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Old 11-28-2008, 06:15 AM   #1 (permalink)
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how much for this repair?

The left side of my camry 99 bumper got clipped and the turn signal was taken out. Pictures of the damage are here











Other than the bumper/light damage the car is okay. How much would be a reasonable price in So Cal to fix this for


A: Minimum necessary to restore turn signal


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B:Fix and Get rid of all the aesthetic kinks.


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First of all, there is also damage to the fender.

Second, why guess? Most body shops offer free estimates. Go to a couple of them and get a couple of estimates. I believe you will find this is more money than you think. Like most things in today's inflationary times, body shop work has gone up in the last few years.

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For a body shop... I would say about $1000-1500 even for that amount of damage. since mostly Body shop order new parts and color matches them (cost usually includes d shop labor rates $60-100/hr.)
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Old 11-29-2008, 01:13 AM   #4 (permalink)
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yeah, at least a grand sounds about right.

why not do your own work and get parts from a junkyard? that color is a run of the mill color, and if color matching isn't your greatest concern, it'll be easy to find parts. removing the bumper/fender and putting a new one in will be easy.

from the looks of it, nothing internal was damaged, so everything should bolt up.
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