YACT: Does anyone know how much it cost to repair/replace a Toyota Corolla Rear bumper?

[Qianglong]

It is a 2005 Corolla and someone dented the rear bumper in the parking lot.
Does anyone here knows approximately how much it cost to get it replaced or repaired?

 

[notfred]

Cost $900 to get a similar problem fixed for me on a 1990 Ford Mustang. I'd guess the corrola would be about the same.

 

[Qianglong]

I was searching around online and found this website that sells spare parts:

http://www.carpartswholesale.com/store/...ake=Toyota&model=COROLLA&sku=T760105PQ

do you guys think I should buy one from that website and get a local mechanic to install it?

 

[sniperruff]

if it's just dented, i'd just leave it. and that's just for the exterior of the bumper, not the entire bumper.

 

[Rage187]

um it's a bumper, thats it's job. wait till you have more serious damage before replacing it

 

[doze]

Aren't the corolla bumpers plastic over foam? Just buff out what you can and leave it or if the plastic is cracked then it can probably be fixed with a little bondo and some touch up paint. I def. wouldn't buy a replacement bumper online. If it turns out to be a complete piece of crap your stuck with it.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Qianglong
I was searching around online and found this website that sells spare parts:

http://www.carpartswholesale.com/store/...ake=Toyota&model=COROLLA&sku=T760105PQ

do you guys think I should buy one from that website and get a local mechanic to install it?

The expensive part is the paint. Painting cars is very labor-intensive.