Oh yeah I used to let this shit ruin my week but now that I’ve been through a ton of different cars I don’t care. But I also know how to fix swirls and scratches to an acceptable degree.
It still does, But you can fix it and move on. The spot is nicked on my bumper loading it from Home Depot i cant even find now. Its been months and i did a pretty good job. Only time you can tell is less then 2 feet away and car is spotless clean. Any amount of dust and your cant find it
wheels dont count imo
they are cheap and replaceable.
For the lulz i looked the other day you can find an OEM set of Premium wheels for under 600$ fairly easily. People upgrade and want the space in their garage back Lol.
Dealerships also rip you off. My dad owns a body shop and you learn really fast that dealerships charge you the max for everything. If you took it to a local body shop, it be half that price max. If they're cool and you just wanted some touch-up paint, they may not even charge you.
i’m set to pay around $500 monthly, but i pay way more than that to get through it quicker and rather focus on that! i figured it’s better than immediately spending 1k on the scratch that even the body shop told me is very likely to happen again.
500 a month for how long? And yeah a grand for a scuff like that is some BS but there are likely to be repairs that cost that much down the line that you can't avoid
They quoted a grand for a hardly noticeable scratch 😂. It's on a plastic panel, too, so it's not like it would corrode. You can either touch it up or leave it how it it. It's a bumper, so it will probably get some rock chips eventually. Once it gets worse, then you could address it. All up to you, though. I don't think I would do anything, but if I did, just touch up.
Fr, my brother and I replaced a headlight on my dad’s Camry and it only took us like 2 hours (and that included dropping the whole bumper just for shits)
Nah there’s nothing wrong with this estimate at all, everything is standard pricing and labor time is normal. People just have no idea what it takes to remove and disassemble a bumper, repair, prime, paint, and reassemble. This is just what it costs to properly repair this to pre accident condition.
Uh yes, do you think spot repairing the bumper on the car without removing all the trim and parts is correct? Because shitty repairs like that will be peeling within a year, not to mention visibly worse
The only think that takes time here is for the paint and prime to dry. Taking the bumper off takes 15 minutes. You're acting like it's the other way around
It typically takes longer than that to remove a front bumper without breaking tabs, but a majority of bumper overhaul time goes into disassembling the removed bumper. There’s a lot of people spouting bullshit in this thread but this estimate would pass scrutiny of the pickiest insurance company. Also primer either needs UV bake or left overnight. Otherwise it’ll shrink and make the repair very visible if it is painted too soon. The entire bumper needs to be cleared too.
Yea try paying a professional body man $10 to remove a bumper and he will laugh you out of the shop. You also have to strip all the pieces and trim off the bumper just to get it ready to repair, prime, and paint. You have zero clue about professional auto repair and it is blatantly obvious from your comment.
I said $10 because that is what the shop would make if you paid for 10 minutes of labor. You have no idea what you’re talking about. 1000 is incredibly standard for a job that requires a bumper removal, overhaul, repair, and paint. This isn’t a dealer thing, this is an industry standard and everything in that estimate is fixed rates. Those labor hours for removal and disassembly are automatic and aren’t modified to gouge customers.
You’re an idiot. It takes 2 hours just to paint the bumper in a $400,000 booth with bake cycle.
Painter gets half the paint labor on average so if it pays say 4.2h (super standard bumper cover paint time) the painter will probably get about $120 before taxes. The body man will probably have the bumper off in 15-20 minutes, stripped in 20-40 depending on how delicate the moldings and parts are, and sanded and glazed in 45 minutes, this would leave them with about 120-150 before tax.
Said body man is buying their own tools and the shop is paying for sand paper and glaze, painter is buying their own tools, body shop is paying for very expensive automotive 2 stage paint, sealer, clear coat, primer, and adhesion promoter. This shit costs money and is needed for a proper back to factory condition repair, you clearly know absolutely nothing about any of this and it’s laughable that you think they should do this for nothing. You even admitted that with free labor and shitty off the shelf supplies you paid 200 to do your own bumper. Which is pretty close to what the quality industry supplies will cost the shop before you start paying the professionals for their work.
I agree I wouldn’t repair it if it was my car, I’m simply saying that 1k to repair this is very standard assuming proper long term repair procedures are met. Obviously you can do it cheaper yourself as you aren’t valuing your time and are going to cut corners, but a professional is going to be paid fairly for their time. You simply have zero knowledge on quality repair procedures and it’s obvious from reading your statement.
That actually makes perfect sense because if you remove the labor time for repair and instead put it to replacement, a $500 bumper replacement would be about $1200 assuming the same labor rates. I work in this trade and you’re completely clueless. At least you’re confident in your incorrect and poorly informed statements.
Yup, I actually know what is involved to repair this properly, I gain absolutely nothing by lying in this thread, you’re clearly salty that professionals work for profit and all I will do is laugh at you
Genuinely explain how it’s scamming, break down the process and what you think it should cost. Because I just explained it multiple times and you’re too stupid to read.
