Is this a smart repair?

Is this a smart repair?

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Eleven

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26,271 posts

221 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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And if so does anyone know a repairer near Nottingham who could do it?

Many thanks.

t400ble

1,804 posts

120 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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Not really a quick repair

Cannot get another bumper?

Eleven

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Saturday 13th December 2014
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t400ble said:
Not really a quick repair

Cannot get another bumper?
That would be slow and expensive. I've had worse repaired at a body shop but I am hopeful that a good smart repairer with some sort of plastic welding could do it.

Squiggs

1,520 posts

154 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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A bit of plastic welding here, a bit of filler there, sand, prime, flat, paint, lacquer, bake and polish.
Yes it can be done smart.

Eleven

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221 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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Squiggs said:
A bit of plastic welding here, a bit of filler there, sand, prime, flat, paint, lacquer, bake and polish.
Yes it can be done smart.
What should it cost?

rb5er

11,657 posts

171 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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New bumper

Eleven

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Saturday 13th December 2014
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rb5er said:
New bumper
It certainly isn't.

My last Range Rover had a rear bumper smashed quite badly; much worse than that. It was repaired invisibly with fibreglass and repainted.


rb5er

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171 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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Sorry yes, although anything can be repaired with enough time and money, depending on the car you might be best to get another bumper rather than risk a repair that may well still be visible after. Many smart repair efforts are terrible and the price negligible depending on what car it is and what the damage is. The protruding plastic and shape of damage may make a smart repair difficult.

New bumper would be my choice if it was my pride and joy, if it was a cheap daily driver I would be either trying to source a cheap second hand bumper or a smart repair as a last option. Just my opinion. Depends on cost and how "invisible" you want the repair to be.

Eleven

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Saturday 13th December 2014
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rb5er said:
Sorry yes, although anything can be repaired with enough time and money, depending on the car you might be best to get another bumper rather than risk a repair that may well still be visible after. Many smart repair efforts are terrible and the price negligible depending on what car it is and what the damage is. The protruding plastic and shape of damage may make a smart repair difficult.

New bumper would be my choice if it was my pride and joy, if it was a cheap daily driver I would be either trying to source a cheap second hand bumper or a smart repair as a last option. Just my opinion. Depends on cost and how "invisible" you want the repair to be.
It's not a cheap car. It's a fairly new Range Rover Vogue. However my experience is that a half decent "corner" repair is largely invisible due to the shape of the bumper and given that it's a working vehicle there's a fair chance it will get bashed again before long. Not worth a new bumper which would cost what painted? A grand?

7even

462 posts

192 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
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rb5er said:
The protruding plastic and shape of damage may make a smart repair difficult.

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Nonsense! It would only be difficult if you didn't know what you were doing. Any experienced tech would do a job like that before breakfast. biggrin
Now im not going to list the repair process for something like this as its not in the interest of the readers (also I get in trouble with those in the know as to what and to who I divulge)
Price for a job like this, I would charge around £220-250 and would need the car for a morning or afternoon.

tortop45

434 posts

159 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
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7even said:
Nonsense! It would only be difficult if you didn't know what you were doing. Any experienced tech would do a job like that before breakfast. biggrin
Now im not going to list the repair process for something like this as its not in the interest of the readers (also I get in trouble with those in the know as to what and to who I divulge)
Price for a job like this, I would charge around £220-250 and would need the car for a morning or afternoon.
yep.an easy fix.With out an oven two and a half days ide say.250-300 tops.good luck..........

ZX10R NIN

27,494 posts

124 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
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Eleven said:
rb5er said:
New bumper
It certainly isn't.

My last Range Rover had a rear bumper smashed quite badly; much worse than that. It was repaired invisibly with fibreglass and repainted.
The quickest way is to buy a new bumper, but the way you want it done most body shops will charge between £400-£500 for a proper job

naka

314 posts

209 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
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Give me a call and I'll have a chat to you about it.
www.getsmart-repairs.co.uk

Eleven

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Monday 15th December 2014
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naka said:
Give me a call and I'll have a chat to you about it.
www.getsmart-repairs.co.uk
I left you a voicemail a couple of days ago. Just left another!

RTBmotorsport

128 posts

255 months

Monday 15th December 2014
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Needs to be a bodyshop. That kind of damage is more than just a morning or afternoon job.

Squiggs

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154 months

Monday 15th December 2014
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RTBmotorsport said:
Needs to be a bodyshop. That kind of damage is more than just a morning or afternoon job.
I have to disagree ......
Other than the split that can be plastic welded the rest of the process is no different to repairing badly gouged damage that needs filling - and a badly gouged repair should be able to be completed in about 3.5 hours.
This may require an extra couple of skims adding on 30 mins or so, with the welding taking about an extra 15 mins at the beginning of the process.
A competent Smart repairer should be able to complete the repair in about 4 to 5 hours - which in my book is either a morning or afternoon.
If it took much longer then he was obviously unsure of the repair process and shouldn't have taken it on.



Eleven

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Monday 15th December 2014
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Squiggs said:
RTBmotorsport said:
Needs to be a bodyshop. That kind of damage is more than just a morning or afternoon job.
I have to disagree ......
Other than the split that can be plastic welded the rest of the process is no different to repairing badly gouged damage that needs filling - and a badly gouged repair should be able to be completed in about 3.5 hours.
This may require an extra couple of skims adding on 30 mins or so, with the welding taking about an extra 15 mins at the beginning of the process.
A competent Smart repairer should be able to complete the repair in about 4 to 5 hours - which in my book is either a morning or afternoon.
If it took much longer then he was obviously unsure of the repair process and shouldn't have taken it on.

It's booked in for Wednesday afternoon, smart repair on my drive.

naka

314 posts

209 months

Monday 15th December 2014
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Squiggs said:
RTBmotorsport said:
Needs to be a bodyshop. That kind of damage is more than just a morning or afternoon job.
I have to disagree ......
Other than the split that can be plastic welded the rest of the process is no different to repairing badly gouged damage that needs filling - and a badly gouged repair should be able to be completed in about 3.5 hours.
This may require an extra couple of skims adding on 30 mins or so, with the welding taking about an extra 15 mins at the beginning of the process.
A competent Smart repairer should be able to complete the repair in about 4 to 5 hours - which in my book is either a morning or afternoon.
If it took much longer then he was obviously unsure of the repair process and shouldn't have taken it on.

I'm booked in to carry out the work for Paul on Wednesday and as Squiggs says it's an afternoons job!

rb5er

11,657 posts

171 months

Monday 15th December 2014
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7even said:
rb5er said:
The protruding plastic and shape of damage may make a smart repair difficult.

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Nonsense! It would only be difficult if you didn't know what you were doing. Any experienced tech would do a job like that before breakfast. biggrin
Now im not going to list the repair process for something like this as its not in the interest of the readers (also I get in trouble with those in the know as to what and to who I divulge)
Price for a job like this, I would charge around £220-250 and would need the car for a morning or afternoon.
Well we will see how it comes out, but if it were my car I would be sourcing a second hand bumper and getting it sprayed properly. I think you will likely still probably be able to tell there was damage after this repair is carried out, I have pointed out where cars have been damaged in the past when people have said they had an "invisible" smart repair done. I guess it depends how fussy someone is and their eye for detail. I`d rather spend £500 and get the job done properly personally but then maybe thats just me.


Edited by rb5er on Monday 15th December 17:53

Eleven

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Wednesday 17th December 2014
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Okay chaps, so here is the before and after.