Dent on front BUMPER.

cranil7 · 19th December 2006, 11:18

I am devastated.

My 1.6 palio received a dent on front bumper. (from underbody side)
This bumper looks like made up off plastic material.

Is it a good idea to take it out and hammer it a little? I plan to do this myself.
(Is that good idea?)

mega5918 · 19th December 2006, 11:57

Well I don't suggest you do that...

hydrashok · 19th December 2006, 11:59

Hammering is a bad idea. The bumper is plastic. It needs to be heated before it is bent back into shape. Best leave it to the service guys.

If it is a minor job it may not come to much (unless painting is needed). I've got my bumper (Fiat Palio 1.2) reheated and fixed twice (and the entire bumper had to be changed once grrr...). Both times I had the entire bumper painted as the scratches accumulated over time needed to be cleaned out. (I hate having ugly scratches on the bumper)

pow3r2dawh33ls · 19th December 2006, 12:27

Just how much would a new bumper cost?

cranil7 · 19th December 2006, 13:33

Don't know how much a new one would cost. About 1500 I think. Happened to see that somewhere.

speedzak · 19th December 2006, 13:38

If the damage is not ver big, then a normal repair job as Hydra told would be sufficient. But if it's a lot more, then replacement will be the ideal route.

Can you post a pic of that dent to see how deep the damage is?

cranil7 · 19th December 2006, 14:29

No pictures yet. It's looks small dent, but I just don't like it.

What exactly repair guys do? Heat it and hammer it?

theEnd · 19th December 2006, 15:25

Happened to me last week. The repair guys heated it and pushed out the dent from inside. Then they repainted the entire bumper. Looks as good as new, which is surprising because it was quite a nasty dent and the bumper also had a two inch long crack in it.

ancer · 21st December 2006, 14:27

hey can you post a picture...some road rage kid trying to impress his girlfriend on his bike rammed the back of my lancer causing the bumper to dent.. i pancked and cursed for 20 minutes then just reached my hand under the bumper and pushed out the dent from the behind the bumper..not even a scratch on it (-:

19th December 2006, 11:18	#1
cranil7 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 15 Thanked: 0 Times	Dent on front BUMPER. I am devastated. My 1.6 palio received a dent on front bumper. (from underbody side) This bumper looks like made up off plastic material. Is it a good idea to take it out and hammer it a little? I plan to do this myself. (Is that good idea?)
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19th December 2006, 11:57	#2
mega5918 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 95 Thanked: 5 Times	Well I don't suggest you do that...
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19th December 2006, 11:59	#3
hydrashok Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In my Office Posts: 2,528 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	Hammering is a bad idea. The bumper is plastic. It needs to be heated before it is bent back into shape. Best leave it to the service guys. If it is a minor job it may not come to much (unless painting is needed). I've got my bumper (Fiat Palio 1.2) reheated and fixed twice (and the entire bumper had to be changed once grrr...). Both times I had the entire bumper painted as the scratches accumulated over time needed to be cleaned out. (I hate having ugly scratches on the bumper)
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19th December 2006, 12:27	#4
pow3r2dawh33ls BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Jersey City, NJ Posts: 52 Thanked: Once	new part cost Just how much would a new bumper cost?
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19th December 2006, 13:33	#5
cranil7 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 15 Thanked: 0 Times	Don't know how much a new one would cost. About 1500 I think. Happened to see that somewhere.
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19th December 2006, 13:38	#6
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	If the damage is not ver big, then a normal repair job as Hydra told would be sufficient. But if it's a lot more, then replacement will be the ideal route. Can you post a pic of that dent to see how deep the damage is?
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19th December 2006, 14:29	#7
cranil7 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 15 Thanked: 0 Times	No pictures yet. It's looks small dent, but I just don't like it. What exactly repair guys do? Heat it and hammer it?
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19th December 2006, 15:25	#8
theEnd BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 534 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	Happened to me last week. The repair guys heated it and pushed out the dent from inside. Then they repainted the entire bumper. Looks as good as new, which is surprising because it was quite a nasty dent and the bumper also had a two inch long crack in it.
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21st December 2006, 14:27	#9
ancer BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 121 Thanked: 2 Times	hey can you post a picture...some road rage kid trying to impress his girlfriend on his bike rammed the back of my lancer causing the bumper to dent.. i pancked and cursed for 20 minutes then just reached my hand under the bumper and pushed out the dent from the behind the bumper..not even a scratch on it (-:
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