[dxb335d]

washed car this morning and noticed some damage on the bumper:mad:

drove round to the missus and took some snaps









and the damage



looks like a person has driven into it when maybe trying to get out of a car parkign space in a tall car on full lock


scraped the bumper twice and up onto the headlight if you look at the pic carefully enough


very very F***ING annoyed:mad:


Carlos

[peterg1965]

Carlos, sorry to see the car has some damage, join the club, although mine isnt as bad as yours.

[Z4 Beemer]

Carlos - sorry to hear this. Not easy to tell the extent of damage from the pic, but I suppose it won't just polish out?

Pete - the M Sports don't dent as easy as SE models apparently

[M3-FAST]

Originally Posted by dxb335d

washed car this morning and noticed some damage on the bumper:mad:

Carlos

.....sure it didn't happen whilst it was in for its dodgy service, lol!!

soz guys

[Z4 Beemer]

Originally Posted by redE93cab

.....sure it didn't happen whilst it was in for its dodgy service, lol!!

soz guys

That was the very first thing that crossed my mind... but I withheld from saying it

[Bumps]

Sorry to hear this Carlos. However, does the damage look like it could have been made by a laydee's heel trying to erm, find purchase on the bumper while 'sitting' on the bonnet? Or is it just me? Looks like too small a graze to have been made by something as big as a part of (car) bodywork.

Dunno, but hey, if this happens, I think the mental image of a girl doing the damage with a heel is better than that of some moron in a 4x4 driving into it (you might not feel quite so bad......) Even tell everyone you and your girl did the damage Carlos - wouldn't do your street cred any harm

[mikem]

I`m with Bumps on this. Looks like someones tries stradling the car with silletos on. Now where`s the pics, Carlos.

[peterg1965]

Originally Posted by Bumps

Sorry to hear this Carlos. However, does the damage look like it could have been made by a laydee's heel trying to erm, find purchase on the bumper while 'sitting' on the bonnet? Or is it just me? Looks like too small a graze to have been made by something as big as a part of (car) bodywork.

Dunno, but hey, if this happens, I think the mental image of a girl doing the damage with a heel is better than that of some moron in a 4x4 driving into it (you might not feel quite so bad......) Even tell everyone you and your girl did the damage Carlos - wouldn't do your street cred any harm

Originally Posted by mikem

I`m with Bumps on this. Looks like someones tries stradling the car with silletos on. Now where`s the pics, Carlos.

Come on Carlitto tell us the truth!

[silverbmwz3]

Carlos, sorry to hear this mate... you ain't havin much luck with her of late eh. Hope you get it sorted soon.

[dazzapb]

sorry to hear that carlos, let us know how you get on with the repair mate

i've got a similiar gash on the rear bumper of my car. certainly ain't high heel mark tho!

I also suspect this was done at the dealer... it may t-cut out - fingers crossed

I try and lessen the chances of getting dents etc, by going to stupid lenghts - i park at work in an NCP car park, but always take a particular space at the end of a row, parking 2/3's in the space allowing for "moron door swing" even from a 4x4

every time i go back to the car someone is always parked next to it! sheep I say, even with loads of other spaces free. now if its a nice car, i'm happy as the chances are the owner hasn't been a twat and caused damage. (still cant rule it out)

i inspect the car (how sad) and ifs theres a dent, i line up where their door would swing etc and put a note on their car asking for insurance details etc. - well this hasn't happened yet - but i'm sure it will do soon

i'm tempted to go back to my old mondeo and let the c$%$ batter the shit out of it!

[dxb335d]

cheers for the comments guise

prob is, this deffo wont tee cut out, its deep chunk taken out, and a gash and scrape of the headlight...

think it may even require a new bumper.. makes me sick, 6month old car needed new bumper

[silverbmwz3]

The moral of this story of course, is ........... don't wash your car .. ever.

