Um little side story.. I was a little too intoxicated to drive home one night over the winter.. and one of my buddies drove my truck home for me.. backed into something under a snow pile.. and slightly creased the right side of the rear bumper and the dented the bottom, right corner of the truck bed (smaller then the size of a fist). I almost CRIED!!! Guess it's different when someone else does the damage instead of yourself. Anywho.. Long story short.. I didn't want to get it fixed till May when it was a little warmer, but not too hot. The time is now coming to do it.. and I have two choices.

One place wants to fix the factory bumper, push out the dent in the bed, and repaint the back quarter of the bed and bumper. (approx $850.00)

The other place wants to replace the factory bumper (b/c it won't be safe if someone hits it again so they say), repaint the bumper and the cornerpanel (approx. $1200.00)

What do you guys think?

 

Hey Kris, I'm a painter at a BMW/LandRover dealership in Michigan so I know about what it should cost....but do you have a pic of the damage you can post and i'll tell you who's blowin' smoke? Ron

 

why dont you have your friend replace it?

 

Motopro292, I will take a pic tomorrow and post it.. then I can show you.. and thanks for the help

And my friend is replacing it.. just don't want to rip him off either.. it was a simple mistake.. everyone does it..

 

And punish her friend for not letting her drive drunk?

 

Nice catch there...
we made a deal.. he's paying for the damage because he feels like ****.. and I'm paying for the rental car for the 3-4 days or whatever...

 

that works. If something like that happened to me...I would be SO PI$$ED at my friend, but I couldn't make him pay for it......unless he offered

 

which mine did.. so I figured the least I could do was pay for the rental car. I get as much of his tax return check that I need to do it.. but like I said.. just don't want ot rip him off.

 

Sorry to hear about your misfortune Kris10.A friend of mine had a similar incindent but different damage.His girlfriend backed his 05 F150 into a dumpster. It cost him about $650 for a new tailgate and paint. Hope it works out for you.

 

That's way cheaper than any DUI that i've ever heard about! Was the designated driver the less intoxicated one? lol

 

yes yes.. the less intoxicated one..

I took pics of the damage.. but will post them later..gotta figure out how to put the pics in the post

 

you can email them to me as well if that works....

 

Here is the damage.. up close and personal...

 

I'd be fixing that bumper, especially if it's coming out of pocket (yours or friends).... Also, find the highest quality shop you can and see if they'd be willing to "spot refinish" the box side, as it would be a shame to have to paint the whole side of it for that. Some will argue that spot repairs don't last as long, but at the same time, especially with silvers and whites, just by coloring at the back and clearing the whole box side, the additional clearcoat up at the front of the box will make the color look darker and will be a dead giveaway that there was paint work.

 

thanks for the advice motopro.. I'm signing off.. have a goodnight.