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      10-03-2011, 03:19 PM   #1
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Best way to repair minor scrapes?

It had to happen on a Monday. Was at the Charles De Gaul Airport in Paris and discovered a design flaw in the parking garage entry ways - some jacka$$ designer decided to squeeze 5 entry gates into a place that should probably have 3, and they are at a near 90 angle to when you come off the ramp - and this is after you weave/bob the departure hall traffic (which like most airports is 2~3 lanes of really bad drivers - as you have to get past that before getting into the proper parking garage.

Anyway - as I was making my turn into the entry way, i made slight contact at about 1 MPH with the side of the concrete barrier - and now my pristine ride has some parking garage rash on the lower left lip, next to the fog light. I knew the first sratch was going to come at some point, but i'm mad at myself for getting thru that zoo of traffic only to leave with a self-inflected wound.

What's the best way to repair this? I'm going to ask the dealer, but i'm preparing to curl up into the fetal position now just to get ready.
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      10-03-2011, 03:29 PM   #2
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Well it depends on how bad/deep it is - a photo would help. Personally, if it's the lower-front bumper I'd say get some touch-up paint and cover it up. Bumpers will get scratches. They are also plastic which typically means dealers will want to respray the whole thing which is gonna be expensive - a popular dealer in Brussels wanted to charge me close to 1000 EUR for a respray ;-) I don't think they do spot repair on plastic (spot repair is quite cheaper). Anyway, see what quote a dealer would give you, but unless it's horrid a touch-up will save you some cash until it gets so bad due to scrapes/stone chips that a respray would be needed. if you need to / decide to go for a respray any good bodyshop can help out for far less in terms of $$$ as the process is basically sanding, priming, respraying. Not all bodyshop will be able to colour-match the paint though...
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      10-03-2011, 05:08 PM   #3
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The only correct way to repair the bumper will involve removing the bumper, sanding the scrape smooth, repainting the repaired area, then reapplying clear to the entire bumper. I just had this done to my 528i. The cost was $675 USD.
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