Small accident - what to do about my rear bumper?

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05-01-2014, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Coolieman1220

yes that is one way to do it but most shops will not want to do that. the amount of labor that goes into that, they'd rather get the same money doing less work by putting a new bumper cover on. patching it is never easy nor is it time friendly.

That might be the case in NYC but here in the Boston area, if the holes are small, it's not a big deal. I had roughly the same damage as the OP and the three body shops where I got estimates were happy to repair it as an alternative to replacing the cover. All three quoted about the same $500-$600 price range. Mine was done at a body shop owned by my Audi dealer which specializes in all brands of luxury cars. I even got a tour of their large facility and was impressed by the workmanship.