Small crack on rear bumper advice?

[cartyre]

Hello all

I just noticed a small crack about 3 inches on the rear bumper.

I spoke to mechanic and he said personally he would not repair it as it doesnt affect the light or any function of the vehicle.
May I ask others a few questions?

1) Can I can a 2nd opinion from others on what others would do? Repair - what type?, leave it?

2) Also if I did want to repair it, what would need to be done? What would my options be? From a patch up to a full repair etc? And likely costs?

3) What are possible ways this could have happened as I really don't know how it happened?

Edited by cartyre on Monday 20th April 12:17

[Derry Rhumba]

I'm not really sure I can help much other than "bump" your post back up the board by saying my 80 auntie year old just cracked her FRONT bumper by driving into a wall.

So maybe the answer to #3 is that you hit something.

Suppose someone with more knowledge will be along shortly.

And they might ask for a picture.

[RedLightGreenLight]

What car is it? A Bugatti, Ferrari F40 or a 15year Old Ford Fiesta which has done 100k miles on the clock and worth £500?

If it’s the later I would buy a pack of ‘Big Boy Fibre Glass Repair Kit’ and repair yourself, with some rattle spray can etc.

Depending on if you are happy with that on your Bugatti or F40 of course….

The damage might have been caused by your chauffeur reversing into the bollards outside the Monaco hotel maybe?

[dunc69]

RedLightGreenLight said:

What car is it? A Bugatti, Ferrari F40 or a 15year Old Ford Fiesta which has done 100k miles on the clock and worth £500?

If it s the later I would buy a pack of Big Boy Fibre Glass Repair Kit and repair yourself, with some rattle spray can etc.

Depending on if you are happy with that on your Bugatti or F40 of course .

The damage might have been caused by your chauffeur reversing into the bollards outside the Monaco hotel maybe?

Very helpful……..

Really?

[cartyre]

Thanks all..thought I had uploaded a pic. Anyway here it is.

[sherman]

A body shop will not fix that.
Its not worth the time and effort when a whole new bumper can be had for less than £500.

[Torquey]

Assuming you're not doing this yourself, you have 2 choices:
A smart repair - they'd probably glue a support behind it, fill it on the front, sand it, then paint it. Total guess at £150.

Body shop - they'd probably replace the bumper and paint it. Total guess at £900.

[Digger]

Is that the rental car?

[Mr Tidy]

If the car isn't anything that special I'd just live with it.

My 2005 BMW got a tap in the rear in 2023 that resulted in a couple of barely visible cracks in the rear bumper cover. A new one was £650 from BMW in primer, but the insurer of the car that hit me decided to make it a Cat N.



There was a similar crack on the other side too but you have to look really hard to see them and as the car still drove brilliantly I decided to keep it and treat it as patina!

[InitialDave]

cartyre said:

Thanks all..thought I had uploaded a pic. Anyway here it is.

I would remove the light, use a cheap soldering iron to "weld" it closed, sand/fill, then touch up.

[cartyre]

Mr Tidy said:

If the car isn't anything that special I'd just live with it.

My 2005 BMW got a tap in the rear in 2023 that resulted in a couple of barely visible cracks in the rear bumper cover. A new one was £650 from BMW in primer, but the insurer of the car that hit me decided to make it a Cat N.



There was a similar crack on the other side too but you have to look really hard to see them and as the car still drove brilliantly I decided to keep it and treat it as patina!

Thanks. That's very helpful.

I think may just treat it as patina,.unless by leaving it as it is will cause any issues? What do you think?

[Purosangue]

InitialDave said:

cartyre said:

Thanks all..thought I had uploaded a pic. Anyway here it is.

I would remove the light, use a cheap soldering iron to "weld" it closed, sand/fill, then touch up.

exactly this , it works

[Mr Tidy]

cartyre said:

Mr Tidy said:

If the car isn't anything that special I'd just live with it.

My 2005 BMW got a tap in the rear in 2023 that resulted in a couple of barely visible cracks in the rear bumper cover. A new one was £650 from BMW in primer, but the insurer of the car that hit me decided to make it a Cat N.



There was a similar crack on the other side too but you have to look really hard to see them and as the car still drove brilliantly I decided to keep it and treat it as patina!

Thanks. That's very helpful.

I think may just treat it as patina,.unless by leaving it as it is will cause any issues? What do you think?

Well 3 years later it hasn't been a problem!

But in your case I like the idea of heating it a bit and trying to "melt" it a bit, maybe some filler, then some rattle can action as it does stand out on your white car.