Estimated cost of repair

[dissapolo]

Hi team,

I had a car park ouch. No contact details were left. Any idea on how much this will cost to repair. Any tips?? I am in Melbourne.

Thanks

[bradsm87]

No idea what I'm looking at. Got a photo taken from further back?

[dissapolo]

Sorry I dont. Its the bottom of the rear bumper

[MrDeathLad]

lower section of rear bumper.... my guess, whole bumper to be replaced... unsure on price but perhaps a good excuse to get an ABT rear diffuser and exhaust as well... off cause will cost more, but looks awesome...

[Hail22]

Could be the following:

Cheap repair: $ 700 for repair / respray / colour matching and labour (off the top of my head).

Spectacular finish: $900+


Re Deathlad...incorrect:

The damage is above the rear apron edge as you can see....and to do an ABT exhaust with rear apron is $2,200 (that's without even repairing the damage first lol) unless you can rub up Ramspeed the right way to get it cheaper!

refer to an image of my ABT system below to understand why:

[MrDeathLad]

Re Deathlad...incorrect:

incorrect in what sense? that the whole bumper needs to be replaced (forgetting about the "spot" repair) or the area of damage? (just trying to see where i went wrong )

(that's without even repairing the damage first lol)

does that mean you can remove and replace the apron or do they cut into it?

[QBDentFree]

You'll be up for a replacement bumper. Someone might give you a cheap quote and try to repair it, but they will never be able to give you a warrantee on the work.
I'm not sure what those bumpers are worth, but I wouldn't at all be surprised if it was close to $1000 all said and done. $3-400 is the going rate for bumper paint alone. (With lifetime warrantee)
How much is your excess?

[dissapolo]

Thanks for the advice all... ill let you know how I go.

[Hail22]

incorrect in what sense? that the whole bumper needs to be replaced (forgetting about the "spot" repair) or the area of damage? (just trying to see where i went wrong )

What I should of said is "It's silly to suggest an ABT system after having to get a new bumper"

The poor bugger will probably need to fork out 1k for a new one (or find a polo at the wreckers with a good condition bumper) then it needs to be colour matched / installed...by the time thats done he's possibly 2k down the poop, add another $2,200 for the ABT its 4k+ worth into the rear section of the car...I'd suggest coilies for that sort of cash I'm sure you'd agree!

[amazeer]

here's a 2nd hand bumper
Wrecking VW Volkswagen Polo GTI 6R Sport Turbo Doors Engine Cave DSG MLH in Sydney, NSW | eBay

[Lemonskin]

He's got a TSI or TDI would you really want a GTI bumper?

[nomadx38]

Who wouldn't! I love the GTI bumper, The black defuser totalally breaks up the back and gets rid of the fat ghetto booty ass that comes standard in the TSI / TDI.

[pontiff]

you have a lot of good ideas to go on with here but just me 0.2c worth.. a plastic repair on that I think is about 200-300 or so (i had one done on my BMW E39 and it was a lot worse than that and I think i paid 200 trade price). a 2nd hand bumper would probably be the cheapest way out of it given that its white.

[amazeer]

He's got a TSI or TDI would you really want a GTI bumper?

I've seen a polo with talladegas. A polo with an R badge. Yesterday I saw a polo with boas and a gti grill. If I can get a gti bumper at 1/3 the cost or less of a new tsi bumper and I'm not disgusted by the look, then yes. Only concern I would have is what a single exhaust tip would look like and if they come out in exactly the same place.

[dissapolo]

Hello all,

I got a new bumper bar in the end. It cost $800. Thanks for all the advice. This forum is a wealth of great people with loads of useful info.