Recent content by akire

only 2 on mine :dancin:

Thanks for the info, Harper - good to know! You're the man! Well, I went to the body shop to pick up my truck, and sho'nuff, the bumper looked brighter (whiter) than the rest of the car. It was very slight, but definitely noticable to me. The estimator agreed, so they're going to repaint and...

Westwind / T4fun, I thought the same thing. I figured they would be able to just order the paint Toyota used at the factory, or since I took it to the dealer, that they would just have some blizzard pearl paint laying around, but apparently it isn't quite that easy, unfortunately .. the...

update Well, the body shop finally got in the new bumper and molding this week and I should be able to pick up my 4R tomorrow. I'm worried about the paint though ... the estimator told me that blizzard pearl is a difficult color to match, so they might have to 'blend' the new paint by painting...

Thanks, everyone, for the thoughts and advice. I went to the body shop today and they confirmed they didn't have any parts in stock for the 2010 T4R (surprise) so they are ordering the bumper. Hopefully it won't take too long to get in and get this over with!

This is a good idea! I might have to invest in one of these ..

here are a few pics of the bumper. The trailer hitch and frame look intact, so I'm guessing they'll only have to replace the bumper. I wish I could have gotten a few pics of the other car. My trailer hitch ripped her front bumper up pretty good!

Had my SR5 one month exactly and got rear-ended by some wahoo in a ford focus!! Thankfully it doesn't look too bad though; will be taking it into the dealer to repair asap ... hopefully they won't stick me with some crappy rental while she's getting fixed up. just had to vent :sobbing: