Trashed My Bumper

[mattyn]

Evening All
Trashed my bumper tonight on a kerb - parking and did not notice it was slightly higher than the car!

Will try insurance tomorrow, but just wondering on costs to replace, paint and fit!! Pics below - it is ripped on the passenger side!

Thanks all!

[bennettp23]

I'm guessing it depends if the bumper is a gonner. If so then new bumper, spray and blend, about 700 I reckon (just based on my wifes escapades!). If salvageable then maybe less.

[Guest 2]

Im waiting for the day the the wife will do something like that to the car She's already kerbed all 4 wheels beyond belief, so I know its only around the corner

Have a look on eBay for the bumper, theres lots out there.

Hope you get it sorted soon!

[MFGF]

Yikes! My heart goes out to you!! You must be totally gutted. I had a recommendation of a good repairer from ruggedscot but I was already in the process of engaging my insurance so it was too late for me this time. Gav's post is here:

https://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/s...257#post684257

Good luck!

MF.

[mattyn]

Quick update.
Been a good day to a certain extent. Took it to a couple body shops nearby, and all said it was not repairable, but needed replacement. Further investigation revealed damage to the bumper mounts on the car, which really mean it is out of the scope of me fixing.
My excess is relatively low, so it has to be an insurance job - I appreciate it will affect my premium next year, but at least I know it is getting repaired properly, without cutting corners. So the bumper is being replaced in full, with the plastic trim inserts that seem to be damaged (clips broken etc). Also the passenger side fog lamp is chipped, which will be changed.
In all, just under £1K!
Also I get a hire car with my insurance - and delivered will be a 5008 tomorrow morning! It seems I do have the privilege.
I know it's expensive, and probably could do it significantly cheaper - however timescales are against me. Decision made.
I fked up last night - expensive, embarassing and stupid. But like someone said, noone was hurt, and in the greater scheme of things it really is insignificant. But I still am angry with myself.
The insurance girl laughed too when I said I did this at a speed of probably less than 0.5MPH!! She still had the cheek to ask if we were all wearing seatbelts, and did the air bags go off!!
Repair photos later!

[SuperCharger28]

Glad you got it resolved. I know some insurance companies can be really picky. I think another guy on these forums had a badge on his car that didnt correlate to his vehicles specification and the insurance company denied his claim. BTW are those RS4 rims i see ?

[bimmerv8]

obsolutely gutted for you!!