Sfeezy

This lady hit me going about 5 mph and the body shop said I need to replace the impact absorbers, which would be $287 after labor............well i pulled the bumper off and pulled the impact absorber right back out and put the bumper back on and looks good as new. :-)

Audi4orce

I be carefull..."IF" next time u get hit again...them impact absorbers may not do nothing..Resulting in major damage to the frame of car..

Sfeezy

that when you are going at low speeds like 5-15, 9 times out of 10 thats exactly what the body shop does and pockets the money for the impact absorbers.

RKA

As Audi4orce says...it's a one time use part. Pulling it out might get your bumper lined up, but the next 5 mph hit could mean that the impact absorber just folds, and your trunk takes the impact. I would never risk this over $300 in savings. On my old A4, I was hit from behind...bad enough to cause some minor damage to the trunk floor. The task of pulling the floor back into alignment was expensive as hell.

JAFO

pound foolish!

Sfeezy

on a 2001 1.8t

Ritz

So you're basically f*cking the next person who owns the car because you're too cheap to fix it properly. F that. You should fix it correctly or at least disclose to the next person that it needs to be fixed.

Sfeezy

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SCd_Walter

cheap bastard

Perpetual Novice

If you need cash so bad, go buy a used civic instead of the A4.