks like $400(not through Bmw)
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09-03-2018, 03:58 PM	#7
rak299 Major 601 Rep 1,046 Posts Drives: 2021 M3 6MT Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: san francisco iTrader: (0)	I had a similar repair on an Alpine White front bumper a couple of months ago - $700.
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