Bumper Bump, Wrinkle Rage!

JPH · 03-05-2009, 08:47 PM

So I'm in a parking garage and I go well out of my way to park miles away from almost everyone. As I am standing right next to my car and old woman backs right into the right front part of the bumper. It pushed the plastic in about 3-4 inches (right on the corner, just below headlight). I was screaming, she heard nothing

. Anyway, the plastic rebounded back out but now I have this crease in it. It is not horrible but it looks well worse than this in the daylight (see just below the flash spot). Truly it is way worse in the daylight. I have a clear bra and I think the paint was spared. Like most of you (read all of you), I am obsessed with my car. What can I do to repair this, short of replacing the whole bumper, lower cowling?

sg///M3 · 03-05-2009, 08:56 PM

Sucks, man. Try paintless dent repair.

MDCTFTW · 03-05-2009, 09:04 PM

Oh that's ghey. Probably can't be fixed. In 1 month you won't care. Happened to my rear bumper also except paint came off. Then a couple weeks later I got rear ended.

ygfamily21 · 03-05-2009, 09:10 PM

I hardly can see it in the pic. Just visit the old lady and punch her on the face and forget about that little dent ( i know its hard )

CeeP · 03-05-2009, 09:43 PM

I had something similar on my Miata when a lady who had been drinking fell asleep and coasted into me at a stoplight. I think mine was probably a little worse, but I found one of those touch up paint guys who filled in the dent, smoothed it out, and painted the spot. Looks great, but he had to come out and do it a couple times because his first attempt wasn't all that spectacular. I imagine a body shop could do the same.

montreal red · 03-05-2009, 09:46 PM

i say dont repair it... its not worth it... wait until you have something more serious then repair everything at one go... i dont think it will be very noticeable unless you told people to look at that spot.

JPH · 03-05-2009, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ygfamily21

I hardly can see it in the pic. Just visit the old lady and punch her on the face and forget about that little dent ( i know its hard )

^ Spoken like a true Detroiter (used to live there). It is damn tempting...got her information...know where she lives

gemini330zhp · 03-05-2009, 11:28 PM

Where is the dent????

rob612 · 03-05-2009, 11:34 PM

if you want to repair it and save money.... uninstall the bumper and take out a heat gun.. heat it up on the OTHER side of the bumper.. gently push out the dent. let it cool. reinstall the bumper. done and brand new bumper again.

MJC///M3 · 03-05-2009, 11:35 PM

sorry to see that....you shouldn't have that much trouble fixin' it up

KANdaddy · 03-06-2009, 12:11 AM

Make the old lady or her insurance pay for it. Technically she ran into your car and damaged it.

MDCTFTW · 03-06-2009, 12:33 AM

Wait for a few more bumps/scrapes/nicks ... if you drive the car it's gonna happen. Then get the prepainted euro bumper.

spyderco10 · 03-06-2009, 12:45 AM

won't her insurance pay for it? that is if she had insurance. otherwise the guy with the heat gun idea might work

503Alex · 03-06-2009, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by MDCTFTW

Wait for a few more bumps/scrapes/nicks ... if you drive the car it's gonna happen. Then get the prepainted euro bumper.

+100. Prepainted it has original BMW paint on it.

lincoln · 03-06-2009, 02:59 AM

insurance?

JPH · 03-06-2009, 09:18 AM

Good advice, I have heard similar. Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by rob612

if you want to repair it and save money.... uninstall the bumper and take out a heat gun.. heat it up on the OTHER side of the bumper.. gently push out the dent. let it cool. reinstall the bumper. done and brand new bumper again.

sinjinaz · 03-06-2009, 06:53 PM

Why is this a question? File a claim on her insurance and get it fixed.

You obsess over your car, she backed into it, you care about the crease, she fixes it - simple.

kranky · 03-06-2009, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MDCTFTW

Then get the prepainted euro bumper.

Get the euro bumper and eliminate the reflectors in the process.

tailgate1234 · 03-07-2009, 07:41 PM

Where can you buy prepainted bumpers (Euro or U.S.)? All of the online sources I've checked are unpainted.

Kev · 03-07-2009, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tailgate1234

Where can you buy prepainted bumpers (Euro or U.S.)? All of the online sources I've checked are unpainted.

RennSpec

Mine is arriving tomorrow at Logan Airport.

03-05-2009, 08:47 PM	#1
JPH Second Lieutenant 20 Rep 254 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Coupe Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Bumper Bump, Wrinkle Rage! So I'm in a parking garage and I go well out of my way to park miles away from almost everyone. As I am standing right next to my car and old woman backs right into the right front part of the bumper. It pushed the plastic in about 3-4 inches (right on the corner, just below headlight). I was screaming, she heard nothing. Anyway, the plastic rebounded back out but now I have this crease in it. It is not horrible but it looks well worse than this in the daylight (see just below the flash spot). Truly it is way worse in the daylight. I have a clear bra and I think the paint was spared. Like most of you (read all of you), I am obsessed with my car. What can I do to repair this, short of replacing the whole bumper, lower cowling? Attached Images
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sg///M3 Lieutenant 6 Rep 436 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 DCT Join Date: May 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (0)	Sucks, man. Try paintless dent repair.
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MDCTFTW Lieutenant Colonel 123 Rep 1,973 Posts Drives: E92 DCT Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norcal iTrader: (0)	Oh that's ghey. Probably can't be fixed. In 1 month you won't care. Happened to my rear bumper also except paint came off. Then a couple weeks later I got rear ended. __________________ MDCT ... so you can drive and eat a hamburger at the same time.
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ygfamily21 Private First Class 8 Rep 124 Posts Drives: 2007 Porsche Cayman S Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Birmingham, MI iTrader: (0)	I hardly can see it in the pic. Just visit the old lady and punch her on the face and forget about that little dent ( i know its hard )
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CeeP Enlisted Member 14 Rep 33 Posts Drives: Silver e92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South SF Bay iTrader: (0)	I had something similar on my Miata when a lady who had been drinking fell asleep and coasted into me at a stoplight. I think mine was probably a little worse, but I found one of those touch up paint guys who filled in the dent, smoothed it out, and painted the spot. Looks great, but he had to come out and do it a couple times because his first attempt wasn't all that spectacular. I imagine a body shop could do the same.
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montreal red chris 278 Rep 12,144 Posts Drives: White Boat Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (31)	i say dont repair it... its not worth it... wait until you have something more serious then repair everything at one go... i dont think it will be very noticeable unless you told people to look at that spot. __________________ Current: 2013 F10 M5 & 2016 Mini JCW 2013 GLK350 (gone), 997.1 GT3RS (gone), 2009 WRX STI (gone), e92 M3 (gone)
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rob612 Second Lieutenant 13 Rep 235 Posts Drives: e92 - m3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California iTrader: (1)	if you want to repair it and save money.... uninstall the bumper and take out a heat gun.. heat it up on the OTHER side of the bumper.. gently push out the dent. let it cool. reinstall the bumper. done and brand new bumper again.
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MJC///M3 Colonel 87 Rep 2,324 Posts Drives: 09 SSII E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bronx, NYC iTrader: (0)	sorry to see that....you shouldn't have that much trouble fixin' it up __________________ "You will get there, but it is up to you and you alone. It is what you are willing to do, and how you are willing to get there. You must be relentless, you must be tireless, you must pursue at all costs, so that you are ready, when the time is right." -Dad
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KANdaddy Colonel 2497 Rep 2,812 Posts Drives: 22 M3C XDrive-Ind Grey Blk Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cali iTrader: (5)	Make the old lady or her insurance pay for it. Technically she ran into your car and damaged it.
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MDCTFTW Lieutenant Colonel 123 Rep 1,973 Posts Drives: E92 DCT Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norcal iTrader: (0)	Wait for a few more bumps/scrapes/nicks ... if you drive the car it's gonna happen. Then get the prepainted euro bumper. __________________ MDCT ... so you can drive and eat a hamburger at the same time.
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spyderco10 Colonel 63 Rep 2,426 Posts Drives: AW E92 M3 6MT Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Honolulu, HI iTrader: (0)	won't her insurance pay for it? that is if she had insurance. otherwise the guy with the heat gun idea might work __________________ “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” - John 3:16
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sinjinaz Enlisted Member 0 Rep 33 Posts Drives: 08 M3 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Arizona iTrader: (0)	Why is this a question? File a claim on her insurance and get it fixed. You obsess over your car, she backed into it, you care about the crease, she fixes it - simple.
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tailgate1234 Private First Class 15 Rep 173 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 Sedan Silverstone II Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Where can you buy prepainted bumpers (Euro or U.S.)? All of the online sources I've checked are unpainted.
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