New vibe driver & problems

[viberide]

Hi everybody !! Just found this forum and registered without losing time ;o) I got my vibe On February This year ..Love it .. But today i hurt my car - it was raining and i got into small accident - nobody was hurt , but my nerves and Vibe`s front bumper upper cover .. Does anybody know where to get a replacement part for less ? I think my husband will replace it himself.. The chippest i could find aonline was about $300 plus shipping.. Thanx !!!

[BlueCrush]

Welcome to GenVibe!Sorry about your accident. I would first check Ebay, the local salvage yards then the online used parts sites like http://www.car-part.com.Good luck.

[MRCN RCE]

hey viberide, sorry to hear bout your accident, i've been in a handful and they're never fun. i'm basically repeatin blue's post, i'll just tell you about a couple experiences i've had. like Blue said, ebay and local junkyards would probably be the best places for a cheap replacement. a lot of people part their vehicles out on ebay after a serious accident. i found several things i needed for a 1990 Z car that i owned on there. if you can find it in a salvage yard that's relatively close to you, most of the places will pull the part off the car and have it ready for you when you come to pick it up for little or no charge. i got a fender from a place and they pulled it from the car for me for ten extra bucks which i gladly paid, because the front bumper has to come off in order to get the fender off without damaging it. so "let your fingers do the walkin" and see what you can find. stay away from the dealers if you can, they'll charge top dollar for something you can get for a fraction of the price elsewhere. you can get anything for a decent price if you try hard enough. you might even find it in your color, eliminating the need for fresh paint. good luck, and let us know how it went. peace

[viberide]

everybody thanx for ur replies!!! Will work on it now , still didnt` tell my hubby about the accident..waiting for the right moment .. probably he`ll find smth too through his connections ( he `s a car guy , he`s collecting antique cars though ) Thanx!! Looks like i `m loving this forum a lot!!!!

[harryyiii]

Try the site below. It is the only one that had the 2005 grill, and at a reasonable price.http://www.trademotion.com/par...13761

[Merzbow]

I would try and get YOUR color bumper regaurdless of what the body shop guy says. I trashed my rear bumper a while ago and he scammed me into buying a $345 used blue(neptune) monotone rear bumper because he "said" he would be able to match it to the rest of the grey cladding on my two tone...needless to say I didn't think about it much be later realized there would have been NO WAY for him to match the color since the rest of it is not painted.Anyways, not I'm stuck with a grey sprayed painted rear bumper that changes color in the rain to dark grey. I know the front bumpers are half painted to begin with but atleast if you get the same color there wont be paint matching issues.GOOD LUCK!

[AKLGT]

what color do you have? and it's the UPPER bumper cover right? too bad because i have a silver lower front bumper cover off an 03/04 vibe sitting in a box at the in-laws. lol

[Mrizzle05]

are the 05-06 a two piece bumper as well? if so, Hope, if you dont sell it to her first... IM me and ill see if i can get it.Its the lower piece that has that fang look right?