great!

[uncletime]

well today i took my gf to the mall and when i came out i found a 2 inch gash/hole in my bumper along with a 4inch scratch... im am not a happy camper.... i will post pics when i get them


here are some pics.... and i threw in a pic of my winter wheels

 

[jalaan1]

now that just sucks.
does it look intentional, or just parking damage?

 

[uncletime]

cant tell... my initial thought though was intentional bc the whole is perfect. doesnt really look like a car did it but ho knows.... and there isnt any paint transfer. but that could mean something metal hit it. who knows

 

[TRMS3]

cant tell... my initial thought though was intentional bc the whole is perfect. doesnt really look like a car did it but ho knows.... and there isnt any paint transfer. but that could mean something metal hit it. who knows

My guess... Receiver Hitch & Ball... prolly some SUV-poser mofo' backed into you... 's why I always park waay away from the fray...

 

[fourthmeal]

+1 for a hitch. Those suckers are deadly. My first Supra's front end got destroyed because of a tow hitch.

 

[uncletime]

yeah i usually park far away but the malls are packed these days and cars are everywhere. i couldnt avoid it. thats what i was thinking it could be. im gunna take some pics and have them up tonight. so you guys can see what it looks like.

 

[Bravnik]

Same thing happened to me man. All the way through the paint. My insurance company paid to get it fixed so it only cost me a $100. They did a good job and glad the insurance paid as it was over $800 to get it fixed.

 

[uncletime]

Same thing happened to me man. All the way through the paint. My insurance company paid to get it fixed so it only cost me a $100. They did a good job and glad the insurance paid as it was over $800 to get it fixed.

your deductible was only $100? thats cool i think mine is 500

 

[flipstylex]

mazda sends touch up paints, so wait for it

 

[uncletime]

yeah touch up paint aint fixing this one lol

 

[shalezoom3]

Ahh that sucks.

Similair thing happened to my co-worker's Mazda 6. But here in Vegas we have a place called Bumper Medic that fixes that kind of stuff. I guess they call it like "plastic welding". Was around $500.

Good Luck

 

[uncletime]

got an estimate for the damage today.. grand total is $900.00

 

[v0ice]

Good gawd!

 

[VermZ06]

got an estimate for the damage today.. grand total is $900.00

Sorry to hear about the gash. Some POS side swiped me in a parking lot when I wasn't even in my car when I had my MSP. The damage was 10X worse. So I know how you feel especially when the pricks won't even own up to it and just drive off. $900 seems a little steep for the fix, then again body shops are historically known for price gouging. I know there's a fiberglass filler can be purchased at a low cost that might help to seal up the gap...granted it won't be a perfect match to the bumper, but it would be much much cheaper and a lot tougher to notice it once the filler is painted over...just my 2 cents.

 

[uncletime]

the bodyshop said they are going to replace the whole bumper and paint it . im thinking maybe i will just save up and get the autoexe. its a thought... nothing it settled. i went to 2 body shops and the 1st one had a bunch of pricks in it. the second was a mom and pop and they were pretty nice.. i heard about another body shop that does all the mail trucks in the area and apparently the guy doesnt let the car out the shop until its perfect. hes a perfectionist