06 325xi SCRATCHES on bumper (ab how much to fix$$$)

leeevelynm · 01-27-2007, 05:02 PM

hi! I was washing my car today and noticed a scratch on my back bumper and it is about a 1/2 an inch long. The paint got scraped off so there is a bit of white showing. My car is in sparkling graphite. I was wondering how much would it be to fix, does anyone know if u do plz reply =) Also Im not exactly sure what it is called but my bumper also has two visible holes that happened from a truck parking too close to me and the two knobs on its liscense plate made 2 wholes/dents into my bumper. What should i do? Can the scratch be fixed or should i just get a brand new bumper. Any suggestions? any replies would be greatly appreciated THANKS

STE92VE · 01-27-2007, 05:10 PM

I wouldn't get a brand new bumper because there is no guarantee that 2 days after you install it, some yahoo won't damage it again. If it really bothers you, try some touch up paint, but don't draw more attention to the damage than is already there. It's very hard to keep a car in showroom condition when driving it in the real world. I feel for you.

leeevelynm · 01-27-2007, 05:19 PM

I was looking up touch up paint, does anyone know if the brush or the touch up pen would be better?

combatcarry · 01-27-2007, 05:45 PM

I got bumped in the rear and it damged my rear bumper. I got quotes ranging from $500-700 from body shops. They all wanted to fix the existing bumper.

Luckily I found a take off bumper on E90post... Now if the weather would warm up, I'd replace my bumper.

supernova · 01-30-2007, 11:44 PM

BLAH! trust me. i have one scrape on my door, not THAT noticeable even though i have a black sapphire metallic coupe, and two minor dings (very minor, half an inch combined, where the paint is about to come off) on the corner of my rear bumper

my friend has that touch up paint (pearl) for his is350.
claims he got it at the stealership.
maybe you can call there toooo.

01-27-2007, 05:02 PM	#1
leeevelynm Private 3 Rep 54 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW325XI Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	06 325xi SCRATCHES on bumper (ab how much to fix$$$) hi! I was washing my car today and noticed a scratch on my back bumper and it is about a 1/2 an inch long. The paint got scraped off so there is a bit of white showing. My car is in sparkling graphite. I was wondering how much would it be to fix, does anyone know if u do plz reply =) Also Im not exactly sure what it is called but my bumper also has two visible holes that happened from a truck parking too close to me and the two knobs on its liscense plate made 2 wholes/dents into my bumper. What should i do? Can the scratch be fixed or should i just get a brand new bumper. Any suggestions? any replies would be greatly appreciated THANKS
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STE92VE STEVIL Empire 229 Rep 6,297 Posts Drives: Fast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	I wouldn't get a brand new bumper because there is no guarantee that 2 days after you install it, some yahoo won't damage it again. If it really bothers you, try some touch up paint, but don't draw more attention to the damage than is already there. It's very hard to keep a car in showroom condition when driving it in the real world. I feel for you. __________________ 2007 E92 328i 6MT-Space Gray/Black Dakota/Gray Poplar w/heated seats-PCD 4/27/07 (SOLD) 2009 E90 328i xDrive 6AT-Space Gray/Oyster Dakota/Dark Burl Walnut w/ZPP,ZCW,Xenons-ED 4/17/09 - Redelivery 5/30/09 (SOLD) 2014 E84 xDrive28i 8AT-Alpine White/Black Nevada/Silver Matte w/ZMV,ZLP,494 - DD 3/14/14 (SOLD)
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01-27-2007, 05:19 PM	#3
leeevelynm Private 3 Rep 54 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW325XI Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Touch up paint I was looking up touch up paint, does anyone know if the brush or the touch up pen would be better?
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combatcarry Private First Class 24 Rep 177 Posts Drives: '06 325i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Utah iTrader: (3)	I've checked into this I got bumped in the rear and it damged my rear bumper. I got quotes ranging from $500-700 from body shops. They all wanted to fix the existing bumper. Luckily I found a take off bumper on E90post... Now if the weather would warm up, I'd replace my bumper.
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01-30-2007, 11:44 PM	#5
supernova Private First Class 2 Rep 195 Posts Drives: E92 Coupe Black Metallic Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0)	BLAH! trust me. i have one scrape on my door, not THAT noticeable even though i have a black sapphire metallic coupe, and two minor dings (very minor, half an inch combined, where the paint is about to come off) on the corner of my rear bumper my friend has that touch up paint (pearl) for his is350. claims he got it at the stealership. maybe you can call there toooo. __________________ click it for myspace
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