Hi folks,

I managed to dent my front bumper (01' Verada) some time ago (not paying attention to guy in front while pulling out of petrol station, he had a towball) and it grates at me everytime I see it.

I don't really know what options there are aside from the prohibitively expensive replacement bumper.

Was hoping to grab some opinions/options. Apologies for the poor pictures, cam phone was the best I had. The dent is roughly golf ball in size and shape, dented in about 3/4 of a centimetre at it's deepest point.

speak to a plastic welder perhaps, surely it can be heated and massaged back into place from behind.

speak to a plastic welder perhaps, surely it can be heated and massaged back into place from behind.
still would also need to be resprayed

speak to a plastic welder perhaps, surely it can be heated and massaged back into place from behind.


Yeah talk to a bumper repair guy or panel shop.. They will heat it up and most of it will come back out.. they will need to fill and paint whats left.. So i would be prepaired for painting the bumper.. Allow $200-400 for it..

hey i just got my dent (on the front bonnet about a 10c size no paint damaged) removed with out any respraying for $100 by a paintless dent removilist

if you live in SA i can hook you up with the detaisl :bowrofl:

hey i just got my dent (on the front bonnet about a 10c size no paint damaged) removed with out any respraying for $100 by a paintless dent removilist

if you live in SA i can hook you up with the detaisl :bowrofl:



Paintless Dent guys do body dents not plastic dents..:)

Okay, thanks guys, will speak to a body/panel shop. Don't live in SA. :)

Would the entire bumper have to be resprayed then?

if u lived up newy way i could hook u up with a guy i get to do my car when i have encounters like this. he is a touch up specialist and pretty much makes dent like that disappear for $80 painted!

as u're in vic all i can recommend is look in the phone book for automotive touch up specialists or plastic repairers. if not- body shop sigh

as for respraying...if u can get a touch up specialist to blend it then no...if u go for a body shop repair you're gonna be lucky if anyone will touch it if you dont get a full respray.