Shred

I am interested in a 911 in Arctic silver which has the following problem in the front bumper.

Is this repairable or am I looking at an expensive new bumper?
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...ver_cracks.JPG

Thank you

Tonyr313

There's a very recent thread about cost of new vs repaired bumper. Sounds like the guy got a quote for repair of about $800. A new one costs $1200 for the part alone before labor and install.

sweet victory

I don't think you need a new bumper at all, just paint work.

Macster

This is a decision best left up to the body/paint shop. It will be able to tell you either the bumper can be reworked and brought to like new condition or if the bumper really needs to be replaced.

BTW, my info is arctic silver can be difficult to match. (My Turbo is arctic silver and I got an education on arctic silver paint when my car was in getting fixed after a collision with a mule deer.)

While the size and shape of the metal flake in the paint is controlled by the paint maker and the shop can use the same paint that the factory used the orientation of the metal flake is a factor of temperature, humidity, air pressure and probably the position of the minor or dwarf planets.

The shop may then recommend the front trunk lid and the fenders be partially painted to ensure the bumper cover doesn't stand out in terms of paint from the older body panels.

If this extra work is necessary fixing that bumper cover can be a bit of an expense.

Thus you might consider living with the bumper as it is assuming it still has the proper fit, that it hasn't been hit hard enough to cause it to be knocked out of position and upset the gaps/fits with the adjacent panels and the headlights.

Shred

@Macster: Thanks for explanation on the Arctic Silver paint. That makes sense as I've seen plenty of used Arctic Silver Porsche cars with a non-matching bumper! Especially the ones with like a GT3 bumper, they just didn't look 'matching' in terms of the paint job.

Did they mention any other paint which are hard to match too? Seal grey or basalt black metallic?

5CHN3LL

Macster - the guy's bumper is covered with cracked paint, so whether he's repainting it or painting a new one, he's going to have potential issues with color matching (right?)...

Shred, I have the same issue with a couple of panels on my car (the lower front bumper and one side skirt), both caused by cone damage. Your bumper *probably* isn't cracked, but once you have that kind of damage, the paint/primer layer will start to delaminate and flake off of the body.

If you decide to proceed with the purchase, take it to a body shop and have them evaluate it. I suspect the bumper is fine, but a previous owner could have rammed it into something...