Someone 's Knackered My Front Bumper

[thaiad24]

03-06 avensis

it looks like someone has reversed into my front bumper at speed and i found it with the left hand side hanging off

I speak in laymans terms as im not technical so bare with me please

the bracket where the bumber clips onto the passenger side of the car looks to have snapped somewhat and pushed in, i can just about clip the bumper back on to it with lots of pressure but the bumper is still hanging off and there is a gap of about 1 cm

i obviously need a new front bumper as its all bent and chipped (eBay have these at about £80)

my question is.... whats the part called that fixes the bumper to the car frame? is it a bumper bracket? (as this is a part i will need to buy)

also, is it worth just taking it to a toyota garage and getting them to sort it or will i get bum r@ped?

cheers

[balli hi]

Off the top of my head the part that the bumper is fixed to is called the armature, take your car and get a few quotes, try Mr T and a couple of independents then compare the quotes.

You could PM parts King for a price on the bumper armature.

[balli hi]

Found this add on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOYOTA-AVENSIS-2003-2008-BUMPER-REINFORCER-SUPPORT-BAR-FRONT-NOT-BUMPER-/151222513830

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[avensisd4d786]

above diagrams may help. personally I don't take cars back to Toyota if they are out of warranty.i just buy service parts. I would personally source a bumper in the same colour and fit it my self. which area do you live in?. getting bumpers/wings/doors posted from eBay can be risky, Some couriers company's do not compensate for damage to body parts which they state in their small print. what colour is you car?

[thaiad24]

above diagrams may help. personally I don't take cars back to Toyota if they are out of warranty.i just buy service parts. I would personally source a bumper in the same colour and fit it my self. which area do you live in?. getting bumpers/wings/doors posted from ebay can be risky, Some couriers company's do not compensate for damage to body parts which they state in their small print. what colour is you car?

cheers fella

i live in Leeds

the colour is metalic grey

[avensisd4d786]

there is plenty of toyotas in leeds/bradford in the breakers yards. I may be in leeds on friday looking for a part for mine,will be going to a few yards. I will keep a eye out for a grey bumper, can you open your passenger door there will be metal plate near the bottom there should be a code. this is to find the colour code. mine is 8p4 dark blue. you may find 1f6,1d2,1g3. what do you see.

[thaiad24]

there is plenty of toyotas in leeds/bradford in the breakers yards. I may be in leeds on friday looking for a part for mine,will be going to a few yards. I will keep a eye out for a grey bumper, can you open your passenger door there will be metal plate near the bottom there should be a code. this is to find the colour code. mine is 8p4 dark blue. you may find 1f6,1d2,1g3. what do you see.

cheers fella, ill check tonight and reply to you on here tomorrow

its the common metalic grey but ill get the code tomorrow am

[avensisd4d786]

sorry I did not go. if I see any on eBay I will update.

[Phil24RN]

Go to toyodiy.com and enter your VIN, part number will come up for the assembly and you can google it from there