AHH! What has two wheels and sharp pedals?!
 

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When i was pulling out into oncoming traffic some crackhead on a bike decides that he wants to go thru the intersection and he jetted into the street right in front of my car. After I nearly knocked him off his bike, (still going slow) he kept pedaling like nothing happened... He was going the opposite direction so i couldnt really do anything.

Advice? Take it to a shop? Order a new bumper? I have some under bumper scrapes as well that should really be replaced if I get this done.

Thanks guys.. Im a little devastated.

Perfect excuse to get a body kit now ;)

If i found one cheap enough, i would so make a purchase!

I've would of turned around and ran that dude over.

Wrong section? Lol

Would this be under - other vehicles?

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Sorry to see what happened :(


You could have it fixed at a shop without having to remove the bumper.

Sorry to see that :/ the front of yours looks exactly like mine and it makes me think about that being my car :( best of luck!

Get a touch up paint, a little bit of wet sanding, polish it with a porter cable...
It will not be as perfect as it was before... but it helps... good luck!

Here is what I found under Detail Section (Sticky)
Q: What if I have scratches that I can feel with my fingernail. How do I go about removing them?
A: You’ll need to fill the scratch in with touch up paint and wet sand the blob down using a particular grit of automotive sand paper. Once that is complete you’ll need to polish out the sanding marks with a finer polish.

Excuse to throw the new 2013 front end on it.

Or a nismo

Take it to your favorite body shop. I scraped the bottom part of the nose on a parking lot stop (newbie mistake) and it only cost me $50 to get it fixed and repainted. Yours looks slightly deeper than mine was, but may still be a cheap repair.

Thats reassuring. Thank you!

I don't know any body shops out here in scottsdale, as i've never needed one and just moved.

But i will look on google for some reviews i suppose

I know! I love your car! I creeped on it a few months ago checking out pictures. I could've sworn I saw that you did something else on another thread. New Spoiler or something?

Maybe not, oh well. Black out your handles... Did I say that out loud?...do it.

^^^

+1

a skilled shop and the touch up pen will looks brand new!

Try to find the guy on the bike. Chances are he works or lives in that general area. You might see him again.

Sorry, but I'd want blood for this.

IIRC, $150-300 estimated for spot fixing the bumper. Some shops can do it. When my car was with Baker Tuning (Nissan), the painter at their shop worked his magic. I couldn't believe the end result because I thought they repainted the entire bumper. It turns out he only spot fixed the scratch.

Why were you pulling into oncoming traffic? Is that why the bike was going the other direction?

Making a right hand turn at an intersection. Biker was coming from the right. Traffic was coming from the left. Crosswalk changed to the red hand before i made the turn-

Pulled out to make the right turn and the biker apparently kept coming.

I was expecting to probably have to put down a couple hundred for the repairs.

I have some QUIXX scratch kit. & A turtle scratch kit. But i think its too deep for those, so i wont even try

Mine gouged a tiny bit of the black plastic, and he was able to fill it. In the 350Z, i had a 1" diameter hole in the back bumper from a Starbucks mishap. For the repair, the hole was patched up, sanded, and the whole bumper was repainted. It was about an $800 job, but it fixed other scratches and whatnot.

I am pretty upset!

I took my car to two separate body shops and some mobile touch up guys in the area.

First place quoted me at $650 to completely redo the front bumper. Take it off, take out all the rock chips and fix the pedal scratch.

Second, place said they would do it for $600. They would basically get my bumper to look new again.

Touch up guys said that they wouldn't even try and work on it because they don't want to mess my car up. And that the damage was too much for them.

What should i do?! Buy a new bumper will cost me $300-400 and then $200 to paint.

The car is my DD so i wish there was a decently priced body kit painted brilliant silver haha!