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Scraped a car, what will it cost me?

  • 14-06-2019 10:36pm
    #1
    Killarney2988
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 ✭


    Hi guys,
    Was driving in Cork city on Saturday last looking for a place to park, went down a road which was not marked as a dead end but inevitably was! Cars were parked on both sides and instead of reversing all the way back the 100m stretch of winding road, I attempted to complete a very tight turnabout. I scraped a car beside me, a 2012 Skoda Superb. Was planning on simply rubbing off the marks with a microfibre cloth and seeing how it looked, but lo and behold the owner arrived and was enraged. He demanded insurance details but said that he would ring me with a quote and I could pay it or he'd go to claim. The damage didn't look that bad to me but I'm worried I'll get hit for a grand repair job. Any idea what the repair would cost? Thanks in advance!


Comments

  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,499 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    You'll be a long time rubbing that.
    5/600 easy assuming you haven't broken the tabs off the headlight.


  • #3
    Twenty Grand
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭Twenty Grand


    Take off bumper.
    Fix scrape
    Repaint and blend
    Refit.

    Bout 500 maybe.


  • #4
    Killarney2988
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 ✭Killarney2988


    BrownFinger wrote: »
    You'll be a long time rubbing that.
    5/600 easy assuming you haven't broken the tabs off the headlight.
    Okay, within what I expected, definitely not my worst case scenario, but obviously not ideal. Thanks very much for your reply!


  • #5
    Killarney2988
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 ✭Killarney2988


    Twenty Grand wrote: »
    Take off bumper.
    Fix scrape
    Repaint and blend
    Refit.

    Bout 500 maybe.
    Thanks for your reply, hopefully it's not much more than that


  • #6
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Well that's a bumper off job, with a full prep of that whole bumper and respray you'll probably be looking at 6 hours time no all of it labour obviously expect 400-450 but you can test that theory out by asking for a no obligation quote by submitting your photos and other details here. Then you'll have something as a benchmark


    https://carcosmetix.ie/what-we-do/bumper-repair-dublin/


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  • #7
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Assuming the headlight isn’t damaged, I’d say €350-400


  • #8
    GustavoFring
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,076 ✭✭✭GustavoFring


    That headlight looks like it might be a xenon.

    If they're prepared to have a few chips on it - bumper respray - 4-500 notes.

    If they want the light replaced add 6-700 to that easily.

    Just


  • #9
    MrMusician18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,755 ✭✭✭MrMusician18


    I got off lightly so when I had a full bumper respray don't for €250 a few months ago.

    Big bucks if the light has to be replaced though.


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