I have a 2005 Red Mini Cooper, I got into a bit of and accident and my bumber was basically ripped off along with the front left wheel cover being completely smashed. Rough estimate?
Thanks

 

Around $600 if you don't get the hood fixed? i can't see if it's actually damaged or not.


With hood and front bumper, you're looking at a little above $1000. Paint costs a lot!

 

Why not just go to a auto repair center and ask them? It's free.

Maybe you could source used parts locally from a car that was rear-ended.

 

Thank you! I was going to contact someone but my brother gave me this website and said to try the forums first.
Hood isn't bad really

 

If i had to to that for my own car, i would go get a front bumper locally from a junkyard and pay a shop like Maaco to paint it and blend it with the car.

Should be less than $500.

 

Thank you much, I will look into that!

 

I had ice ball scratch front right lower bumper , $520 to fix. If it needs paint get$$$

 

To fix it right you're looking at $2k

 

+1
My thought....
Bumper, installed and painted ALONE is almost $1000 at most places...
Then the extra work on the side... Maybe hoodwork....adds up FAST..get a few "free" estimates...you will be amazed how $$$ it is.
Bolting on a salvaged bumper with some zip-ties and bailing wire ...but the repair will not look right or last...the parts will vibrate and crack.
It appears the hood has some dammage.... That is THE $$$ part. Good luck.

 

Someone hit my Clubman on the same spot with a lot less damage and it was over $3,000 to repair. The shop took most of the front end off to look for damage and painted the entire front end so it would match. I would guess $3,000 - $4,000 at a MINI dealership..

 

Someone backed into my door, dented it and broke the mirror... $3k after painting all three panels to blend it properly.

 

With most cars just a new bumper cover, respray, and labor is around $1200-$1400. Looks to me like there's probably a few other bits needing attention, so I'd guess $2K. If the hood or wings have damage, you're well into $3K+.

I know this sound crazy, but if the repair gets at all involved, it is quite possible this car is totaled since it's probably only worth $6K or so and insurance will typically total a car at 75% or so of this.

OTOH, if you want, you could probably fix it up on the cheap for a few hundred bucks and it would still drive fine and look good from 25'.

- Mark

 

silly question ...

what's your insurance status?????

The first call I'd have (HAD) in this situation would be to call the insurance company

 

^^^ Yeah, That.^^^

 

Not worth stressing about. Let your insurance handle it. Have it done right.

 

With 30+ years in the industry, I'd suggest turning this into the insurance company. That' snot a very happy MINI at all. The bonnet looks like it is probably salvageable. Let me know and I'll be glad to work up an estimate as close as I can get from the pics. I don't think you'll be up to the 3 grand figure, butit doesn't look like it'll be cheap.

 

^^^Agree 100%