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obd1-5thgen · 01-03-2011, 07:21 PM

Went to pick up lunch, was in and out within 7 minutes and this is what I came back to! Person who hit it was nowhere to be found, no information was left behind, and none of the businesses have camera's on that side of the lot. S.O.L Insurance claim filed no police report though. It was on private property, no witnesses, no point. Kinda upset but I feel more violated. I would have left my info but I guess people suck these days.

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kronzonly · 01-03-2011, 07:36 PM

Damn that sucks. Sorry to see that happen.

gnawhdivad · 01-03-2011, 08:03 PM

shizz. maybe you can pop it out.

zeropointzero · 01-03-2011, 08:30 PM

sooner you pop that out the better. do it on a warm day but soon. if that fails, new paint/body is your only option.

obd1-5thgen · 01-03-2011, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by zeropointzero

sooner you pop that out the better. do it on a warm day but soon. if that fails, new paint/body is your only option.

Waiting on the assement to do anything. But it does look like an easy fix followed by some body work/paint.

Think it's bad enough to need replacement bumper? This is what i'm hoping for at least...

hooloo · 01-03-2011, 09:07 PM

Sorry to see that happen.
Will it work to take the rear bumper donw and push it out?

gotswap · 01-03-2011, 09:34 PM

That happened on a car I owned a very long time ago. I took the bumper off and ran some very hot water on the inside and popped it out with no damage. Or you can call your insurance company and get a new one. Is the paint cracked?

TinTin · 01-03-2011, 09:50 PM

seeing threads like this makes me honestly believe that there is no decent human beings left in this world.

I had the same thing on a past car, Basically the shop would have put the bumper into a large oven, and pushed out the damage, then prepped and repainted had the process gone as planned.

Its not a good deal though, I would just look for a replacement, go through insurance.

bizzybear · 01-03-2011, 10:10 PM

ouch... sorry to hear... you can pop it back out but it WILL need some sanding and body filler (bondo) followed by paint in order to look as good as new... unless it's cracked beyond repair, it's more than likely not gonna be replaced...

update us with what's going on with it

Sky · 01-03-2011, 10:10 PM

Sorry to see that happen to such a beautiful car. Well, I used to work at a body shop, and what we did in those situations is we would just put a hair dryer on it. Keep it at least a foot away and don't leave it in one specific spot (don't wanna burn the paint). When the plastic bumper gets all nice and warm, you can just push it out from the other side, and boom. It's fixed (except for the actual scrapes on the paint finish). Hope my info helps.

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01-03-2011, 07:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
kronzonly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 722	Damn that sucks. Sorry to see that happen.

01-03-2011, 09:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
hooloo Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Bridgewater, NJ Posts: 99	Sorry to see that happen. Will it work to take the rear bumper donw and push it out?

01-03-2011, 09:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
TinTin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,369	seeing threads like this makes me honestly believe that there is no decent human beings left in this world. I had the same thing on a past car, Basically the shop would have put the bumper into a large oven, and pushed out the damage, then prepped and repainted had the process gone as planned. Its not a good deal though, I would just look for a replacement, go through insurance.

01-03-2011, 10:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sky Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 4	Sorry to see that happen to such a beautiful car. Well, I used to work at a body shop, and what we did in those situations is we would just put a hair dryer on it. Keep it at least a foot away and don't leave it in one specific spot (don't wanna burn the paint). When the plastic bumper gets all nice and warm, you can just push it out from the other side, and boom. It's fixed (except for the actual scrapes on the paint finish). Hope my info helps.