Chicago bumper repair

instantexpert · 03-29-2017, 08:08 AM

I accidentally parked by Braille last night and a have a bumper ding in my brand new M3. The body shop (over the phone) thinks it would be <$500 for a full respray.

Given that this is chicago and the bumpers are going to get abuse, I'm curious if anyone knows a less expensive option for touch up.

-JLT- · 03-29-2017, 11:33 AM

call A&L Autobody and ask them.

ando · 03-29-2017, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by -JLT-

call A&L Autobody and ask them.

Rep A&L also. Ugh sorry that happened to you. I avoid street parking in the city.

GlazierGlaze · 03-29-2017, 03:45 PM

Get a garage would be my advice. I lived in Chicago for two years, neither mine nor my fiancee's cars were ever on the street.

-JLT- · 03-29-2017, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by GlazierGlaze

Get a garage would be my advice. I lived in Chicago for two years, neither mine nor my fiancee's cars were ever on the street.

enclosed parking is best choice, if possible. next, outside parking lot. lastly, street parking. if street parking is ur only option, than, hate to say it, get the bumper parking mat.

MRV99 · 03-30-2017, 05:46 PM

The issue is you will need to use a plastic filler to fix the "hole" which means you will need to spray the entire bumper. Maybe not color but it will all need clear. Depending on the color, I could see the need to blend on the adjacent panel to make sure it looks correct.

Granted I haven't painted cars since the 90's but that is what I would have done back then

instantexpert · 03-31-2017, 08:18 AM

-JLT- & @ando

Thanks for the recommendation but I live in the heart of the city and Palatine is a bit too far of a hike. I've got a trusted garage that can do a full body off respray. I just hoped to avoid it since I know the bumper's going to get scuffed up again.

GlazierGlaze

I have an enclosed, heated garage. I live in the city, most of my parking is in the city. Always parking in a garage is both impossible and and a level of paranoia I'm not going to accept as part of my life. In the end, it's just a car.

-JLT-

Bumper mats are another level of paranoia that I'd rather not go to.

In the end, my hopes for an inexpensive, targeted, fix are dashed but a few hundred dollars for a bumper respray aren't the end of the world.

Thanks for all the advice!

instantexpert · 04-07-2017, 08:09 AM

Follow up: The bumper is fixed with a full respray for $400.

It was expensive but not exceptionally so.

instantexpert · 04-18-2017, 08:52 AM

Sooo... less than a week after I got my bumper repaired, someone put a nice little depression in my front bumper. I'll not get this one fixed right away since it wasn't my fault but it's still quite annoying.

I bought a fancy car, I park on the street, meh, what did I expect?

*sigh*

kyleb350 · 04-19-2017, 07:48 PM

Yikes! Actually, $400 isn't bad for a respray.

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instantexpert Second Lieutenant 38 Rep 203 Posts Drives: 2017 X5 40e Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	-JLT- & @ando Thanks for the recommendation but I live in the heart of the city and Palatine is a bit too far of a hike. I've got a trusted garage that can do a full body off respray. I just hoped to avoid it since I know the bumper's going to get scuffed up again. GlazierGlaze I have an enclosed, heated garage. I live in the city, most of my parking is in the city. Always parking in a garage is both impossible and and a level of paranoia I'm not going to accept as part of my life. In the end, it's just a car. -JLT- Bumper mats are another level of paranoia that I'd rather not go to. In the end, my hopes for an inexpensive, targeted, fix are dashed but a few hundred dollars for a bumper respray aren't the end of the world. Thanks for all the advice! __________________ 2017 X5 40e, 2015 i3 Tera Rex
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instantexpert Second Lieutenant 38 Rep 203 Posts Drives: 2017 X5 40e Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Sooo... less than a week after I got my bumper repaired, someone put a nice little depression in my front bumper. I'll not get this one fixed right away since it wasn't my fault but it's still quite annoying. I bought a fancy car, I park on the street, meh, what did I expect? sigh __________________ 2017 X5 40e, 2015 i3 Tera Rex
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