just fucked up my bumber. how much is this going to cost me? [solved plz lock]

delphinus

so i parked at school with my 2007 camry SE
the steel bar out of the parking bumper was jutting out a little higher on one side and totally cracked my front bumper while i was parking.

im just wondering for budgeting reasons how much this repair is going to set me back?
(im planning on getting on with my life with my little nest egg of moving out etc.)


i live in BC, Canada if that makes any difference.

meeker

Bumpers are ~$600 on a foreign car.

Call your insurance company anyway, just to see. They may have some accident forgiveness where your premium may not get affected...

amateurhour

delphinus wrote: »

so i parked at school with my 2007 camry SE
the steel bar out of the parking bumer was jutting out a little higher on one side and totally cracked my front bumper while i was parking.

im just wondering for budgeting reasons how much this repair is going to set me back?
(im planning on getting on with my life with my little nest egg of moving out etc.)

Did you break your bumber, your bumer, or your bumper?

Because if it's your bumper, it's going to run between $500 and $1000 on a camry, if you can do the work yourself (at least find the new bumper)

If it's your bumer, then you have an odd taste in movies

If it's your bumber, then I would consult a proctologist, and fine the S.O.B. that fucked it up in the first place, and kill him...

delphinus

id rather not go through insurance because it would require me dealing with my very asian parents. meaning that i would be in shit for 5 years after the end of time.
car was an undergrad gift, and they handled all the insurance stuff

amateurhour

Look for a local junkyard, or an online junkyard, and get a new bumper from them. It's not too expensive. Then buy the paint in spray can form from the dealership, add some clearcoat, and voila. It won't look perfect, but it will do more than enough to convince the rents it didn't happen, and a nose bra can take care of the rest. It's not a tough fix. Modern bumpers are made to flex, bend, and break, because they're cheap and easy to replace, as opposed to the old metal stuff.

delphinus

amateurhour wrote: »

Look for a local junkyard, or an online junkyard, and get a new bumper from them. It's not too expensive. Then buy the paint in spray can form from the dealership, add some clearcoat, and voila. It won't look perfect, but it will do more than enough to convince the rents it didn't happen, and a nose bra can take care of the rest. It's not a tough fix. Modern bumpers are made to flex, bend, and break, because they're cheap and easy to replace, as opposed to the old metal stuff.

thank goodness, unfortunately though, 2007 camry bumpers are in short supply.
appreciate the spelling humor from your earlier post....not right now per se but later on when im not panicking like a crack head who's out of money. ill laugh later.

i just checked all the bc junkyard sites and they dont carry them.
also how long does it usually take to repair a bumper?

Shogun

delphinus wrote: »

amateurhour wrote: »

Look for a local junkyard, or an online junkyard, and get a new bumper from them. It's not too expensive. Then buy the paint in spray can form from the dealership, add some clearcoat, and voila. It won't look perfect, but it will do more than enough to convince the rents it didn't happen, and a nose bra can take care of the rest. It's not a tough fix. Modern bumpers are made to flex, bend, and break, because they're cheap and easy to replace, as opposed to the old metal stuff.

thank goodness, unfortunately though, 2007 camry bumpers are in short supply.
appreciate the spelling humor from your earlier post....not right now per se but later on when im not panicking like a crack head who's out of money. ill laugh later.

i just checked all the bc junkyard sites and they dont carry them.
also how long does it usually take to repair a bumper?

I had a guy back into my Integra over the summer and I got my car back in 3 days. I could've picked it up a day earlier but I did not. However I handled mine through the guy's insurance and I got to use the body shop that does awesome work around here. YMMV.

amateurhour

go to every camry regular and aftermarket forum on the internet. Do a search for canada + toyota camry + forum if you need to. These guys mod their cars, get new airdams, and sell the old ones for a steal. I found a few online already around $100 US. You'll be fine...

Also, how bad is the crack? Split down the middle and hanging in two halves or just cracked, because if it's just cracked, get some bondo (it's this fiberglass patch stuff used on old cars) from the local auto parts zone, apply, paint, and your bumper is as good as new. Still perfectly functional as well. I've restored a lot of dents and dings with that stuff.

amateurhour

http://www.toyotadiscountparts.com/

oem toyota front bumper is about $250 US. Factor in another $50 for paint (probably less), and you can paint and install it yourself over a long weekend.

Not Sarastro

Damnit, I like new and odd words, and I was all eager to find out what a bumber was.

OP you might want to edit the title. Or not, it may draw more people in.

Iceman.USAF

Show me someone who can paint a bumper for $50 and I will show you a shitty shitty paint job. Car paint is expensive. It has to last. Maaco is a waste of money, nobody can paint your car well for $200. Sorry to disappoint.

