[Pussiwillow]

I was at a red light and saw a lady rolling up and not slowing down appropriately so I let off the brake and rolled forward and absorbed the hit, she was doing approx 20mph and I rolled about 5.
Her insurance accepted 100% claim, I took the car to their network approved body shop locally for a quick "visual inspection".

I'm still waiting for the estimate to post but they should be calling by mid next week. I will be repairing this myself but want to get an idea from anyone here on what an estimated damage total would be before accepting a check, as I've never been in a accident, my dad used to own a body shop and does auto body on side as a hobby, side cash type thing for people he knows, and we will be doing this ourself with everything oem.

Just want to know what to expect and not be hit with some super low offer unknowingly.

Bumper has a few holes from the license plate screws, etc, only visible damage to bumper cover, no other panel. Has some creases on upper part and deformed in a few places, repairing the existing cover is not acceptable to me and hopefully not acceptable to the body shop providing the estimate.

[Itogliano]

I would reach out to a dealer's parts department and find out what a replacement bumper cover costs. Labor costs can range anywhere from $70/hr to over $200/hr depending on the shop. I'm not sure how long it would take to replace a bumper cover but I wouldn't expect more than 2.

Given that the speed of the impact is higher than the FMVSS bumper regulations, you'll want to make sure the underlying bumper structure itself is not damaged, not just the bumper cover.

[Dc444]

Send me your email and I can forward you an approx. repair cost with Mitchell times.