Fellas, What makes you think the bumper need to be replaced? I was thinking only refinished....

 

I didnt say it needs to be replaced - and if anyone did I would say it is an "IF" because none of us can see the car, the damage and have not opened up the back, taken off the parts and gave them the ole Porsche Thumbs Up or Down test...

speculation at this point - but the point is the ins co doesnt know either so how can they be so damn sure the total cost of repairs that would be needed to pass a Porsche Tech thumbs up!!

 

All good advice here. Have it looked one thoroughly. Until it's carefully inspected, you can't know for sure if the muffler is the only part of the exhaust that has been damaged. It's entirely possible that the exhaust manifold on that side is bent also. The heat shield, and/or the supports that hold it in place could also be bent beyond repair, you could have issues with a catalytic converter being damaged. None of this is a big deal, but it all costs money.

 

Just an educated guess.

The body shop is the final abitrator of what needs to be replaced.

Based on my experience with my Boxster both the front and rear bumper covers had to be replaced after my car was struck from behind at a stop light and the rear bumper cover damaged by the initial impact while the front bumper cover damaged from the impact my car had with stopped vehicle in front of my car. The impact speed from the vehicle hitting my car from behind was around 5mph so the impact speed wasn't that high. Neither cover showed any dents or other structural damage.

But the bumper covers are really not designed to withstand much impact, only to hide the parts that are: The bumper shock absorbers and the metal rail that connects them and is the real 'bumper'.

In my car's case the other driver's insurance company wanted the body shop to use a salvaged bumper cover and of course I objected but the body shop owner told me not to worry... his experience was that while insurance companies always insisted on this that the salvage bumper covers were often in worse shape than the damaged bumper cover.

Sure enough when a salvaged bumper cover came in it was clear to even the adjuster the bumper cover was not acceptable and a new cover was ordered.

I forget which end. The other end there was not even a salvaged cover available. So, a new front and rear bumper cover, although the front cover I had to pay half the cost because the front bumper cover suffered a minor crack years before when I hit some road debris.

Same thing -- kind of -- happened with my other car. The insurance company (mine in this case: I hit a deer and the deer was uninsured...) insisted on a salvaged passenger side headlight. The body shop looked around for one and found one offered for sale but the seller wanted money up front before he'd ship the headlight. No way said the body shop, we do not do business that way, and the insurance paid for a new headlight.

Sincerely,

Macster.

 

there should be a law again uninsured deer!!

 

It's called a hunting license.

 

Just an FYI regarding the bumper cost, I have a dent in my rear bumper (2001 - Carrera 4) and the replacement bumper was $997 a couple of weeks ago and somehow it is now $1982 (from Porsche direct in Ct.) how does it go up 100%?? Anyway re-confirm the bumper price because somehow it jumped up in price. I was able to find a bumper from dcAutomotive in Rocky Mount, NC for much less...$475 ($575 incl shipping)....