Ford Focus - Ford Focus bumper damage - urgent response req!!

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Wed 20 Nov 2013 12:54
Ford Focus - Ford Focus bumper damage - urgent response req!! - dac1

Hi all,
I need an urgent response on this please. Someone scrapped my rear bumper on a 2007 Ford Focus while it was parked up on the road. The damage is a dinner plate size of deep scuffing (the top transparent protective film is all cracked), with the metal overlapping tape on the edge of the bumper all crunched up. It looks worse than it sounds but it is very noticable. I simply thought the bumper was a charcoal bumper which had been coloured sprayed, didn't release there is protective film and metal edge tapping used.

My questions are:
1) If I went through an insurance company would they simply pay for the bumper to be replaced or will they instruct a repair job?
2) How much would a repair job be (bear in mind its only a dinner plate size on the bumper's side) and how much would a new rear bumper be?
3) Not sure if I should go through their insurance company or suggest to get it done privately?? - hence why I asking about costing advice from you guys.

Any help will be greatly appreaciated and I can do with the responses by 6pm today due to decision time!!
Thanks all :-)

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Wed 20 Nov 2013 13:05
Ford Focus - Ford Focus bumper damage - urgent response req!! - thunderbird

The bumper on dads car was scraped in a car park about 4 years ago. The quote from the insurance companies repairer was over £400 for a new bumper (its only the plastic covering) and painting most of the car to get a colour match. Dad would have had to pay £150 excess.

I took it to a local smart repairer who specialises in fixing lease and motability cars before they are returned, my Mrs used the company for their cars where she worked at the time. He did not know who I was so no special deal and quoted £55. Had the car for a full day and the repair was 100%, no marks and perfect colour match. They even valetted it. 4 years on he still has the car and it still looks perfect.

Suggest you look in yellow pages for a similar company local to where you live.

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Wed 20 Nov 2013 13:06
Ford Focus - Ford Focus bumper damage - urgent response req!! - Peter.N.

Can't really help you with your query but if it was me I would get a secondhandhand bumper from a scrapyard, there are lots of them on ebay from about £10.00

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