Drove my 2008 Scion XD Hot Lava over a nasty rock. Ugly damage. 3 body shop estimates all came in over $3000. Turns out there's only 20 of these after market bumpers available, bla bla bla. Whether I turned it into insurance or not, having the body shop do the replacement would still cost me over $3000 with my $750 deductible as my rates would go up drastically over the next 3 years.

My daughter's friend’s Dad has his own business through Colors On Parade. I drove her right up onto my porch and he worked on it for around 4-5 hours, repairing, sanding and painting. $300. It's now like new!!!

Took lots of photos for you! http://www.flickr.com/photos/2627325...7619115676079/

 

Oh wow, that's impressive. Congrats on the fix, saved you a ton of money there.

 

300 and he still earns

this gives you an idea why other would charge you 3,000 about 10 times more for the job.

 

congrats on the great fix! i wish i had that in so cal.

 

He's part of a franchise, there may be one in your area- Here's the main website: http://www.colorsonparade.com/

 

Thanks! I will look into it.

 

Wow thats impressive! Looks like a difficult color to match.

 

that was awesome and 300 u cant beat it thanks for sharing love that hot lava

 

WOW!!!!

 

Wow - that repair looks great.

I'm a big fan of street repairs (ie: non shop) and in NY there's a ton of talented guys who will work outside of the shop and give you some good pricing. Color match is always the biggest issue - but yours turned out great - congrats!

 

Hopefully it lasts, looks like he is set up like guys around here that go by the slang bumper gypsie. 1/10th the price of any body shop but most repairs wont last longer then a year, usually have over spray everywhere and usually the color aint right. Looks like he did a great job on your repair, but only time will tell.