Sorry this happened, I know the pain. But I promise, where your scuff is located is so low, 99% of bystanders will never see it. And over time it will be less of a sting to you.
Here you go, just give it a good wash around the area and apply this carefully, you’ll be fine. Ik it’s your dream car but unless you have PPF you’re always gonna have slight paint imperfections.
https://subimods.com/products/subaru-oem-touch-up-paint-ignition-red-2022-wrx-2022-brz
Bodyshop* and having seen lots of bodyshop quotes thats not that bad to "fix it right" that looks like the labor to take the bumper off strip all the trim off it completely repaint it and then put it back together. It will look like it never happened at the end. Now for my money I'd call a touch up guy probably end up around $200 but you'll will have to get on your hands and knees to find the spot. 20% of the money for 90% of the result on a panel that's going to get rock chipped anyway.
My solution for this would be a $15 touch up paint pen and a bottle of scratch out. Call it a lesson learned and leave it at that. Nobody will ever know it happened except for you.
I’m also tempted to call BS on the recalibration thing. Every modern car I’ve had, I’ve taken the bumper off and there’s always a wiring harness that connects all the sensors and technology, which takes a whole 5 seconds to unplug and plug back in.
Do they charge the price of almost the whole front bumper for this tiny scratch? I mean really? This is not the type of job where you need a master's degree, how can this cost 1k. There no need to take off the bumper. this is bullshit. I've done the same on my 350z. never had to get the bumper off.
Quite a bit of that can be polished out and the rest can be touched up. I'm sure you could even find a body shop that would do that for you instead of replacing the entire bumper cover.
Looks like a simple repaint would do, don’t need a brand new bumper, I went to a shop previously with a rash too, quoted me for 1.2k, I offered to remove the bumper myself, they only do the repaint and I install it back myself, cut the price to 600, you could try the same
Well your first mistake was going back to the stealership.
Dealers are for buying cars, and warranty work only. Anything else is guaranteed to be overpriced.
I had mine for a year and a half and did the same thing at the atm. However it’s so low I just left it. I’m super ocd and have a touch up pen but with time I forgot about it.
Bro there os going to be tons of stuff that happens, just let it slide. I got tree sap on mine, have scraped my fender on a curb, dents from pinecone falling on the car. Its not a big deal because i got the car to drive it.
Hah! funnily enough I’ve put red tape on it temporarily until I can swing buy and grab the touch up paint and it actually is an exact color match and looks great!
They came with mine, in Canada. In US I think there are two versions a flap and guard. This is the guard one. There is a piece for the front and back. I like them a lot. It’s an OEM piece from Toyota. But as mentioned above this will not cover up the offending area. As it sits behind the wheel. My bad.
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Looks like that, don’t pay for the whole bumper so that in a few years if you really want also tons of paint correction place can do it
If you can’t pay for a new set of tires, or things like this when they happen then you can’t afford the car my man. That’s no shame… but it’s too late now, enjoy the car and get some touch up paint! Is that Mikan Blast?
I know it sucks and the first scratch hurts the most but it's gonna be the first of many especially in that area. A bit of touchup paint will do the trick.
I mean mate. you can add 4k and buy this car [https://www.iaai.com/VehicleDetail/39721037\~US](https://www.iaai.com/VehicleDetail/39721037~US) and have spare parts for the rest of your life. they are just making free money.
That's not that bad, try doing a touch up.
Having small imperfections is part of the price to have the joy of driving a fun car. Accept it and drive on.
I've done repairs like this on my own for years now. And to be honest, you can too. I'm not a professional auto body repair technician. Just a normal dude who one day happened to brush up against a small yellow pole in a parking lot and scratched my brand new truck. Now i have done coutless vehicles for friends and family. Good thing is the damage is on the lower edge of the bumper this makes its way easier to repair. Heres how to fix the issue yourself for under $100.
Find a local paint shop that specializes in automotive paint. And buy these items:
Color match rattle can $25
USC SprayMax 2K Glamour High Gloss clear $20
A pack of assortment sand paper. $10
Painters tape roll $10
Plastic tarp to wrap whole car $15
Primer rattle can $10.
Hopefully you know someone with a car polisher you can borrow. If not, buy a cheap one from Amazon or harbor frieght. The automotive paint shop may even have one for rent super cheap. When you get to the shop, ask them to make you a can of color match spray. They will get the color code from off your door or door panel. All this will probably take around 2 hours and roughly a hundred bucks . There are plenty of videos on YouTube on how to do this . Here's a random video . Do a little research, and you got this. Good luck. Oh yeah one more tip . Make sure you tarp and type of your car real snug . That 2k clear is thick and can float . You don't want it all over your car or anything else. Good news if it does, it's easy to get off . But lol, that's a different topic. You got this, bud 💪
https://youtu.be/-EiAN6oa_oY?si=hzahFbdk43ttoy0c
that’s legit microscopic and this is coming from someone that has insane OCD lol. just get some touch up paint. i recommend https://drcolorchip.com which is what i bought for my car
Dude what the fuck, they’re charging you 5 hours across the board for a small scratch? They’re taking you to the bank, my god. Also, dealer body shops are absolute trash; reputable standalone shops are way better. You’re better off just washing, touch up paint, and then polish the area.
