Hit my truck

Ill · 09-27-2012, 05:12 PM

Well to amkea long story short, hit my truck when I was leaving for work one day. Was able to use compound and get most of the marks off, just have one gouge and a small spot left. Went to two different shops, one wanted just over $1,300 to remove the bumper and paint it, other shop was $500. Would it be worth trying to shop around more for cheaper, or is that seem about right? DIY fix possible, in everyone's opinion?

-Ill

ERZperformance · 09-27-2012, 05:25 PM

Sorry to hear that. What kind of truck you have? I think $1200 maybe too much but $500 seem to little. Don't want to go to cheap and not having it done right y'know. But anyway, good luck!

nmjaxx9 · 09-27-2012, 05:28 PM

And such a price difference from the two quotes I would def go with the one charging 500, since that is almost a 800 discount.

that looks like a pretty deep gouge tho, I think doing it yourself would take some time GL!

Cmike2780 · 09-27-2012, 05:30 PM

removing the bumper is doable on your own. $500-750 sounds about right for repair and re-spray.

09-27-2012, 05:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ill Base Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Bellevue Posts: 177 Drives: 09 370z Base 6MT Rep Power: 13	Hit my truck Well to amkea long story short, hit my truck when I was leaving for work one day. Was able to use compound and get most of the marks off, just have one gouge and a small spot left. Went to two different shops, one wanted just over $1,300 to remove the bumper and paint it, other shop was $500. Would it be worth trying to shop around more for cheaper, or is that seem about right? DIY fix possible, in everyone's opinion? -Ill __________________ Old - GTM TT Stage 1 - 487whp / 415wtrq - bunch of goodies. New - 2011 Shelby GT500 - 2.3L VMP TVS - JLT CAI.

09-27-2012, 05:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
ERZperformance A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hayward Posts: 3,015 Drives: Nissan GTR Rep Power: 21	Sorry to hear that. What kind of truck you have? I think $1200 maybe too much but $500 seem to little. Don't want to go to cheap and not having it done right y'know. But anyway, good luck! __________________ http://www.cntracing.com http://www.ERZperformance.com 800-363-8599

09-27-2012, 05:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
Cmike2780 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 5,059 Drives: slowwww Rep Power: 28	removing the bumper is doable on your own. $500-750 sounds about right for repair and re-spray. __________________ [09][MB][6-Spd MT][Touring][Stillen Gen III][K&N][Borla CBE][Evo-R] [ArchitTEK Photography]

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09-27-2012, 05:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
nmjaxx9 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Middletown, Ct Posts: 5,853 Drives: 2011 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 25	And such a price difference from the two quotes I would def go with the one charging 500, since that is almost a 800 discount. that looks like a pretty deep gouge tho, I think doing it yourself would take some time GL!