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Viggen rear ended, bumper repair
Posted by shawshank [Email] (more from shawshank) on Tue, 24 May 2011 13:08:50
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99 viggen with 83k was rear ended the other day- not too thrilled about it. Damage appears to be only to the bumper cover, however, it did jam it up into the trunk so it isn't closing right. Paint is coming off the bottom trunk lip as well as the the body behind the trunk lid. Insurance adjuster quoted $1458 for the repair. New bumper from eeuroparts is $932. They said labor was only $44/hr. I thought that was low, but thats based on auto mechanics and not body shops...maybe it is different. In upstate NY dealer wants $120ish/hr and indy wants $80ish/hr.
A friend of a family is very good and trustworthy with body repairs but he lives about 9 hours away. I am contemplating having the bumper shipped directly to him and painted, but I am concerned about matching the color. Do you think this is an issue? I could send him the panel under the rear tail light for matching. Also, is it better to have the bumper painted while it is on the car? Logic being that the bumper could be slightly bent or bumped around while installing.
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Viggen rear ended, bumper repair, shawshank, Tue, 24 May 2011 13:08:50 <-- Viewing This Message
- Colour match is key, RBatsch, Wed, 25 May 2011 16:26:04
- Re: Viggen rear ended, bumper repair, nwas, Tue, 24 May 2011 18:51:05
- Paint match, W. Beetus, Tue, 24 May 2011 18:40:28
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