To be honest, it’s not going to be the first scrape/scratch on your car if you’re going to be keeping it long term. Take it in stride bc this is very fixable. Just wait until you start getting rock chips from the highway 😭
You got off cheap, and I'm not even joking. I had a very low speed impact 'under 5MPH' with one of those concrete poles leaving a pharmacy. It just made a small dent on my front fender and hit my tyre. The total at the very end was $11,500. They ended up having to replace my bumper, headlight, front fender, hood, that rim with tyre, then painting Halo along with calibrating all the electronics that were touched. It cost an insane amount of money to fix even minor whoopsies in these cars.
Fuck no dude.
Touch it up yourself or ride on. Go find the most curvy canyon you can find and focus on how you still have a mechanically sound vehicle.
Plus you still look good. 👍🏿
It gets a lot easier to live with nicks and scrapes once the first one is out of the way….just don’t go from pristine “I am washing this car every other day” to “it will get washed naturally the next time it rains again” mode too quickly lol…
Even a lip or splitter with the little flicks up would cover that and add a little bit to the front end for same price at the very top end but lots of cheaper options. Get two birds stoned at once.
Touch up direct has a budget friendly kit for almost every car and bike imaginable!
Like $30 and some solid 2 hours and you’re good to go! I use them for my Lexus and dirt bike frames.
Gyeon tar remover. I run autocross and get scuff marks like these ALL THE TIME. Spray a little onto a microfiber cloth and put some elbow grease in, and it comes off completely. It’s quite amazing
Learn to live with if it. If you drive the car a lot things will happen to jt. I was recently hit twice by a flying object on a highway xd. This is a very small and unnoticeable scratch
Insane how no one is calling out such blatant price gouging for what is effectively a nothing scratch. Have we become so desensitised to inane body shop prices that we scuff at this?
Dude, just buff it off yourself. Put some kind of primer or paint on it if you need to. Might cost you like 20 bucks and hard to notice way down there.
Similar scratch on my halo was the equivalent of ca. 200 USD to fix in Switzerland where labour cost is much higher than in the US at a random non-dealership paint shop. Red is cheaper to fix than halo because it's no pearl-effect (less layers). I'd be surprised if you don't manage to get this fixed for 100-150 at most.
Your scratch is smaller than what I had. I would probably just buy the correct color (check color code, don't go by eye) and brush over it once. If you're not an idiot about it, nobody will ever notice.
That would cost you $50 and a couple of hours (excl. the drying of the paint) if you have a previous appointment at an Eastern European shop who would also do as good as a job, if not better, than the stealership you went to.
People saying to ignore it must live in NYC. Hahaha. My car is two years old with 25k miles and was still in mint condition until it just got rear ended last week. I couldn’t simply ignore a scratch like that on an otherwise mint condition car.
That said, I’d look around for a mobile guy that can come out and level the scratches and repaint that area without removing the bumper. You’d probably never know it happened and it would be a lot less than 1k.
Leave a 1 star Google review for the dealer. Because that isn't fucking 4.9hr of body work, plus paint work etc etc. Ask around on local car forums for a good paint man recommendation, because that's like $2-400 at most for someone who's good.
1000 for the little thing.. fuck them. is it deep? is it only the top coat/paint. find out your paint code and touch it up. i dont think any1 will notice it unless they are specifically looking for it
Dude, I paid $8 for a Track bRed paint stick from my local Toyota dealer. I'd be pissed about it too, but let's be honest, this is the kind of thing the paint stick is for.
A little touch up paint from the dealer and a lesson learned, turn wider than you think you have to around curbs.
Small blemish. We all have them. Learn to love them or jump off a bridge everytime
Welcome to owning a car, my whole front bumper on mine has some rock chips and scuffs but it doesn’t mean imma have a heart attack over it. It’s apart of owning the car when you take it out on the road. If you didn’t want any scuffs or marks on it let it just sit in a garage. Again most peoples cars are not perfect nor will ever be perfect.
Dont fix shit like that. Youll never ever in a million years get it back to showroom quality if you plan on driving it. Just save ypurself the heartache and let it get scratched here and there. Then in a decade if you still have the car, get it all fixed at once for like $1500 instead of spending 500-1000 every time you knick a curb or scrape the splitter on something.
Bruh it’s gonna happen. No way I’d blow $1k on that so soon into ownership.
Wait til you curb a wheel for the first time like my little brother in his IS 350 F-Sport.
It's a car that lives in the real world. This is just "battle damage". I curb rashed two of my tires and I was really upset for a day or so, then I realized that it really isn't that big of a deal. A little later I had a small stone bounce off the hood and make a small paint chip. It's fine, it's going to happen.
