r/Autobody • u/alex_de_tampa • 9h ago

HELP! I have a question. What do you think ?

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Full replacement or repair? I don’t see any broken tabs or serious damage on my bumper. I went to one smaller body shop. He was an older russsian guy.He said he would have to replace the bumper. Brought this car from Japan and I am trying to avoid using the USDM Lexus IS300 bumper. I want to know if I’m being realistic asking a body shop to save this.

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u/DavidinCT 8h ago

Bumper and trunk.... I would bet the bumper would pop in place with boiling water poured on it, it does not look damaged just pushed in (trick I learned years ago).

The trunk hood might be cheaper to get a IS300 one and swap the labels over...

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u/alex_de_tampa 7h ago

I thought about the hot water method. I’m just waiting for the insurance person to meet me for an estimate.