Scraped bumper

**dazzer t** · 18th June 2007, 19:53

lg are better

**danlat1415** · 18th June 2007, 20:09

You won't need a new bumper, it can be filled, then smoothed down, and resprayed. No more than £250, a lot less if you can find a friendly garage.

**dazzer t** · 18th June 2007, 20:16

we have a franchise around here called chips away don't know if there are any in your area but they are worth trying mate.

**armstma1** · 18th June 2007, 22:41

yeah that was for a PERFECT repair. my back one was filled and began to crack so had to replace it anyway, ended up being a false econemy.

**DNS** · 19th June 2007, 00:02

Lol, love the way a thread about bumper damage can turn into a thread about washing machines!

Thanks for the advice Andrew, I'll look into it.

Thankfully the scratches on my bumper are just on the surface and not too deep at all. Hopefully they'll be filled in easily enough.

I might attempt the repair myself (always did in the past) and go to the pros if it's not too good a finish.

**VauxVeteran** · 19th June 2007, 00:09

Another little trick is to get one of the kids crayons out in a matching colour, covers it up for a while.

**VectraMat** · 19th June 2007, 13:32

theres a couple of Vectra/Signum SRi bumpers on ebay at the moment ill see if i can find the links

This is what you need buddy
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Vectr...QQcmdZViewItem

**DNS** · 19th June 2007, 13:47

Cheers vectramat,

I prefer the look of the SRi bumpers to mine anyway, are they just a straight fit? My car is a 2004 model and has the square fog lights.

**VectraMat** · 19th June 2007, 18:55

Originally Posted by DNS

Cheers vectramat,

I prefer the look of the SRi bumpers to mine anyway, are they just a straight fit? My car is a 2004 model and has the square fog lights.

ah my bad, thought yours was a facelift for some reason, ive found this one that matches yours:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-VECTR...QQcmdZViewItem

But if your after an SRi bumper then this is the one you need, hurry theres only one day left and NO RESERVE!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-VECTR...QQcmdZViewItem

Or this guy has a choice of standard and sri bumpers at a buy it now price of £30

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-VECTR...QQcmdZViewItem

Obviously all the above would need painting to match your car but if you know the right people

Hope this helps buddy!

**DNS** · 19th June 2007, 23:05

Great stuff, thanks for the help.

Had a quote of £117 today to repair my damage, buying a new one and getting a respray locally look like a good option, especially if it means an SRi upgrade.