Help! Did significant damage to the front bumper!
 

Hello all.

Last night I was driving when a stupid dog ran across the street. I was only going about 20 mph but he jumped into traffic so quickly that even at 20mph I couldn't avoid him. He was a small dog however; it did damage my bumper. I was thinking of just replacing the whole thing. It doesn't appear that anything else got damaged besides the bumper. I did a quick search on google but didn't get anything, besides the rice stuff. Here are some pictures. If anyone knows of a website where I can buy a stock bumper, let me know please!

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/5277/034bq6.jpg
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6593/035bg2.jpg
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/330/036fa3.jpg

Wow small doggie did that??? all i know is our front ends are exspensive!

it'll probably be cheaper to claim it on your insurance, b/c my guess would be about 300 for the bumper, ~400 for paint/labor.... so yea, most people have a 500 dollar deductible...

OMG did the dog die?? :crying:

also try riverside infiniti they have good prices I got my fender from 'em for like 2 something but the shipping was what hurt.

400 for paint/labor? I thought you can buy them with the paint.

Also, the bumper is also called a bumper cover? I went to riverside infiniti and I think this is what they call them.


And I don't know if the dog died. Probably did after a few minutes. It looked like a poodle. I never would have imagined that it would have damaged it since he was so small.

Looks just like when I hit a coyote.
Don't worry, it'll be god as new soon enough.... just be glad you are okay.

Feels sorry for the Dog too mann!!

yeah i feel bad for the dog too, coming from a dog owner of two... hope the dog was alright:eek3:

Riverside's probably your best bet for a new bumper.
Hope the dog is alright. Looks like it did a number on your bumper. :(

Just something I noticed. :eek3:

nope, usually bumpers come gel coated black polyurethane, and some places will actually paint it for you before they ship it out..... But yea, usually i guess around 250-350 for a bumper, a ok paint job would be ~300, i think 400 would be more accurate (had to get bumpers painted on my TL all the time b/c it was a magnet for drivers that didn't want to watch out where they were backing out)

eevvilll.. EEEEEEEEEVVVIIILLLL

whoa! is that blood on your license plate.

http://www.riversideinfiniti.com/j/i...LineParts.html

$250 + shipping

"And I don't know if the dog died. Probably did after a few minutes"

Didn’t you stop to find out??

wow that sucks... i was driving my cousins 530i on the BQE when this POS rubber thing ( looks like those things truckers use to prevent trucks from moving ) flew infront of me, hit my hood and cracked my windsheild on the top right corner... insurance fixed the glass on the SAME day and i fixed the hood with a hammer !! dont worry itll be good as new