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Old Feb 5, 2001 | 04:22 PM
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So I drove my car to class today and as I am getting out of the car I noticed that there's a crack in my front bumper to the left. There's also a dent below it. I have no idea how or when this happened but I have a feeling someone backed into my parked car at some point. The area where I live as a lot of cars and a lot of fender benders.

So anyway, how much should the bumper be to be replaced? I'm still under warranty but that doesn't help I would imagine. Should I bring it to the dealer?

Thanks for the help!


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Old Feb 5, 2001 | 04:28 PM
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Dealer wont do anything except charge a fortune to fix it.
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Old Feb 5, 2001 | 04:30 PM
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how much is a fortune? how much SHOULD it cost?
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Old Feb 5, 2001 | 04:31 PM
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Hard to tell not a body man and havent seen how bad it is but $300+ probably
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Old Feb 5, 2001 | 04:41 PM
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yeah it just really pisses me off.. what are bumper covers and would that help prevent anything?
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Old Feb 5, 2001 | 04:42 PM
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Default I don't think you need a new bumper, but for the record a new S4 bumper costs $300 at the dealer

unpainted.

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Old Feb 5, 2001 | 05:10 PM
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the dealer won't paint it for you?
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Old Feb 5, 2001 | 05:26 PM
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Default Re: Just got an estimate for mine...

Well, here's an insurance estimate I received for replacing my front bumper. 383.95 for the new part. 2 labor hours and 3.6 hours for paint ($60/hr). basically $750 including tax.
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Old Feb 5, 2001 | 07:22 PM
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Default Sure :) but I can't tell you how much the paint costs, different from dealer to dealer.

depending on where you live
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Umm they are the same in price. Your dealer is on crack.
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