Bumper damage (2021 Mazda CX-5 GT)
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This sounds about right for what needs to be done. The marks look deep enough to have penetrated down into the paint, which will require all of the work listed above to get it looking as good as new.
Sorry to hear it. I just joined cx-5 group here as I got same as yours last week (21 GT Premium, in black). Looks like a garage door came down on the bumper maybe? Easy fix but nothing's cheap anymore. Remove bumper, fix, put back on. Depending on which shop you use, this will run you 600 on the low end, 2500 on the high end. Low end is a shop that performs necessary repairs. High end is a shop that goes out every night for steak dinners and takes you for a ride, steals your money. I can tell you what exactly that means, if you want, just be diligent. (I've been on the insurance claims side for 18 years and have been in hundreds of body shops)
Yes, this bumper is extremely repairable, but there's plenty of body shops that are parts swappers only and will try to convince people that stuff like this shouldn't get fixed. The reason they do that is because they are paid list price by the insurer, but only pay cost for the part. A lot more money to be made by swapping parts. A 3,000 dollar list price headlight typically costs a body shop 1,500. A 600 dollar bumper maybe 300 to 400 cost. Easy money via a mouse click.
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If you’re located in New Jersey, I have a guy in Elizabeth & South Amboy. His prices are very reasonable. He has his own shop and does bodywork for all the major dealerships in the area.
otherwise, to get it properly fixed, you need to get the bumper off have them put some Bondo and try to paint match to the existing color of the car. Thankfully, you don’t have red or some of the other colors that are harder to color match.
And whoever mentions replacing the bumper, that’s the stupidest idea ever. The damage is cosmetic only and should only cost a couple hundred dollars at a quality body shop versus the cost of a new rear bumper and paint job.
The fix is simple, takeoff rear bumper. Mask off damage area, bondo, sand, paint, wet sand and clearcoat.
otherwise, to get it properly fixed, you need to get the bumper off have them put some Bondo and try to paint match to the existing color of the car. Thankfully, you don’t have red or some of the other colors that are harder to color match.
And whoever mentions replacing the bumper, that’s the stupidest idea ever. The damage is cosmetic only and should only cost a couple hundred dollars at a quality body shop versus the cost of a new rear bumper and paint job.
The fix is simple, takeoff rear bumper. Mask off damage area, bondo, sand, paint, wet sand and clearcoat.
Yeah Mazda has that candy color that is actually a 4 stage paint. Very expensive to do paint work. Black is not too bad but Mazda does have some metallic in this but it's just just base coat/clear coat I believe.
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