[claykin]

Originally Posted by jjscsix

A body shop may be willing to only paint where they fill, but they will re clear the whole bumper. I had a quote a couple of years ago from a very reputable dealer body shop to reprint a front bumper for about $700. That did not include any body work. Someone had put a fairly major scrape in the paint.

I bought some good quality rattle can paint and clear and did it myself. It took me several days to work it, rework it, wet sand it etc. I only painted the area that was damaged, not the whole bumper. When I was done I could see where I had done it, but nobody would have seen it unless they were specifically looking for it. BUT, I did not have to fill holes. I tried that many years ago on a steal tailgate on a pickup truck. I would not recommend it. You'll work on it for many days and never be happy.

I have faced the same delimna before. I would put plugs in it. Most people won't notice it, and it won't look like a do it yourself repair. It will just look like plugs! And yes, I have done that as well. It won't look any worse than the sensors.

Yup. One advantage of a body shop repair is a good shop will take care of stone chips and refinish the entire bumper. $700-$1000 should do it depending on the number of stone chips to be re-worked.

I had my F10 done at my dealer body shop and it came out just as good as new. And I'm a discerning customer with a keen eye!