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I have a very ugly crack on my front bumper that I will be dealing with soon. The way I see it I have 3 choices of repair.
Professionally patched and repaired---$150
New bumper--- $550 from gm parts direct so I figure $750 shipped. Another $250 or so for paint and install.
Used bumper--- anywhere from $150-$500. Most share the same crack as my bumper.
Now the explanation about the crack. When I bought the car it was there and patched with a metal bracket. I had the dealer fix it and I was happy. When my splitter was installed the bondo cracked. It wasn't visible so no big deal. Then a few weeks later I ended up in a ****ty parking lot and my front ended bottomed out resulting in what you see in the picture below.
So I'd like opinions on which way to go. I really don't want to have this happen again so that is why I'm considering a bumper (if a gxp bumper was available this would be a no brainer). The patch is the most reasonable but a used bumper that only needs a refinish would be best (my concern is shipping).
So opinions? Other options?
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Professionally patched and repaired---$150
New bumper--- $550 from gm parts direct so I figure $750 shipped. Another $250 or so for paint and install.
Used bumper--- anywhere from $150-$500. Most share the same crack as my bumper.
Now the explanation about the crack. When I bought the car it was there and patched with a metal bracket. I had the dealer fix it and I was happy. When my splitter was installed the bondo cracked. It wasn't visible so no big deal. Then a few weeks later I ended up in a ****ty parking lot and my front ended bottomed out resulting in what you see in the picture below.
So I'd like opinions on which way to go. I really don't want to have this happen again so that is why I'm considering a bumper (if a gxp bumper was available this would be a no brainer). The patch is the most reasonable but a used bumper that only needs a refinish would be best (my concern is shipping).
So opinions? Other options?
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