This is what 1k damage looks like...

[overdriven]

Pontoyota met the back of a '98 Trans Sport. It looks fine, but the bumper rebar mount broke away from the body (into the frame rail), the rebar is bent, and the absorber is squashed. $1010+gst.

[star_deceiver]

Looks like only a scratch... too bat about the innards...

[overdriven]

No kidding.I was pretty relieved until I got home and popped the hood!Her car had no damage, the shop just buffed the red paint off her bumper for no charge and sent her on her way.

[Zimm]

bummer.mine sustained $838 in damage to the rear passenger side bumper, taillight assembly and rear quarterpanel when somebody recently rubbed up against me in a parking lot (i always park waaaaaay out. the one time i didn't...)off to the body shop tomorrow AM.

[808 Vibes]

Oh no...hope it gets fixed soon

[scherry2]

really? that much damage behind the bumper cover? glad i did mine myself they wanted to charge me $1300.00 i took it apart straightened out the metal bumper, my absorber wasn't compressed, and got a new upper and lower cover had them painted and still only paid $500 total to fix it.

[Old Tele man]

...as they say, "...that'll just BUFF OUT..."

[03VibeOttawa]

Sorry to hear about your bumper.Mine's been scraped up for awhile too, but I'd infinitely rather spend $1,000 on power + handling mods, than bodywork on this car.

[overdriven]

Got one last estimate, this time from a friend-of-a-friend's shop... they quoted 750, but then they offered a way lower cash deal so things are definitely looking up.I would do it myself (just have someone else paint a new or good used upper bumper) but it looks like the part that the rebar mounts to was actually welded to the frame. It's a square body-coloured tube section that slides into the larger square frame rail. Mine is pushed all the way into the frame, with about 1/4" between the bumper rebar and the frame rail.

[ou.grizzly]

Quote, originally posted by overdriven »Got one last estimate, this time from a friend-of-a-friend's shop... they quoted 750, but then they offered a way lower cash deal so things are definitely looking up.I would do it myself (just have someone else paint a new or good used upper bumper) but it looks like the part that the rebar mounts to was actually welded to the frame. It's a square body-coloured tube section that slides into the larger square frame rail. Mine is pushed all the way into the frame, with about 1/4" between the bumper rebar and the frame rail.So basically it needs to go up on the rack and be straightened?

[A Psycho Martyr]

Quote, originally posted by Old Tele man »...as they say, "...that'll just BUFF OUT..."hehe...mine did