[Karod]

Got hit while at a stop sign. The impact was pretty rough and I seriously thought it was a truck. As soon as I stopped thinking of how bad it would be I looked back to see a VW beetle. It made no damage to my car other than the paint. I was wondering if there was any way I could fix it up a bit. It doesn't look that bad. You gotta get really close to it but it still bothers me.

[JaysBlueE92]

sorry to hear. Your car is brand new, and I think it deserves the attention of a professional body shop

[Karod]

Originally Posted by JaysBlueE92

sorry to hear. Your car is brand new, and I think it deserves the attention of a professional body shop

Should I take it to the BMW dealer?

[positiveions]

well if you do, it would be better. But then again, there are some good body shops out there and less pricey than dealers. I would suggest to find local members in your area that might know someone. GL.

[Karod]

Originally Posted by eatrach73

well if you do, it would be better. But then again, there are some good body shops out there and less pricey than dealers. I would suggest to find local members in your area that might know someone. GL.

Dammit...haha alright...Well anyways anyone know maybe a good range of a price I might be quoted?

[MassBimmer]

my wife had a similar issue with her TSX...we were quoted $500 at a local body shop...can't really tell from the pic how big/deep the scrape is but if it requires filler, I would say you're looking at 400-500

[Craig@SupremePower]

body shop...

[Karod]

Originally Posted by MassBimmer

my wife had a similar issue with her TSX...we were quoted $500 at a local body shop...can't really tell from the pic how big/deep the scrape is but if it requires filler, I would say you're looking at 400-500

Yeah this is from my iPhone. Ill take a better picture later. Like I said though, Its not that bad its just the fact that I hate for it to be like that. Lowering it is going to have to wait then. Hahaha

[jpsum]

there could be more damage underneath the bumper cover that you can't see. Call you insurance company and file a claim. You've got the other driver's info right?

[Karod]

Originally Posted by jpsum

there could be more damage underneath the bumper cover that you can't see. Call you insurance company and file a claim. You've got the other driver's info right?

Yeah and it looks real blurry but there no more damage. Ive already examined the car throughly. This was the only damage done.

[bavarian19]

As little as that seems, I still would have filed a report and gotten their insurance to fix it.

[Krystian_E46]

you will need to repaint the whole bumper

[bo1o02]

if the other party is at fault, i would fix it at a bmw dealership. But if you're going to fix it yourself, don't bother taking it to a body shop. Just use touch up paint. Cars get dinged up all the time, once it gets real damaged go for the mtech bumper. Gotta love touch up kit.

[Karod]

Originally Posted by bo1o02

if the other party is at fault, i would fix it at a bmw dealership. But if you're going to fix it yourself, don't bother taking it to a body shop. Just use touch up paint. Cars get dinged up all the time, once it gets real damaged go for the mtech bumper. Gotta love touch up kit.

Yeah I got hit from the back. I might just do that then.

[Chewy734]

My recommendation is body shop... prolly ~$400-500 to fix. The BMW dealer will always be more expensive to fix, but it doesn't hurt to get a quote there either.

[Karod]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

My recommendation is body shop... prolly ~$400-500 to fix. The BMW dealer will always be more expensive to fix, but it doesn't hurt to get a quote there either.

Yeah I'm going to try that out. See what happens.

[Envious Eric]

dude you are all over the place...

can I just paint this
ill just touch up paint it
ill go to the body shop

why are you even thinking about this....its a body shop fix AT NO COST TO YOU!!! You will get it fixed right the first time, get a free rental and not have to worry about a thing! OR you can get a quote, take the cash out option, buy a new bumper that you want, have it painted and enjoy...