The estimate said:
FRT BUMPER VALANCE PANEL 53901-35210 145.53
Currently on a trip for work but when I get home I can give you an itemized list of what my dealership charged my neighbors insurance for Bumper Cover + Paint + Install.
My neighbor across the street didn't park her car in gear and it rolled out of her garage and into my parked 4Runner...:ybrick:
The dealerships usually have a body shop they farm out the work to ,rather then do it themselves.Has anybody had to replace thier front bumper cover? How much did the dealership charge you?
hey buddy, here is what the dealership's body shop charged:
Bumper Cover - $245.92
Body Labor - 3.7 Hrs @ $40/hr - 148.00
Paint Labor - 3.6 Hrs @ $40/hr - 144.00
Paint Supplies - 3.6 Hrs @ $26/hr - 93.60
Sublet / Misc. - $-46.80
Pre-Tax Discount - $-20.20
Total $559.51
I say leave it. It 's a battle scar. You can say you got it on this knarly trail you were 4x4 in on .
Valve core remover, wear gloves, toss the cores down a storm drain. Cheap, easy, fast, and if you remove all of them it renders the vehicle completely useless but completely undamaged.:beer:That's right in the range I was figuring. Thanks for the numbers.
My wife, who is very picky, says we should just leave it too. She thinks that there's just no way we are gonna be able to get the ******* to pay for the damage without having to pay out of pocket first or going to small claims. I just don't want the guy to get away with hitting my truck without dealing with some type of consequence...
Valve core remover, wear gloves, toss the cores down a storm drain. Cheap, easy, fast, and if you remove all of them it renders the vehicle completely useless but completely undamaged.:beer: