Damaged Rear Bumper

[wineman69]

backed into lampost. rubber bumper dented in paint pelled and cracked. can i fix this myself ie is it bolted on and is the bumper all in one right round to the wheel arch as it all seems like a plastic material do not want to claim on insurance and does it come already colour coded all help greatly appreciated

[wineman69]

have found forum post how to remove rear bumper .looks to much for me so on to plan B and call in a favour from my garage manager friend if bumper not to exspensive??.its bound to be an arm and a leg.if it is then it will be plan C.back to insurance and blow my no claimes dis.cheers all

[Davrav]

What year RAV? Loads of bumpers on e-bay.

Have you had a 'Smart' Repairer look at it? They can do wonders in a lot of cases.

[Merseyshark]

I had a bump from an uninsured driver which wrecked the nearside rear bumper.

The replacement (new) was £175 IIRC but was definitely unpainted.

A friend of a friend of a friend did the job for me at cost.

[firemac]

What year RAV? Loads of bumpers on e-bay.

Have you had a 'Smart' Repairer look at it? They can do wonders in a lot of cases.

Good advice from Dave. I had our front bumper done by a local mobille guy & it was a reasonably good job at a fair price.

Google your local Mr. Chips or the like.

[dwilson]

Agreed they come unpainted. Bodyshops can often repair them though if they are still securely mounted.

David

[wineman69]

thanks for replys will take it to a body shop see what thay think