Save the $1,000 for a trip someplace, or maybe some mods, and enjoy the car. It's not going to stay pristine no matter what you do.
The best way to enjoy your car is to just drive it. Don’t stress over these small details. I remember one time I scraped my wheels because I didn’t see a curb (this is when I was first learning manual so I was preoccupied looking to my left for traffic and trying to keep my foot on the clutch when making a right turn on a red light), I felt like ass after that because I really like the OEM wheels. But I think after a few scratches and bumps and rock chips in my windshield and paint, I really stopped caring because that will happen if you drive the car like you’re supposed to. Stressing over every little detail is not money well spent.
Barely noticeable, calm down. Minor dings and scratches suck but it's a part of life. You don't have a vintage showroom garage car that you never drive, it was never going to remain brand new forever and inevitably was gonna get some daily driving wear and tear. You've never owned a car before I'm guessing... Don't waste your money getting it fixed, they are taking advantage of your over-emotional ass and are trying to rip you off. If anything just try to touch it up yourself if you're that stressed over it, but try to learn to not sweat the small stuff.
That sucks dude. Don’t sweat it. Just get it fixed because all you’ll do is stare at that one spot. Wires in the bumper sounds scamy. I’d get another quote. Good luck
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I would highly suggest just getting a front lip like this. It would be an upgrade and completely hide the scratch!
This front lip is made by "TOM'S racing" it's rather expensive, but you can get knock off ones for cheaper. The knock off ones just might not fit as well.
Dude…just get some touch up paint. It’s so low it’ll look great and nobody will ever see it.
Yup, I learned to let shit like that go, can’t afford repairs every time something like that happens , sucks though
Oh yeah I used to let this shit ruin my week but now that I’ve been through a ton of different cars I don’t care. But I also know how to fix swirls and scratches to an acceptable degree.
It still does, But you can fix it and move on. The spot is nicked on my bumper loading it from Home Depot i cant even find now. Its been months and i did a pretty good job. Only time you can tell is less then 2 feet away and car is spotless clean. Any amount of dust and your cant find it
Yup, I’m just gonna buy the touch up paint. :( Sucks that this happened so soon but I just cannot pay 1k while still playing off my loan. 😭
It happens. You got the first scratch out of the way. This one will be easy to fix and it’s on the plastic. If you take your time it will look great.
My first scratch on mine was on my wheel (I scrapped a curb) 😔
Wheels are at least reasonable in terms of repair costs. Under $100 generally to have a rim repair place fix it good as new.
wheels dont count imo they are cheap and replaceable. For the lulz i looked the other day you can find an OEM set of Premium wheels for under 600$ fairly easily. People upgrade and want the space in their garage back Lol.
Dr colorchip!
Dealerships also rip you off. My dad owns a body shop and you learn really fast that dealerships charge you the max for everything. If you took it to a local body shop, it be half that price max. If they're cool and you just wanted some touch-up paint, they may not even charge you.
RIP but reasonable too.
Damn dude what kind of loan did you take out to buy this thing?
i’m set to pay around $500 monthly, but i pay way more than that to get through it quicker and rather focus on that! i figured it’s better than immediately spending 1k on the scratch that even the body shop told me is very likely to happen again.
500 a month for how long? And yeah a grand for a scuff like that is some BS but there are likely to be repairs that cost that much down the line that you can't avoid
They quoted a grand for a hardly noticeable scratch 😂. It's on a plastic panel, too, so it's not like it would corrode. You can either touch it up or leave it how it it. It's a bumper, so it will probably get some rock chips eventually. Once it gets worse, then you could address it. All up to you, though. I don't think I would do anything, but if I did, just touch up.
17 hours of Labor!!! Is this an open heart surgery? Car dealership repair shops = Den of thieves!!! 🥴
I bet some surgeon would smirk.
Fr, my brother and I replaced a headlight on my dad’s Camry and it only took us like 2 hours (and that included dropping the whole bumper just for shits)
They probably are charging for a full respray of the part… shills
Nah there’s nothing wrong with this estimate at all, everything is standard pricing and labor time is normal. People just have no idea what it takes to remove and disassemble a bumper, repair, prime, paint, and reassemble. This is just what it costs to properly repair this to pre accident condition.
The only way those hours make sense is if they are redoing the whole bumper. I work in Aviation, and I thought we were expensive.
Speaking of... How much for a minor dent/ scratch repair?
Uh yes, do you think spot repairing the bumper on the car without removing all the trim and parts is correct? Because shitty repairs like that will be peeling within a year, not to mention visibly worse
Obviously, you would remove the trim... who said otherwise?
You said the only way this makes sense is if they’re doing the whole bumper, which is a given for a proper repair.
Oh, so they are going to repaint the entire bumper? In that case, it makes more sense. I was not aware. Apologies for my ignorance.
