[aviador]

Well I go my car 2 weeks ago and today it was christened. A guy backing out of a parking space hit the side of my rear bumper. Just a couple of scratches and I think part of the bumper might need to be repainted. Does anyone know if you can repaint part of a bumper or do you have to replace the whole bumper. Also, I got all of his info but did not file a police report. It's not much damage but it pisses me off. 2 WEEKS.

[darkcloud]

Hey at least it's just slight damage. A small bus rear ended me and the car was a month old.

Anyways, I'd have the damage looked at by a proper bodyshop. You never know what damage there could be underneath the surface. Also have the bumper fully replaced and repainted, you wouldn't want a half ass job done on your new BMW, right?

I've also been in an accident before where a person bumped me and we did not file a police report. The guys insurance contacted me and let me choose from a couple different body shops and I got a loaner. Everything worked out great for me. Although I've heard of some horror stories where the person who hits you tells there insurance it was the other persons fault and then everything turns into a battle due to not having a police report. Hopefully that guy won't do that.... Good luck.

[aviador]

I am going to have a BMW body shop look at it that I've heard do a great job. The bumper has only cosmetic scratches so I'm not sure they will have to replace it. See if you can conclude anything from the pictures I have attached. Thanks.

[John 070]

Sorry to hear about it.....I got my first chip on the front air dam after 8 mos., immaculate until then. After that, two weeks ago, first ding after 10 1/2 mos.....

[Zeeman]

Similar thing happened to my E46. They'll have to re-paint the whole bumper, but not replace.

[Arustik1]

Looks like you have to get the thing repainted...it seems to be fine, yeah just paint. Good Luck

[mJ335]

Hmm.. scratch doesn't look too deep.. receive your funds for repainting the bumper and get yourself a scratch remover first.. damn I'm bad

P.S. Try QUIXX it works like a charm

[glock17]

Sorry to hear it. Painting the plastic bumber can be tricky. I had mine professional redone at thr dealer and a year later I can see almost what looks like "nail pops" on sheetrock. It looked perfect when I drove it off the lot.

[Vegas335]

Thought you got laid in it.
Sorry to hear about the damage though.

[aviador]

Originally Posted by Vegas335

Thought you got laid in it.
Sorry to hear about the damage though.

Believe you me that would have been a much better christening.

[aviador]

Took it in to dealerdhip yesterday. $642 to have it repainted. They guarantee their work for life. Now with a $500 deductible I'm not sure it's worth going through the insurance.

[gdnyc]

You could probably buff most of those out... Get some touch up paint and your set. Why get a whole new bumper and risk it being misaligned? It will never line up perfectly compared to the factory.

[TECENG]

Sorry to hear. FWIW, I got rear ended 2 hours after picking up my car from the dealership. A personal record!

[canucklion]

you're less perverted than I. I thought some dude jizzed on his car.

All jokings aside, try to buff it out first, then bodyshop second, as suggested by other posters.

Originally Posted by Vegas335

Thought you got laid in it.
Sorry to hear about the damage though.

[aviador]

Tried buffing it out toady. It got rid of the light stuff but the deep scratches or tears are still there, you can see the black of the bumper underneath the paint. I know that I will probably get lots more scratches but being that the car is still only two and a half weeks old I have to get it fixed. Thanks for all the help.

[canucklion]

^ try to get a good professional detailer to see if s/he can do chip/paint repair, at least get an assessment before you visit the bodyshop.