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Mercedes Benz rear bumper cost

  • 28-11-2017 9:14am
    #1
    fishin111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭


    I had a minor accident this morning bumped a 131 e class e300, the rear bumper has some minor cracks, im not sure if its just the paint that cracked or the bumper itself. I was only going about 10kmph. Was wondering if the rear bumper needs to be replaced would anyone know what kind of money is this going to cost me.


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  • #2
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Not DIY. moved to main section.


  • #3
    spyderski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,270 ✭✭✭spyderski


    The owner is entitled to get the car repaired to his satisfaction, where he wants (within reason). If the car needs a new bumper, fitted and painted you could be looking at €2-3k. It probably doesn't though. Minor paint repair could be around €300, full respray €700-800.

    Someone ran into the back of my car earlier in the year, cracked the paint a bit. Said they'd cover it themselves, didn't want to go through insurance. I got a quote for €300 from a bumper repair place. The guy who hit me moaned at the cost, which I tried to keep as low as possible. I could have cost him €3k, but I decided I couldn't be bothered with the hassle. Have a couple of nice cracks in the paint of my bumper now. If it happens again I'm going through the insurance immediately.


  • #4
    fishin111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭fishin111


    Thanks, to my amateur eye it looked like paint cracked but am aware I am at the behest of other driver, I have a feeling he may want a new bumper. Was hoping it would be closer to the 1 to 1.5k mark.


  • #5
    Gravelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,119 ✭✭✭Gravelly


    If he brings it to a Mercedes main dealer there will be a sensor bracket damaged, which will entail the replacement of the entire bumper at a cost (including respraying, checking the ECU is OK etc.) of several thousand euros. If he goes to one of the smart repair guys it'll probably be a couple of hundred euros at most. Being honest, if I was him, I'd go to the main dealer, as he has a valuable asset to protect, and when he trades the Merc for a new model, and "non approved" repairs will be used as a stick to beat him with.


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