[madnechan]

So long story short, someone backed into my car in a parking lot (i am guessing) and they ran away after. My car was parked and i was in the mall while this happened. What should i do with this damage? Complete replacement or it is possible to fix ?! HELP

[cooolone2]

Not to answer your question as I believe its subjective to your tolerance for pain, ie, fix, or replace $... So really, it's what "you" want to do. Seeing the creases in the rubber near the kidney grill, I would probably go through insurance and get a replacement. But my insurance has a very low deductible, making it a no-brainer.

But this is why I have dash cams in my cars with motion sensitivity

[MassNerd]

From the photo, it doesn't look that bad. I bet a repaint would hide most of the scratches and indents.

[overcoil]

is that an imprint of the license plate number transferred onto your bumper ?

[bimmerfile]

Originally Posted by madnechan

So long story short, someone backed into my car in a parking lot (i am guessing) and they ran away after. My car was parked and i was in the mall while this happened. What should i do with this damage? Complete replacement or it is possible to fix ?! HELP

The scuff marks between the tow hook plate and the license plate are an easy fix for any half-decent Auto Body shop to repair and paint that area to make it imperceptible. I had worse on the rear fender on my former 1-series and total bill was $190 CAD at Notions Auto Body in Pickering. The painted portion blended with the unpainted part of the bumper perfectly and no one could ever tell it had prior damage or had a portion repainted..
The hole to the upper left of the tow hook plate is a different kettle of fish. Maybe a pop in plug cover in body colour (like the park distance sensors) would be a cheap fix?

[Rocky58]

Originally Posted by madnechan

So long story short, someone backed into my car in a parking lot (i am guessing) and they ran away after. My car was parked and i was in the mall while this happened. What should i do with this damage? Complete replacement or it is possible to fix ?! HELP

You could ask about how clean a repair could be done. I suspect it will cost at least $300. That part can be had for about $500. With painting and labor, probably well under $1,000. My experience is that the plastic material is actually harder to repair cosmetically than metal which often responds well to dentless repair techniques because the metal "memory" is better. At least that's what the guy told me when I was trying to decide what to do with a similar problem.

[Rolf14]

In your photograph I can see a deformity on top of the scuff marks. Had a similar incident happen to me. Inspect the whole bumper: in my case, the hit caused the top of the bumper to bend and crack the paint between the kidney grills. I ended up filing an insurance claim and the whole bumper was replaced, along with the foam inside.

[Rocky58]

If shock absorbing material behind the cover has been deformed, it may not work properly next time, causing more damage. It can even lead to a future insurance claim being denied. Definitely check for hidden damage as said above.

[Zyzzthetic]

Originally Posted by cooolone2

Not to answer your question as I believe its subjective to your tolerance for pain, ie, fix, or replace $... So really, it's what "you" want to do. Seeing the creases in the rubber near the kidney grill, I would probably go through insurance and get a replacement. But my insurance has a very low deductible, making it a no-brainer.

But this is why I have dash cams in my cars with motion sensitivity

What dash cam do you use? I was looking into purchasing one soon.