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[Justin S70T5M]

The V70R driver was my wife and this all took place in our driveway....booo
The red is strangely from the tip of my drivers side mirror (white car). I was backed in the driveway and she was backing out of the garage.
The T5M is pretty much fine. Fender has some scrapes, the mirror is a bit loose and the tip is grinded down a bit.

[okoye]

what are the chances?

on another note why were you two going in and out at the same time? sounds like a recipe for disaster

[(n)A-GAME]

Why would you -1 him for that?

That sucks man. Sorry to see that. The paint will buff out (go get a Flex or other power buffer and some high quality compound) but you'll probably need PDR to get the dent out Although once the scuff is gone, it might not even look that bad.

[Justin S70T5M]

okoye, on 15 November 2011 - 06:54 PM, said:

what are the chances?

on another note why were you two going in and out at the same time? sounds like a recipe for disaster

My car was parked in the driveway (backed in) and she was backing out. I was still in bed.

[Justin S70T5M]

Where is the cheapest place to get a painted rear V70R bumper? Tasca has rear painted bumpers for $392, but I don't see silver as an option.

Can someone give me a rear V70R 98 bumper part number?

[Burn-E]

Justin S70T5M, on 16 November 2011 - 02:24 PM, said:

Where is the cheapest place to get a painted rear V70R bumper? Tasca has rear painted bumpers for $392, but I don't see silver as an option.

Can someone give me a rear V70R 98 bumper part number?

What you need is the AWD w/o V70 XC bumper cover for 1998-2000 since that includes the cap and muffler on the correct sides. The part number for this is:
9157161

The R and the AWD (not XC) have the same rear bumper.

That is the primed bumper for $310.70 at Tasca. If you want it painted you'll need to contact them directly for the correct bumper and to see if they have it in silver.

[(n)A-GAME]

Try car-part also.

[GltGreco]

the clear coat on my rear bumper is peeling because i let my sister take the car and she managed to back into my moms car in the driveway. I dont understand how these things happen but they do, its just unfortunate man.

[lookforjoe]

That sucks

Unless the lighting is off - that's a crease in the 1/4 panel - no way that's gonna buff out - looks like the edge of the door, too - just look closely at the highlight where the edge drops back into the 1/4.....

[Justin S70T5M]

Oh yea...it won't buff out. the whole 1/4 panel is caved in like a 2 liter bottle. I got quotes from a good shop here in Columbus.
$2000 to repair it all
$1500 to repair is all minus the bumper

I'm going to have an Allstate estimator come out and give me a price and they can just cut me a check (minus my $500 deduct) and see what number he gives me.
the rear bumper has some other cosmetic damage, but if I replace it myself I can save a little and even sell the old one (cosmetic damage only) here on VS and get some cash back.

So IF the Allstate guy says there is $2000 worth in repairs I will get a check for $1500. I can then get it repaired and deal with the bumper whenever I want (can) and walk away with not paying anything.
Should I show the Allstate guy the quotes I got from the 2 body shops?? They 2 shops were almost identical in prices.

Also...KBB on my car is:
Trade in value $3375
Private is $4750

[Justin S70T5M]

UPDATE:
Allstate estimated $1500 for repairs. They will cut me a check for $1000 ($500 deduct)

I made a deal with a local body shop I've had work done before. I'll have them fix the 1/4 panel, but I'll handle the bumper repairs myself since there was previous damage (just cosmetic) to the other side of the bumper. I want to replace it with a new one. I told the body shop I will give the car to them with the rear bumper cover removed and that saved me some labor hours. They are going to charge me $1000 to fix the 1/4 panel.

TASCA has the 426 silver rear 98-00 V70R bumper (PN: 9423887) for $392

Total net cost to me will be the price of a new bumper with shipping it's around $435. Car should look better that it did before.

['12brotruckmofo]

Sorry to see that. Is the car your wife was driving a manual? Because it may be a good idea to convert it to something she can't use.