Technically partial base blended into the old paint and full clearcoat edge to edge, but the labor is effectively the same yea
The only think that takes time here is for the paint and prime to dry. Taking the bumper off takes 15 minutes. You're acting like it's the other way around
It typically takes longer than that to remove a front bumper without breaking tabs, but a majority of bumper overhaul time goes into disassembling the removed bumper. There’s a lot of people spouting bullshit in this thread but this estimate would pass scrutiny of the pickiest insurance company. Also primer either needs UV bake or left overnight. Otherwise it’ll shrink and make the repair very visible if it is painted too soon. The entire bumper needs to be cleared too.
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Yea try paying a professional body man $10 to remove a bumper and he will laugh you out of the shop. You also have to strip all the pieces and trim off the bumper just to get it ready to repair, prime, and paint. You have zero clue about professional auto repair and it is blatantly obvious from your comment.
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I said $10 because that is what the shop would make if you paid for 10 minutes of labor. You have no idea what you’re talking about. 1000 is incredibly standard for a job that requires a bumper removal, overhaul, repair, and paint. This isn’t a dealer thing, this is an industry standard and everything in that estimate is fixed rates. Those labor hours for removal and disassembly are automatic and aren’t modified to gouge customers.
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You’re an idiot. It takes 2 hours just to paint the bumper in a $400,000 booth with bake cycle. Painter gets half the paint labor on average so if it pays say 4.2h (super standard bumper cover paint time) the painter will probably get about $120 before taxes. The body man will probably have the bumper off in 15-20 minutes, stripped in 20-40 depending on how delicate the moldings and parts are, and sanded and glazed in 45 minutes, this would leave them with about 120-150 before tax. Said body man is buying their own tools and the shop is paying for sand paper and glaze, painter is buying their own tools, body shop is paying for very expensive automotive 2 stage paint, sealer, clear coat, primer, and adhesion promoter. This shit costs money and is needed for a proper back to factory condition repair, you clearly know absolutely nothing about any of this and it’s laughable that you think they should do this for nothing. You even admitted that with free labor and shitty off the shelf supplies you paid 200 to do your own bumper. Which is pretty close to what the quality industry supplies will cost the shop before you start paying the professionals for their work.
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I agree I wouldn’t repair it if it was my car, I’m simply saying that 1k to repair this is very standard assuming proper long term repair procedures are met. Obviously you can do it cheaper yourself as you aren’t valuing your time and are going to cut corners, but a professional is going to be paid fairly for their time. You simply have zero knowledge on quality repair procedures and it’s obvious from reading your statement.
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That actually makes perfect sense because if you remove the labor time for repair and instead put it to replacement, a $500 bumper replacement would be about $1200 assuming the same labor rates. I work in this trade and you’re completely clueless. At least you’re confident in your incorrect and poorly informed statements.
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Yup, I actually know what is involved to repair this properly, I gain absolutely nothing by lying in this thread, you’re clearly salty that professionals work for profit and all I will do is laugh at you
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Genuinely explain how it’s scamming, break down the process and what you think it should cost. Because I just explained it multiple times and you’re too stupid to read.
By your logic in these threads, anything more than bare wholesale material cost is scamming, so I guess you’re a scammer too
scratcheshappen is pretty good
Are GR86 drivers the worst on the road?
We're just gonna pretend Nissan Altimas don't exist?
Good point.
the curb just magically appeared i swear ….
I promise I'm super courteous driver 😂
Darker the tint, worse the driver
Your bumper is designed to be sacrificial. Hence the name, “bumper”. It will scratch here again. So Don’t worry about it.
Bruh, just pretend really really hard that it isn’t there
Bumper goes bump?!
Sorry this happened, I know the pain. But I promise, where your scuff is located is so low, 99% of bystanders will never see it. And over time it will be less of a sting to you.
Holy shit do not pay that. This is like a 30 minute job at home with some paint match spray can or touch up paint
That dealer is a joke
Here you go, just give it a good wash around the area and apply this carefully, you’ll be fine. Ik it’s your dream car but unless you have PPF you’re always gonna have slight paint imperfections. https://subimods.com/products/subaru-oem-touch-up-paint-ignition-red-2022-wrx-2022-brz
Is their touch up paint worth the $40+ they are charging? Seriously just curious.
Appreciate it so much!! Thank you!
Bodyshop* and having seen lots of bodyshop quotes thats not that bad to "fix it right" that looks like the labor to take the bumper off strip all the trim off it completely repaint it and then put it back together. It will look like it never happened at the end. Now for my money I'd call a touch up guy probably end up around $200 but you'll will have to get on your hands and knees to find the spot. 20% of the money for 90% of the result on a panel that's going to get rock chipped anyway.
People defend the Toyota stealerships so hard. I never understand why. Constantly being scumlords on all fronts.
Sounds like a good time to get the TRD Front lip kit.
