02-12-2006, 07:02 AM
Getting a new front bumper + paint and install at a dealership will run you more than 500 bucks after tax. If I recall properly a front bumper alone from ford costs somewhere in the range of 400 something... Paint and install will be 100-300 depending on the shop....
Fixing it? its abs plastic. They could do a plastic weld on it and it could be a good fix, definitly not as good as new, but its your friend after all. You are stuck between a rock and a hard place, you obviously don't want to profit from your friends mistake, but you also don't want to short change yourself and leave yourself with a less than par bumper.
Don't go aftermarket, there is nothing that screams out "I'm a faggot ricer" more than an aftermarket front bumper on a stock car. Unless you are gonna go all out, don't. If you DO plan on going aftermarket in the near future, why not get a quote on replacing/painting/installing ur bumper, get your buddy to cut a cheque, and put that in a fund for later and just live with the crack for now?
Fixing it? its abs plastic. They could do a plastic weld on it and it could be a good fix, definitly not as good as new, but its your friend after all. You are stuck between a rock and a hard place, you obviously don't want to profit from your friends mistake, but you also don't want to short change yourself and leave yourself with a less than par bumper.
Don't go aftermarket, there is nothing that screams out "I'm a faggot ricer" more than an aftermarket front bumper on a stock car. Unless you are gonna go all out, don't. If you DO plan on going aftermarket in the near future, why not get a quote on replacing/painting/installing ur bumper, get your buddy to cut a cheque, and put that in a fund for later and just live with the crack for now?
Run your car, not your mouth