Tore my bumper, what to do about this??

Astrosfan

So the other day i pulled in a parking spot, went a little too far and barely over the parking curb. When i backed up the rebar sticking out of the curb tore my front bumper....see below.

Currently im a bit strapped for cash and am trying to figure a cheaper alternative to spending $1000 on an insurance claim. Any thoughts?

I was considering getting a front lip but im not sure if it would cover the tear or if the tear would mess with the integrity of the bumper attaching to the lip.

any ideas would be appreciated......

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1st

Ouch! 4 options

1. Insurance claim.
2. Lip.
3. New Bumper and Paint.
4. Live with it.

I would say new bumper and paint. I could not live with something like that. I feel your pain sorry to hear bro.

Chuy

drill holes and zip tie together, hell of alot cheaper

edub370

no.. no.. no no no no

we don't own herrafrush hatches.

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1st

Gross!!

Huckleberry

if he's covering it up, i would certainly stitch it up.

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CorbinDallas

An evo-r lip would definitely cover that up.

mbowler

If you aren't in a hurry, you could just put a WTB in the classifieds and see if something comes up in your color. Being in Houston, I'd say you have a chance of that working out for you.

Maybe put something out to your local Z club to see if anyone went aftermarket and wants to offload their stock one for cheap? Again, in Houston I'd think that could work.

Check out carpart.com and see what you can find. You might be very surprised. I've replaced transmissions, bumpers, rearview mirrors, interiors, etc using carpart.com. If you aren't familiar with it, it's basically a consolidated search engine of independent junkyards' inventory. You can sort resultant parts based on distance, price, or other factors.

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fuct

i agree.

jcosta79

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nightwish

If your not going to do it right then dont do it at all... but then again since your broke, you can just get some color match vinyl from a sign shop and place over the rip to secure and if done correctly , it'll just show the ridge line.. make sure you use a heat gun... CF VINYL even better due to the thickness.. oh this sticky sound like a honda forum!!!drill holes and zip tie together, hell of alot cheaper...LOL

Astrosfan

lol. i agree with the Honda forum.... not broke, money just needs to b allocated to other things right now.... it's just a car you know, i kid i kid.....

maybe i'll just wait for someone else to hit me, with this luck im sure it will happen soon.

Carbon_z

I would get a bumper like Amuse or Zele or Stillen but second option, Front LIP for sure...

You wouldnt want to pay a shop just to bondo and paint the whole bumper. This is your chance to add an upgraded feature to the stock front... Just my opinion.

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Astrosfan

I was originally considering the stillen splitter. Would this lip cover the tear?

Dustin@Z1

A NISMO S-Tune lip would cover it as well. A STILLEN will cover part of it, but if I recall correctly based on the tear some will show.