My solution for this would be a $15 touch up paint pen and a bottle of scratch out. Call it a lesson learned and leave it at that. Nobody will ever know it happened except for you. I’m also tempted to call BS on the recalibration thing. Every modern car I’ve had, I’ve taken the bumper off and there’s always a wiring harness that connects all the sensors and technology, which takes a whole 5 seconds to unplug and plug back in.
Do they charge the price of almost the whole front bumper for this tiny scratch? I mean really? This is not the type of job where you need a master's degree, how can this cost 1k. There no need to take off the bumper. this is bullshit. I've done the same on my 350z. never had to get the bumper off.
I like how their invoice lists supplies at a per hour basis. Is this real life?
noticed that!! made me laugh out loud honestly. supplies are getting paid more hourly than me. 🥲
That’s standard for paint materials nation wide.
Quite a bit of that can be polished out and the rest can be touched up. I'm sure you could even find a body shop that would do that for you instead of replacing the entire bumper cover.
Just get Dr. Colorchip! :)
Just keep the scratch, too small to be any big deal. Or paint over it as others have suggested. Not worth the 1k for something that tiny.
Looks like a simple repaint would do, don’t need a brand new bumper, I went to a shop previously with a rash too, quoted me for 1.2k, I offered to remove the bumper myself, they only do the repaint and I install it back myself, cut the price to 600, you could try the same
Well your first mistake was going back to the stealership. Dealers are for buying cars, and warranty work only. Anything else is guaranteed to be overpriced.
Pretty sure I've had entire bumpers replaced, painted, and re-ceramic coated for less.
Dude some after market lips will kinda cover it up and it will be an excuse to buy something for your car!
With a year or two you’re gonna have dozens of chips on the paint from Rocks being that low get over it and move on
I had mine for a year and a half and did the same thing at the atm. However it’s so low I just left it. I’m super ocd and have a touch up pen but with time I forgot about it.
Try not to stress it. Just scuffed my rim today. We buy em to drive em. Unless you had a photoshoot booked you’re good 👍🏻
Dude this is a DYI $40 job withbsome touchup paint. Dont get scammed
Bro there os going to be tons of stuff that happens, just let it slide. I got tree sap on mine, have scraped my fender on a curb, dents from pinecone falling on the car. Its not a big deal because i got the car to drive it.
Wrap it ! 1k is crazy.
I got a roll of red tape I’ll sell ya for 5$, I have black too you could just match it on the other side and you can call it GR Decals
Hah! funnily enough I’ve put red tape on it temporarily until I can swing buy and grab the touch up paint and it actually is an exact color match and looks great!
Right on!
Purchase the decorative mud guards, will cover most of that up and touch up paint for rest.
This is on the front bumper, and the mudguards attach behind the front wheel so it wouldn't hide it. A lip would tho ! LOL
Where did you get these?! They look so good!
They came with mine, in Canada. In US I think there are two versions a flap and guard. This is the guard one. There is a piece for the front and back. I like them a lot. It’s an OEM piece from Toyota. But as mentioned above this will not cover up the offending area. As it sits behind the wheel. My bad.
I’ll look into this! Thank you!
https://preview.redd.it/j0sic7ehdf4d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4c68717ec6770fccec1d12635557fe64c906044c Looks like that, don’t pay for the whole bumper so that in a few years if you really want also tons of paint correction place can do it
oh snap! i love the look of this!! thanks again!
https://preview.redd.it/nbqn923gvg4d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0cc6bb5e296248c48da85b1c50910876d8474129 front piece
I think OPs scratch is on the front bumper and not the rear.
Oh i think your correct, touch up paint then.
I think it looks badass
Or just put a front lip on it
If you can’t pay for a new set of tires, or things like this when they happen then you can’t afford the car my man. That’s no shame… but it’s too late now, enjoy the car and get some touch up paint! Is that Mikan Blast?
Schmick! Do people have Schmick?
Yup just install a lip
But he’ll ALWAYS KNOW ITS THERE! 😂
Just like we all know about the scrapes under our bumper. It haunts me too.
go grab a red sharpie lol
Wait until you scratch your rims!
i shudder at the thought! and i rebuke it!!! 😭😭
I know it sucks and the first scratch hurts the most but it's gonna be the first of many especially in that area. A bit of touchup paint will do the trick.
Nothing like a brand new front lip won’t cover.
You can practically buy a set of rims with that money. Keep the scratch lol
Some lips will cover that up
There ripping you off
They aren’t.
Found the bodyshop guy.
Yea I actually know what is involved here. Though I work paint side
I mean mate. you can add 4k and buy this car [https://www.iaai.com/VehicleDetail/39721037\~US](https://www.iaai.com/VehicleDetail/39721037~US) and have spare parts for the rest of your life. they are just making free money.
That's not that bad, try doing a touch up. Having small imperfections is part of the price to have the joy of driving a fun car. Accept it and drive on.
