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Aero Bumper Damage, Any Options for Fix?

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Hey all,

Was giving my car a good full clean today and was disappointed to notice that my front right bumper as been damaged. It was uneven popped out, the side marker was out of place, i pushed it and it all seemed to pop back into alignment, but there is still this cosmetic damage... 

I assume this part is fibre glass and so Im kind of screwed in terms of fixing it? its just something i have to live with?

Mostly likely it was sustained in a public carpark as those are the only places i leave my car

Cheers, and included a couple pics of the finished clean so it isnt all negative! 

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Fibreglass is easy to fix, cut back the cracks, new matting if needed and a bit of filler and paint. Bet a chips away type place would do a localised repair for less than £100 on that.

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9 minutes ago, Mikey P said:

Fibreglass is easy to fix, cut back the cracks, new matting if needed and a bit of filler and paint. Bet a chips away type place would do a localised repair for less than £100 on that.

ah that would be great, ill have a ring around the local specialists at the weekend, i assumed non metal wouldnt be fixable! 

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5 minutes ago, Deacon said:

The bumpers aren't fiberglass they're made out of PU if I remember correctly (may be wrong on the PU but 100% on the not fiberglass!) 

does that change the stance on it being reparable? or should i still me ok

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12 minutes ago, infernouk said:

does that change the stance on it being reparable? or should i still me ok

Should be fine to repair - PU is much more resilient than fiberglass. 

A spot repair place or body shop should be able to sort it. I had something very similar on my last car - think it cost about £220 to get fixed at a main dealer bodyshop 👍

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Just now, Deacon said:

Should be fine to repair - PU is much more resilient than fiberglass. 

A spot repair place or body shop should be able to sort it. I had something very similar on my last car - think it cost about £220 to get fixed at a main dealer bodyshop 👍

cheers as long as its fixable then thats fine im in no hurry, i live in a horrible area and doubt this is the last damage ill sustain! may as well collect a few bits before i head to the repair guys as long as its all possible! 

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I had somebody rear end me and drive off, luckily, it mostly popped out and I was left with a smashed tail light, small dent and scratch, was still quoted around £300 for the repair by Chips away, ended up going with a cheaper shop as I was short on the money and I guess I got what I paid for, wasn't a great finish! I'd recommend spending the extra to get it done by a well-known shop.

Also mine is white which is apparently hard to colour match so it may have upped the price?

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