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Skylined
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6th Jan 14 at 19:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hit a deer the other day and cracked the bumper. Fairly clean split, goes back together fine with the edges slightly jagged.

Any of you in the know roughly estimate how much to fix? So far I've been quoted £322 by one person and told I need a new bumper by another.

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6th Jan 14 at 20:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I personally wouldn't repair it due to size of re crack and where it is.

With the corners they are a lot weaker points and it could easily go again.

Not saying it couldn't repair but I wouldn't.

Get a 2nd hand bumper and then about £200 for painting and fitting plus vat.
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£200 +VAT i've been quoted to sort my front bumper after i bumped into the side of someone. Needs a bit of paint, that's all.
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6th Jan 14 at 21:50   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can be repaired but wouldn't be guaranteed.
New bumper/second hand

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6th Jan 14 at 21:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
drill holes in it an criss-cross zip-ties.... yo blud.


That's quite a crack and as mentioned before will be weak. whats the cost of a new bumper?
IvIarkgraham
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6th Jan 14 at 23:31   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Vaux have quoted me near £500 for a scuff on my bumper and a new fog light
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Only option really is to take it off and fibreglass the back of it so it's sturdyish again and fill it sand it prime it and paint it but I'd personally go for a new bumper
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Blimey got away lightly from hitting a deer!!

As said can be repaired, we have a staple gun at work that you melts staples across a crack then twist them into the plastic. Then trim the staples and fill over it. The staples actually put a lot of strength back into it.

This is it

http://youtu.be/mnNeqSvPQKk

Benefit of it, if someone wants a cheap quick repair you don't even have to take the bumper off, can do them from the front. I'd say the £300 mark was about right.
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We have a few of the staple guns. There good but I still think a bit of extra 2k glue over webbing on the back. Then v out the front and glue that. Then fill.

I have seen huge cracks last ages but have also seen them tap the slightest thing and crack straight away.
Tomnova16
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quote:
Originally posted by Graeme
We have a few of the staple guns. There good but I still think a bit of extra 2k glue over webbing on the back. Then v out the front and glue that. Then fill.

I have seen huge cracks last ages but have also seen them tap the slightest thing and crack straight away.


yep, thats why we dont garantee them

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Skylined
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7th Jan 14 at 12:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Only really after a quick fix as I was going to get an evo 9 bumper kit when I can afford it.
How much would that stapling solution cost?
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7th Jan 14 at 18:46   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I wouldn't pay out to get it fixed if your going to replace it and will be looking around £300/£400 ish.
Skylined
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Oh right, probably not much point then. Cheers
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just paid out £220 for a respray for a front bumper i would get another bumper don't want to risk it cracking on a pot hole in the future

[Edited on 08-01-2014 by RS6]
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quote:
Originally posted by Skylined
Oh right, probably not much point then. Cheers



Id deffo just glue it mylself for now if your getting new anyway

 
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