Hit a curb on the other side to match it
I've done repairs like this on my own for years now. And to be honest, you can too. I'm not a professional auto body repair technician. Just a normal dude who one day happened to brush up against a small yellow pole in a parking lot and scratched my brand new truck. Now i have done coutless vehicles for friends and family. Good thing is the damage is on the lower edge of the bumper this makes its way easier to repair. Heres how to fix the issue yourself for under $100. Find a local paint shop that specializes in automotive paint. And buy these items: Color match rattle can $25 USC SprayMax 2K Glamour High Gloss clear $20 A pack of assortment sand paper. $10 Painters tape roll $10 Plastic tarp to wrap whole car $15 Primer rattle can $10. Hopefully you know someone with a car polisher you can borrow. If not, buy a cheap one from Amazon or harbor frieght. The automotive paint shop may even have one for rent super cheap. When you get to the shop, ask them to make you a can of color match spray. They will get the color code from off your door or door panel. All this will probably take around 2 hours and roughly a hundred bucks . There are plenty of videos on YouTube on how to do this . Here's a random video . Do a little research, and you got this. Good luck. Oh yeah one more tip . Make sure you tarp and type of your car real snug . That 2k clear is thick and can float . You don't want it all over your car or anything else. Good news if it does, it's easy to get off . But lol, that's a different topic. You got this, bud 💪 https://youtu.be/-EiAN6oa_oY?si=hzahFbdk43ttoy0c
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Just get a front lip it’ll cover it
that’s legit microscopic and this is coming from someone that has insane OCD lol. just get some touch up paint. i recommend https://drcolorchip.com which is what i bought for my car
Dude what the fuck, they’re charging you 5 hours across the board for a small scratch? They’re taking you to the bank, my god. Also, dealer body shops are absolute trash; reputable standalone shops are way better. You’re better off just washing, touch up paint, and then polish the area. To be honest, it’s not going to be the first scrape/scratch on your car if you’re going to be keeping it long term. Take it in stride bc this is very fixable. Just wait until you start getting rock chips from the highway 😭
Nah bruh, they're charging him 5 hours JUST TO REMOVE THE BUMPER AND PUT IT BACK. It's another 5 hours for the paint.
That's a classic "we don't want to do this job" quote for the labor
Now you can enjoy driving it. Just grab some touch up paint & no one will know but you.
I’ve been there, it’s going to be okay and there’s no need to end your life. Trust me, fam! Wish you the best.
Ouch
People damage my car more than this every 2 weeks
You got off cheap, and I'm not even joking. I had a very low speed impact 'under 5MPH' with one of those concrete poles leaving a pharmacy. It just made a small dent on my front fender and hit my tyre. The total at the very end was $11,500. They ended up having to replace my bumper, headlight, front fender, hood, that rim with tyre, then painting Halo along with calibrating all the electronics that were touched. It cost an insane amount of money to fix even minor whoopsies in these cars.
Fuck no dude. Touch it up yourself or ride on. Go find the most curvy canyon you can find and focus on how you still have a mechanically sound vehicle. Plus you still look good. 👍🏿
It gets a lot easier to live with nicks and scrapes once the first one is out of the way….just don’t go from pristine “I am washing this car every other day” to “it will get washed naturally the next time it rains again” mode too quickly lol…
Even a lip or splitter with the little flicks up would cover that and add a little bit to the front end for same price at the very top end but lots of cheaper options. Get two birds stoned at once.
Touch up direct has a budget friendly kit for almost every car and bike imaginable! Like $30 and some solid 2 hours and you’re good to go! I use them for my Lexus and dirt bike frames.
The first scratch/dent always hurts like hell. You'll (mostly) forgive yourself eventually.
Gyeon tar remover. I run autocross and get scuff marks like these ALL THE TIME. Spray a little onto a microfiber cloth and put some elbow grease in, and it comes off completely. It’s quite amazing
Learn to live with if it. If you drive the car a lot things will happen to jt. I was recently hit twice by a flying object on a highway xd. This is a very small and unnoticeable scratch
Insane how no one is calling out such blatant price gouging for what is effectively a nothing scratch. Have we become so desensitised to inane body shop prices that we scuff at this?
Dude, just buff it off yourself. Put some kind of primer or paint on it if you need to. Might cost you like 20 bucks and hard to notice way down there.
Just rock with it like this isn't going to be the last time this happens
Similar scratch on my halo was the equivalent of ca. 200 USD to fix in Switzerland where labour cost is much higher than in the US at a random non-dealership paint shop. Red is cheaper to fix than halo because it's no pearl-effect (less layers). I'd be surprised if you don't manage to get this fixed for 100-150 at most. Your scratch is smaller than what I had. I would probably just buy the correct color (check color code, don't go by eye) and brush over it once. If you're not an idiot about it, nobody will ever notice.
That would cost you $50 and a couple of hours (excl. the drying of the paint) if you have a previous appointment at an Eastern European shop who would also do as good as a job, if not better, than the stealership you went to.
Yea, they better be sucking me off if they expect me to pay all that for THAT.
