Cost of replacing damaged bumper and rear light

Yorky

A friend has to pay to replace a rear bumper and light on a Suzuki Alto and has no idea how much to expect to pay (it was a light touch and only cosmetic damage)

Does anyone know what the approximate total cost would be?

Thanks in advance

colm_mcm

I would say €700-800 all in, assuming there’s no other work to do.

Yorky

colm_mcm wrote: »

I would say €700-800 all in, assuming there’s no other work to do.

I thought it might be less than that. The bumper is £130GBP on eBay

Black_Knight

You seem to know plenty already so.

If you can source your own parts it'll be much cheaper, especially if the right colour, but OEM will be expensive. Colm isn't far off it i'd imagine.

You say replace the bumper, but also that it's cosmetic damage. A respray of a bumper is probably around €200 or so. Ring around scrap yards for a replacement light.

Yorky

Black_Knight wrote: »

You seem to know plenty already so.

If you can source your own parts it'll be much cheaper, especially if the right colour, but OEM will be expensive. Colm isn't far off it i'd imagine.
You say replace the bumper, but also that it's cosmetic damage. A respray of a bumper is probably around €200 or so. Ring around scrap yards for a replacement light.

I mean it’s not structural damage underneath the bumper just what can be seen so cosmetic.

Ok say €40 for a light, €150 for a bumper, €200 respray.
How much labour to remove the damaged bumper and fit the new one?

pippip

Yorky wrote: »

I mean it’s not structural damage underneath the bumper just what can be seen so cosmetic.

Ok say €40 for a light, €150 for a bumper, €200 respray.
How much labour to remove the damaged bumper and fit the new one?

Should be able to do that themselves with a bit of google assistance.

If they are getting a garage to fit it they'd want to make sure the garage are ok with them supplying the parts, many places won't entertain that.

Was this the result of an accident and damage to someone else's car or their own car?

Atlantic Dawn

To have to replace the whole bumper must have been a fair oul belt, can't see there being no underlying damage beyond that.

colm_mcm

This is on your friends own car or one they hit?

Yorky

They bumped into a stationary car around a blind bend.
They’ve been out of work since March and their insurance excess is €1000 so both parties agreed to pay cash. No damage to driver’s vehicle.

pippip

Yorky wrote: »

They bumped into a stationary car around a blind bend.
They’ve been out of work since March and their insurance excess is €1000 so both parties agreed to pay cash. No damage to driver’s vehicle.

That's what I feared, your friend can try and get cheapest options on the net with ebay ect but realistically the person they hit is probably going to a garage they're comfortable with and getting a quote.

IF they actually go and get the work done after the cash is handed over they'll have zero comeback if there's a problem with second hand parts you've sourced elsewhere. I know I wouldn't accept that as an option. Unfortunately it's their choice where and how the work is done

Yorky

Update: They settled for £375.

Thanks for all the replies