Joined
·
17,033 Posts
Back in the winter I was rear ended by a lady who was distracted and didn't notice that I was stopped at a red light (as was the tractor trailer in front of me).
She didn't even touch her brakes as far as I can tell.
The bumper really did its job and absorbed the energy of the collision.
Since there was no functional damage I wasn't in a real rush to get it fixed.
I finally got around to it. I picked up a new replacement bumper and a can of paint, replaced the treadplate which survived the impact and voila. As you can see the treadplate will need a few weeks in the sun to settle down.
$150 later....
Before
After
She didn't even touch her brakes as far as I can tell.
The bumper really did its job and absorbed the energy of the collision.
Since there was no functional damage I wasn't in a real rush to get it fixed.
I finally got around to it. I picked up a new replacement bumper and a can of paint, replaced the treadplate which survived the impact and voila. As you can see the treadplate will need a few weeks in the sun to settle down.
$150 later....
Before

After
