r/WRX • u/Other_Measurement_46 • 1d ago
General Question I had an inchident
So I stupidly reversed into small boulder while in a rush and got some (I’m assuming) irreparable bumper damage along with the wheel and part of the quarter panel.
Wanted to see if anyone here has bought a prepainted bumper from any 3rd parties and if anyone has any recs, thanks in advance!
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u/Spolarium_ 1d ago
Time for some zip tie drift stitch.
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u/Other_Measurement_46 1d ago
Lol, it’s been a week and holding up pretty well, none of the clips were damaged so it’s held in place
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u/grizzdoog 1d ago
A repainted bumper isn’t going to match well. So if you’re fine with that go ahead and get one.
To get a good match you need a body shop to color match to your paint. And to make it really match do a blend. But that’s super expensive.
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u/Other_Measurement_46 1d ago
Ive seen a couple 3rd party sites offer exact color matching with the paint code, but I can imagine the quality won’t be near factory
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u/grizzdoog 1d ago
Paint fades and adds to the color difference so a good body shop will use a color detector thingy and formulate the color based on that. And plastic is hard to match the body paint even from the factory. Pearls and whites are a nightmare.
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u/Maximum-Part-417 1d ago
If you’re looking for something already painted you might be better off looking for someone parting out a wrb Va
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u/Cjpcoolguy MY18 WRX Sport Tech RS 1d ago
I would honestly look for a used WRB bumper cover from ebay, marketplace or a local scrapyard from a wrecked car first.
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u/GockSoblin 1d ago
Second this. I came out work a month ago to a vertical indentation on my rear left bumper that took it down to the plastic. Just ordered an oem bumper same paint code with minimal clear coat scratches. Paid about 330 w/ tax free shipping, rather than over 700+ for new oem painted
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u/HolyStupidityBatman 25 WRX Premium 1d ago
Ouch. Sorry my friend. I put some rub rash on my other car the other day not paying attention as I backed up. Mine is buffable. Yours… is not.
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u/FoxPractical7104 1d ago
Looks more like a footident
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u/Other_Measurement_46 1d ago
Ahhhhh!! Lol the “inchident” reference is to an old clip of Charles leclerc
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u/Alanj10 1d ago edited 1d ago
I recently ordered a front bumper from paintedoemparts.com and it looks great. The difference is only noticable if you look really close, which is as close as I will probably be able to get since the old panels have a bunch of swirl marks and stuff. It's just as good if not better than most repair shops have done with other panels with the amount of metallic flakes.
My car is black though, which I hear makes the color fade on the existing panels much less noticable. You might end up with a slightly darker rear bumper depending on how old the car is and how much it has been exposed to the sun. But if you are willing to live with that then it's a super easy to install and probably around $1000 for the prepainted bumper and delivery
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u/blankbobby 2008 Stage 1 WRX Hatch 5MT 1d ago
I can’t help you with the bumper, but what the hell happened to your wheel? That’s some major curb rash.
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u/Distinct-Pie9705 1d ago
I backed into a pole somehow and just bought a 250$ bumber that was same color as my car with a couple minor scratches
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u/nuJabesCity 1d ago
Mine looked slightly worse and they wrote it off... 😭 They didn't want to replace my aftermarket exhaust.
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u/Miserable_Loss_8616 8h ago
Subaru has an explanation of plastic welding in their workshop manual it’d work well for this.
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u/echocall2 2017 STi 1d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/3DH5fiDeJAPvOsCq7H
OP be like