[E92Fan]

Originally Posted by dxb335d

cheers for the comments guise

prob is, this deffo wont tee cut out, its deep chunk taken out, and a gash and scrape of the headlight...

think it may even require a new bumper.. makes me sick, 6month old car needed new bumper

I don't think you'll need a new bumper. I had a big old gouge on my old car on the boot lid where some tosser (me) opened the lid without noticing there was a low beam... stupid.. anyway, took it to Sytner's in Harold Wood and they had their PDI prep guy look at it. A day later and the damage was completely invisible. What he'd done was flat down the gouge, use an airbrush to respray the affected area, then build up to the original depth using lacquer. Final polish and it really was invisible. They only charged me £95 for the work. Bucket loads cheaper than a new boot lid (or bumper for you)

[dxb335d]

Originally Posted by E92Fan

I don't think you'll need a new bumper. I had a big old gouge on my old car on the boot lid where some tosser (me) opened the lid without noticing there was a low beam... stupid.. anyway, took it to Sytner's in Harold Wood and they had their PDI prep guy look at it. A day later and the damage was completely invisible. What he'd done was flat down the gouge, use an airbrush to respray the affected area, then build up to the original depth using lacquer. Final polish and it really was invisible. They only charged me £95 for the work. Bucket loads cheaper than a new boot lid (or bumper for you)

did they have to spray the car?

just really didnt want it to have any paint

still upset

[silverbmwz3]

Carlosingoilbadly,

I think you are getting too hung up about paint - if you can't tell does it matter?

Paul

[E92Fan]

Originally Posted by dxb335d

did they have to spray the car?

just really didnt want it to have any paint

still upset

yes, they airbrushed the localised area, then relacquered. And you really really can't tell it's there at all. It's better than getting whole new bumper - it's actually harder to match the paint with such a big piece - a small localised respray is the way to go!

[dxb335d]

Originally Posted by E92Fan

yes, they airbrushed the localised area, then relacquered. And you really really can't tell it's there at all. It's better than getting whole new bumper - it's actually harder to match the paint with such a big piece - a small localised respray is the way to go!

yeah i hope so buddy

[NaViT]

yea i dont think youll need a new bumper

[ZiM]

a decent body shop will sort that for £50 and you won't be able to tell in the slightest mate...

[northernmonkey]

dont worry carlos. i had a similar scrape on my E60 m-sport bumper and the local smart repair place sorted it out perferctly for < £100 all in. i could not see the repair and i am fussy!!!!!

[dxb335d]

Originally Posted by ZiM

a decent body shop will sort that for £50 and you won't be able to tell in the slightest mate...

shall i go to BMW you think?

Originally Posted by northernmonkey

dont worry carlos. i had a similar scrape on my E60 m-sport bumper and the local smart repair place sorted it out perferctly for < £100 all in. i could not see the repair and i am fussy!!!!!

Cheers mate, hope you lot are all right about this

i will at some point look into getting it fixed

Carlos

[Bumps]

Originally Posted by dazzapb

i inspect the car (how sad) and ifs theres a dent, i line up where their door would swing etc and put a note on their car asking for insurance details etc. - well this hasn't happened yet - but i'm sure it will do soon

Good advice - make it as difficult as poss for them to wriggle out of it. I'd stay with the car until they got back if possible and challenge them face to face (depending on how big they are!)

I've become so p****d off with it (£1400 worth of damage over 2 years and 2 cars - only got one offender's insurance to pay for one scrape so I'm £700 down) that I take a quick pic with my camera phone of my car and the cars parked next to me before I leave, making sure all reg plates are in shot. You may get someone else coming, causing damage and leaving again before you get back, but if the paint matches one of the cars in the pic then you can trace the owner via DVLA for a small charge. And the b******s won't expect that.

Obsessive? Probably but I really don't see why I should have to pay for some utter t**t's lack of care and decency. Most people don't own up as they think they'll get away with it, so I try to make it as difficult as possible for them to do that.