I would budget at least $200 for the painting of said bumper. Depends on if they have to mix paint for it, cause then you're sorta stuck with it. if it's a common color, then you should be able to just use the stock stuff.

Keep in mind you can use a spray can to do it, but it'll peel off relatively soon.

Something you might consider is bringing it to a local tech school. If there's on in your district, they could be able to hook you up. They generally don't charge labor, only cost of parts.

Shogun

Iceman.USAF wrote: »

Show me someone who can paint a bumper for $50 and I will show you a shitty shitty paint job. Car paint is expensive.

I think he meant $50 for the paint itself. Then OP paints it himself. I could see paying $50 for a can of spray for a bumper. Still need primer and clearcoat on that though.

amateurhour

Iceman.USAF wrote: »

Show me someone who can paint a bumper for $50 and I will show you a shitty shitty paint job. Car paint is expensive. It has to last. Maaco is a waste of money, nobody can paint your car well for $200. Sorry to disappoint.

I would budget at least $200 for the painting of said bumper. Depends on if they have to mix paint for it, cause then you're sorta stuck with it. if it's a common color, then you should be able to just use the stock stuff.

Keep in mind you can use a spray can to do it, but it'll peel off relatively soon.

Something you might consider is bringing it to a local tech school. If there's on in your district, they could be able to hook you up. They generally don't charge labor, only cost of parts.

someone with almost no skill whatsoever can take a bumper, already removed from the vehicle, on a good, warm day, and spend 50$ on standard color toyota paints, available in can form, and primer, and clearcoat, and a few sandpaper pads and a block, and get the job done. With no experience I was able to redo the entire interior of my mustang to ford charcoal black over the course of two weekends.

But yeah, I didn't mean take it somewhere and pay $50 for the paint, that would be impossible. The OP could do it himself though, it won't look perfect, but no one is going to notice at first, second, or maybe even third glance.

also, as long as you prime and use clearcoat it won't peel because it's a spray can...

Tetsugen

Shoot me a PM with your #, I'm located in Vancouver and can help you source a bumper for cheap.

delphinus

aright guys thanks for all the help.
1. i already tried to change the title of the thread but it keeps refreshing as is. The internet gods have spoken. Delphinus will be playing the fool for tonight's play.

2. Thanks for the budgeting advice, i was thinking that 8-900 bucks would be going down the drain
i have about 500 bucks to spend on this and not a penny more. i think i can afford to pay for someone to do this. its a standard toyota silver

3. big thanks to amateurhour for mentioning bondo. i ran over to the chem dept. head who's a buddy of mine and mentioned that bondo should work on polyurathane bumpers as well (fiberglass doesnt bend as much as polyurathane <what i have) and should be a relatively quick job

thanks to all.

mods you can lock this bumber

Djeet

is it the bumper or the bumper cover? the bumper in newer cars is usually a molded piece of dense styrofoam that attaches to the frame. this absorbs shocks and if you hit it too hard it will deform/break and you have to replace it. the painted plastic trim that covers the bumper is a bumper cover, and if it's torn you'll have to have it filled, painted and blended, if it's torn badly it's probably cheaper to replace the bumper cover and paint it.

if it's a little tear, just cover it with duct tape or something. bumper covers get a lot of contact.

you can remove the bumper cover and see the extent of the damage. it's usually secured by pop-clips, sometimes with screws/bolts.

whoops, too late.

Iceman.USAF

amateurhour wrote: »

Iceman.USAF wrote: »

Show me someone who can paint a bumper for $50 and I will show you a shitty shitty paint job. Car paint is expensive. It has to last. Maaco is a waste of money, nobody can paint your car well for $200. Sorry to disappoint.

I would budget at least $200 for the painting of said bumper. Depends on if they have to mix paint for it, cause then you're sorta stuck with it. if it's a common color, then you should be able to just use the stock stuff.

Keep in mind you can use a spray can to do it, but it'll peel off relatively soon.

Something you might consider is bringing it to a local tech school. If there's on in your district, they could be able to hook you up. They generally don't charge labor, only cost of parts.

someone with almost no skill whatsoever can take a bumper, already removed from the vehicle, on a good, warm day, and spend 50$ on standard color toyota paints, available in can form, and primer, and clearcoat, and a few sandpaper pads and a block, and get the job done. With no experience I was able to redo the entire interior of my mustang to ford charcoal black over the course of two weekends.

But yeah, I didn't mean take it somewhere and pay $50 for the paint, that would be impossible. The OP could do it himself though, it won't look perfect, but no one is going to notice at first, second, or maybe even third glance.

also, as long as you prime and use clearcoat it won't peel because it's a spray can...

Good to know we're both on the same page.