do you know if you damaged the foam and/or support braces under the bumper cover? someone hit me, only dented the corner of the bumper cover (on the corner "crease"), not doing any damage to the suff underneath. most places told me that i needed a new bumper cover. i found south brook autobody (in south bound brook) on a lark. it is owned and operated by one guy, vinny. he was able to work out the plastic... buff it down and repaint it. i he saved me a few hundred dollars on the would be replacement part and significant painting. i couldn't even tell that it was repaired. most body shops quoted me around $800 - $1200 to replace, install, and paint the part.

btw, i was told by the body shops that the part only costs around $400-500. the parts aren't prepainted so factor in painting costs.