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Auto Body Shop Rip-Off Attempt
My daughter lives about 2.5 hours from me and drives a Honda Civic. The front bumper
cover is really low and she hooked it on a curb when backing out, pulling the driver's side off from where it clips under the headlight. A friend used a zip tie to hold it up so it wouldn't drag. She took it to a body shop and they wanted over $600 to replace the bumber cover. They said it was "cracked". She told them that she wasn't going to use insurance, but it didn't change the price. I told her to wait until she was home so I could take a look at it. I know that I can get a bumper cover on-line and install it myself for a lot cheaper, even if I to get it painted (basic black). So she comes home this weekend and I found the "crack" that they were referring to. There is a single screw that holds the cover to the underside of the fender. The round "hole" in the bumper cover was now a "U" instead of a full circle meaning that the screw would be more of a pressure fit hold since it wouldn't be encircled by a complete hole. That's it. There was no other damage other than a bunch of missing push fasteners that held the splash guard to the bumper cover under the radiator. I fixed the screw hole issue by drilling 1 hidden hole and using a (black) zip tie to secure the bumper cover just as an extra precaution in case the screw loosened up. I used a half dozen (black) zip ties in place of the push fasteners to reattach the splash guard. A half hour of labor and pennies worth of parts that can't even be seen instead of $600+ to have the bumper cover replaced. What a rip-off! |
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