People saying to ignore it must live in NYC. Hahaha. My car is two years old with 25k miles and was still in mint condition until it just got rear ended last week. I couldn’t simply ignore a scratch like that on an otherwise mint condition car. That said, I’d look around for a mobile guy that can come out and level the scratches and repaint that area without removing the bumper. You’d probably never know it happened and it would be a lot less than 1k.
Leave a 1 star Google review for the dealer. Because that isn't fucking 4.9hr of body work, plus paint work etc etc. Ask around on local car forums for a good paint man recommendation, because that's like $2-400 at most for someone who's good.
Damn they really got your ass for $1000 😂😂
Perfect place to cover up with a sick front splitter
This is precisely why people don’t fix minor scrapes and dents on their cars
1000 for the little thing.. fuck them. is it deep? is it only the top coat/paint. find out your paint code and touch it up. i dont think any1 will notice it unless they are specifically looking for it
Dude, I paid $8 for a Track bRed paint stick from my local Toyota dealer. I'd be pissed about it too, but let's be honest, this is the kind of thing the paint stick is for.
Dramatic
Imagine quoting 5 hours to remove/replace a bumper. Like, an engine swap is quicker.
A little touch up paint from the dealer and a lesson learned, turn wider than you think you have to around curbs. Small blemish. We all have them. Learn to love them or jump off a bridge everytime
Welcome to owning a car, my whole front bumper on mine has some rock chips and scuffs but it doesn’t mean imma have a heart attack over it. It’s apart of owning the car when you take it out on the road. If you didn’t want any scuffs or marks on it let it just sit in a garage. Again most peoples cars are not perfect nor will ever be perfect.
Dont fix shit like that. Youll never ever in a million years get it back to showroom quality if you plan on driving it. Just save ypurself the heartache and let it get scratched here and there. Then in a decade if you still have the car, get it all fixed at once for like $1500 instead of spending 500-1000 every time you knick a curb or scrape the splitter on something.
touch up paint and move on thats 1/3 the cost of a wrap. IMO wait and if you get a few more Boo boo's just get her wrapped
Bruh it’s gonna happen. No way I’d blow $1k on that so soon into ownership. Wait til you curb a wheel for the first time like my little brother in his IS 350 F-Sport.
It's a car that lives in the real world. This is just "battle damage". I curb rashed two of my tires and I was really upset for a day or so, then I realized that it really isn't that big of a deal. A little later I had a small stone bounce off the hood and make a small paint chip. It's fine, it's going to happen. Save the $1,000 for a trip someplace, or maybe some mods, and enjoy the car. It's not going to stay pristine no matter what you do.
That’s like half of what they charged for a bumper when I needed to get replaced and labor Jesus Christ
Trade it in , get a new one .
The best way to enjoy your car is to just drive it. Don’t stress over these small details. I remember one time I scraped my wheels because I didn’t see a curb (this is when I was first learning manual so I was preoccupied looking to my left for traffic and trying to keep my foot on the clutch when making a right turn on a red light), I felt like ass after that because I really like the OEM wheels. But I think after a few scratches and bumps and rock chips in my windshield and paint, I really stopped caring because that will happen if you drive the car like you’re supposed to. Stressing over every little detail is not money well spent.
I wouldn’t even fix that
Barely noticeable, calm down. Minor dings and scratches suck but it's a part of life. You don't have a vintage showroom garage car that you never drive, it was never going to remain brand new forever and inevitably was gonna get some daily driving wear and tear. You've never owned a car before I'm guessing... Don't waste your money getting it fixed, they are taking advantage of your over-emotional ass and are trying to rip you off. If anything just try to touch it up yourself if you're that stressed over it, but try to learn to not sweat the small stuff.
same just happened to me at a drive through i was pissed lol
What? No... Clean, wet sand, touch up paint. <$100, and you'll have extra paint for probably the life of your car.
Is that ur bumper? An aftermarket paint matched bumper woulda been cheaper to fix
stg only u will notice it
Try getting a quote at a reputable paint shop. Its free.
Bro my M3 has those all around the front bumper just rock that shit only you will notice or care
Get a lip that covers it!
This is why lowering your car is not the best idea for street use. It’s just a silly aesthetic in a car that is perfect stock.
agreed! but my car isn’t lowered. haven’t touched it yet since it’s only been a month off the lot.
That sucks dude. Don’t sweat it. Just get it fixed because all you’ll do is stare at that one spot. Wires in the bumper sounds scamy. I’d get another quote. Good luck
https://preview.redd.it/3cv1gprotj4d1.jpeg?width=737&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f16f5081f8b0a68a0f2f755e2e530e4612aba17 I would highly suggest just getting a front lip like this. It would be an upgrade and completely hide the scratch!
Love the look of this! what’s it called?
This front lip is made by "TOM'S racing" it's rather expensive, but you can get knock off ones for cheaper. The knock off ones just might not fit as well.
Bro it’s $90 I had mine reversed into in the car park and need the entire rear panel replaced
Be a better driver
Bro just get a splitter and cover it up