2005 Honda Civic, 150,000 miles on it. Rear bumper had a problem. Problem got bigger. One day on the freeway, that sucker ripped and I could see it flopping around out of the side view mirror. I pulled over, tried to push it back into the snap-in brackets. No dice; flew off again, this time worse. T…

Was the bumper ever hit? The 5MPH piston system could be damaged and need replacement. You need to inspect it on both sides to make sure it’s OK.

that seems why too high of a price

For a genuine Honda bumper you’re in the ballpark. Aftermarket covers are cheaper and usually fit fine. About an hour to attach, but labor is involved in painting the bumper to match the car. If you can find a salvage yard bumper in the same color and you can live with the scratches and dings on …

You will easily spend $900 for a painted bumper cover. My daughter was rear ended at a stoplight. Slight divot in the plastic bumper cover. To repair the little gouge and paint a white bumper with clearcoat - $900. Then they noticed that the styrofoam beneath the cover had a dent in it so they r…

$900 doesn’t seem out of line at all. Labor is going to be the biggest part of the bill. They don’t come painted so they’ll have to be painted to match. What I want to know is HOW it fell off in the first place? They don’t usually fall off.

Thanks everyone – all your comments really help me to put it into context – I appreciate your time and expertiese… expertese… however you spell that word! @Caddyman : yes, the structure is intact. @jtsanders : I don’t think so, but this is my wife’s car, so while she insists that she never backed in…

I agree that that’s not unreasonable for a professional job. But if you’re hand there is an option. Stop by the Honda dealer parts department and see if they’ll print you an “exploded view” drawing of the bumper cover installation. You could then order a cover from an aftermarket source Google is y…

I have trouble with the idea that your wife could have backed into something hard enough to damage the bumper cover mounts without damaging the cover itself. BTW, if you rattle can it, make sure you first prime it with flex primer, or your paint will flake off when the temperature changes or someon…

$900 is actually pretty reasonable for the bumper cover itself, the painting to of the bumper cover and the labor to install it. I’ve actually seen the same job for other cars go of upwards of $1500.

Is it a bumper or a bumper cover, and is it really going to cost me $900?!

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Caddyman September 6, 2012, 8:24am 2

Is the structure behind the bumper cover intact? Much of the cost of replacing a bumper cover is painting it…Maybe you could find one at a salvage yard and have a discount auto-paint shop paint it for you…

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Is it a bumper or a bumper cover, and is it really going to cost me $900?!

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