I just talked to the body shop that is fixing my car. Ended up costing me $921 dollars after I had purchased the bumper and lip myself.(blarf) I even installed the bumper. I havent seen it yet but he said it looks brand new. No body filler on the hood, they used a grinder and a stud welder to get the dent out. Pics of the crashed pieces below.
All in all this was a $1400 dollar mistake (hand)
p.s. they painted the entire hood and bumper and blended it with the fenders still seems like an awful lot of money but he swears you wont even be able to tell it was repainted.
All in all this was a $1400 dollar mistake (hand)
p.s. they painted the entire hood and bumper and blended it with the fenders still seems like an awful lot of money but he swears you wont even be able to tell it was repainted.