Is this a smart repair?
Discussion
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.
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.
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?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.
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. .
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.
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.
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..........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.
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.
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!www.getsmart-repairs.co.uk
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.
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.
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.
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. .
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.
Edited by rb5er on Monday 15th December 17:53
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