More on Bumper Repair
Automobile bumpers are built to withstand up to a 5 MPH crash without damage. This is not done to ensure the safety of the occupant but rather to protect and limit the damage to the bumpers, keeping the cost of repair to a minimum. Many times, a vehicle to vehicle impacts can sustain an impact of 8 to 9 MPH before there’s recognizable damage to the motor vehicle. However, and this is a provable fact, when the bumper doesn’t crumble and absorb the force of the impact - - more of that crash is felt by the occupants.
Automotive plastics such as bumpers, body side moldings, and small parts do not have to be repaired and or replaced by a full-service body shop and pay their full prices!
Many people are unaware of the service out there for such repairs and at a much more reasonable cost. Before you bring your repairs in for an estimate at one of these full auto body shops look up your local bumper repair shop and be surprised. Many shops of this nature have been doing this for over 25 yrs. and have the professionalism of any full body shop in your town. So, google your local area for a bumper only repair shop and see the incredible difference in pricing and timely service.
There are dozens and dozens of ads telling one how to repair your plastic auto bumper if scratched or dented. Yes, there are quite of few people out there that will attempt this, and some will be successful, and many will fail. You want to save money next time you have a minor accident or incident with your plastic auto bumper seek out a bumper repair. Not an auto body shop, an outfit that repairs bumpers as their main specialty. They will be the ones that will save you money.
Traditional bumper repair can be costly in terms of both time and money. Most bumper repair service shops utilize state of the art techniques to ensure they can repair your bumper without costly removal or replacement.
Many offer same day turn-around, guaranteed quality work and 40% to 70% lower costs than traditional body shop and insurance claim channels has brought us many enthusiastic customers!
In order to get a bumper replaced, there is often a waiting period at the auto body shop. In most cases, the new bumper will not be readily available and must be ordered in from a manufacturer or from a junkyard. This could take anywhere from a few days to a week or more. Once the replacement part arrives, the mechanic shop will then put you on their list of customers, but you will likely have to wait again. If you decide to go with bumper repair, all you will need to do is make the appointment and bring your car in at the scheduled time. This is less of a headache and hassle for you as well as the mechanic doing the work.
Depending on your age, you may not remember the bumpers of yesteryear. They were all metal and all chrome plated and could take a few punches before you had to fix or replace them. Today it a lot different, and it is also costly unless you find your local bumper repair shop that specializes in bumper repair, they are not all about replacing and charging astronomical fee’s.
You can see why bumper manufacturing companies and auto repair facilities are smiling. The average number of plastic bumpers being replaced each year is over 8 million with the average cost to replace one is $900 and more. And what are they made of - thin metal, plastic, fiberglass and even foam - very flimsy stuff. Today, if you hit the bumper, you hit the car. And there are thousands of tailgaters, inattentive, distracted, drivers, drivers with poor judgment and lousy-stinking parallel parkers out there just ready to wreck your vehicle.
Most modern-day bumper repair shops specialize in repairing the bumper only and bringing it back to its protective use and its appearance without replacing the whole thing and costing the owner an arm and a leg.