Girl look at that body...

Kinja'd!!! "cbell04" (cbell04)
09/08/2013 at 23:13 • Filed to: Altima bumper

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My wife didn't see the very large, very bright wheel barrow in the garage. Here is the results..

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Anyone have any suggestions on finding a replacement bumper cover? I see them on ebay for about 250 painted to "match" your car but I'm a little weary of buying a crap part or paint being way off. Seems to be a pretty common car to be parted out found a bunch within driving range but none with color listed so will be making some calls tomorrow. Anyone know of a good used part locator that i could possible narrow down color choice? Guess i should hit up all the salvage yards while I'm at it. What is a reasonable price for a used bumper for such a boring common appliance of a car?


DISCUSSION (15)


Kinja'd!!! dogisbadob > cbell04
09/08/2013 at 23:15

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Hi

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Kinja'd!!! Nibby > cbell04
09/08/2013 at 23:16

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DUDE THE ONLY ANSWER IS TO BUY BODYKIT YO

GET SOME MAD NICE CHROME RIMS AND GIANT SPOILER, LOWER THE CAR, ALTEZZAS AND LEDS YO

(Uh, yeah... try a salvage yard; they should have it. WHere in NY are you? There are a few salvage yards in Long Island City, Brooklyn, and New Hyde Park. Unless you're in the rest of NY state such as the Catskills, Adirondacks, or Buffalo, etc.


Kinja'd!!! qwertt > cbell04
09/08/2013 at 23:21

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If you value your vehicle, take it to your local reputable body shop and let them make the repairs. You will not be sad nor sorry!


Kinja'd!!! IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > cbell04
09/08/2013 at 23:23

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Salvage yard/ totaled car part out is what you should be looking for. Silver is a common color so if you have some patience you should be able to get an entire new bumper with factory paint for not that much money


Kinja'd!!! cbell04 > Nibby
09/08/2013 at 23:23

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But its a 2.5 with an auto!! I'd rather throw it away!! But seriously i'm in Rochester know of a couple around here but been a long time since I was in need of a salvage yard. Like I said going to get moving on it but was just curious if anyone had a clever search engine of participating yards or something..


Kinja'd!!! cbell04 > qwertt
09/08/2013 at 23:26

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Its a throw away car not going to happen.. And its just a bumper cover not rocket science if I can get the right color not a whole lot stopping the average joe from completing this task.


Kinja'd!!! AddMustard > cbell04
09/08/2013 at 23:36

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I'm in a similar situation. I found a place on ebay that does the painted-to-match shindig and they're actually about 70 miles away from me. I looked them up and they're an actual paint shop so I feel pretty confident in them. Cheap price and free shipping helps the decision. And for $250, you can't go wrong. Mine was going to be 450, I've still got to save up for that...soon!


Kinja'd!!! cbell04 > AddMustard
09/08/2013 at 23:39

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Your wife is blind too? I'm installing these on my children asap:)

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Kinja'd!!! PRBot II > cbell04
09/08/2013 at 23:40

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Pick n Pull might be worth looking at.


Kinja'd!!! qwertt > qwertt
09/08/2013 at 23:47

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I suppose you are correct; a minimal repair effort will most likely work best for your vehicle. I (personally) have not had good results with self-applied body work.


Kinja'd!!! AddMustard > cbell04
09/09/2013 at 00:08

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No lol, our bumper is messed up from previous owners.


Kinja'd!!! BlackBird, Mexican Clownshoe pilot > cbell04
09/09/2013 at 04:54

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I used to fix cars with minor damage for a living, save the hassle, just go to car-part.com you might be able to find a color matched bumper.


Kinja'd!!! Takuro Spirit > cbell04
09/09/2013 at 07:15

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Look up a local Certi-Fit, get a cheap cheap bumper, take it to the cheapest place in town to get it painted (hint: they'll speak mainly Spanish), all in you should be good to go for less than $150.

Or duct tape / zip tie stitch it back together (if you have the chunk that's missing in the photo), because battlescars.


Kinja'd!!! Nibby > cbell04
09/09/2013 at 09:07

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Can you get me those Wegmans chocolate chip cookies please?


Kinja'd!!! cbell04 > Nibby
09/09/2013 at 11:00

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I can get them just cant promise they will make it to you.. Or that they will even make the car ride home.