Auto Body Shop Rip-Off Attempt

DerbyDad03 · 2017-03-27T19:29:38+00:00

My daughter lives about 2.5 hours from me and drives a Honda Civic. The front bumper cover is really low and she hooked it on a curb when backing out, pulling the driver's side off from where it clips under the headlight. A friend used a zip tie to hold it up so it wouldn't drag. She took it to a body shop and they wanted over $600 to replace the bumber cover. They said it was "cracked". She told them that she wasn't going to use insurance, but it didn't change the price. I told her to wait until she was home so I could take a look at it. I know that I can get a bumper cover on-line and install it myself for a lot cheaper, even if I to get it painted (basic black). So she comes home this weekend and I found the "crack" that they were referring to. There is a single screw that holds the cover to the underside of the fender. The round "hole" in the bumper cover was now a "U" instead of a full circle meaning that the screw would be more of a pressure fit hold since it wouldn't be encircled by a complete hole. That's it. There was no other damage other than a bunch of missing push fasteners that held the splash guard to the bumper cover under the radiator. I fixed the screw hole issue by drilling 1 hidden hole and using a (black) zip tie to secure the bumper cover just as an extra precaution in case the screw loosened up. I used a half dozen (black) zip ties in place of the push fasteners to reattach the splash guard. A half hour of labor and pennies worth of parts that can't even be seen instead of $600+ to have the bumper cover replaced. What a rip-off!

Mar 27, 2017 62 Replies

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twotone 9 years ago

I don't recall anyone claiming to be perfect but a reasonably skilled sober driver can park a car without running it up on the curb.

But I get it, daddies have to defend their daughters...even if they can't drive.

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Ed Pawlowski 9 years ago

Daddy was not defending his daughter but three people (now four?) took liberty to be critical of her driving skills. We don't know the circumstances of why and how it happened but some self righteous asshole will always make condescending comments. What it really shows is the personality of the person making the nasty post.

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Meanie 9 years ago

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