I recently got a nice golfball-sized hole and crack on my front bumper. I think it's from hitting a big chunk of ice that was in the middle of the road.

Here's what it looks like:


Now here are the solutions that come to mind:

1. Whole new OEM bumper. The dealer says a new unpainted bumper is like $230 or so. Then I could get it painted locally. Or I could buy from these guys:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2005-...spagenameZWD1V
I am I correct to assume that an OEM bumper will not have any fitment issues normally associated with aftermarket body kits, so that it would be pretty easy for me to mount it myself? I like this option because everything would be back to perfect.

2. Get the bumper patched, then cover it up with a lip kit. This seems like a good idea, but how much do you suppose a patch job like that would cost, and how good would it look? The hole comes up a little bit above the line where a lip would start, so it would not be completely covered. I like this option because I want to add a lip kit anyway.

3. Salvage/used front bumper. Seems like this would be hard to find but could be a bargain. Does anyone know a good resource to search for salvage parts? Anyone got a spare superwhite bumper laying around after putting on a body kit?

4. New aftermarket body kit. Sorry, I can't spend that much money, and none of the ones out right now thrill me.

What do you guys (and sweet ladies) think?

 

i just bought a new oem bumper for mine.... didn't want to hassle with the repair...

 

The Lip should almost cover that, with a little patching... but the whole kit will run you a nice chunk of change... just the parts alone are around pricey for the OEM kit.

Replacing the bumper will be the cheapest option, but if you can get a hold of a friend with a lip kit, or see a tC at the dealer with one, you can compare where it goes to and see how much it'll cover... you may get lucky. As, I looks really close.

 

buy a kamanari front bumper thats what i did when i wrecked my oem one