Finally got around to making an insurance claim for my rear bumper cover...

My C4S was hit in the parking garage at Denver International airport. Of course, the a-hole who hit it didn't leave a note. I filed my claim and got a quote yesterday. It came in at $2,240.43. This includes a new bumper cover, properly painted and reinstalled. Fortunately that's all that was damaged. The other good news is that they can match it without putting any paint on the metal - they'll panel paint the bumper cover only. This shop specializes in Porsche and Audi, and I've also seen a few Ferraris in there. They did the work on our Cayenne last year and did a nice job. Now if I can only find the time to get this done...

That's good news Dennis. Bet you are glad you filed a claim for the amount of $ to fix the rear bumper.

Take some pictures of the damage. If you plan on selling the car later, the claim may show up on carfax etc, and you can at least show a prospective buyer the damage was mostly "cosmetic" and you had taken care of it appropriately ....Wow, you left it at the airport parking gargage !

Good idea on the photo. I always leave the C4S in the airport parking garage. It's my daily driver! Until now, it hasn't been a problem!

I only have one comment for an individual that hits a car and leaves without notification. Its like the old days when someone stole or caused your horse harm... Hanging!

Karma will catch up to them, always does in one way or another in time, I wouldn't worry too much. Same thing happened to me with my STI, hit in a parking lot in my cities bar district and didn't leave a note. I ended up finding her and settling out of court.

Question about painting the rear bumper cover... If this has to be done does the body shop remove the cover or do they paint with it on ? What's the proper way to have this job done ?

it should be painted before install. that is what I was told by a very good shop before they replaced my daughters honda civic's rear bumper,

It will be removed when painted.

New bumper cover scheduled for the 12th. I'm looking forward to getting it done. Got the check from the insurance company, so I'm ready to go. Hopefully they won't find any unseen damage when they remove the cover. Here's a "before" pic of the damage.

Wow, that's a lot of dough - but quality costs as we know. Hope it comes out perfect!

The number I posted was actually less my $500 deductible, so the total was $2,740.43. The bumper cover alone was $1,865.23.

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If the body/paint shop is one you should be using it will remove the cover and if it is can be repainted the cover will be prepped and painted it in a proper spray booth. Porsche recognizes just 3 paint/paint systems: Standox, Spies-Hecker, and Glasurit. A paint system is not only the paint but the entire system for applying the paint, controlling temp/humidity and dust during the process, and so on. Depending upon the color sometimes to get the best results adjacent panels need to be sprayed to blend the paint so one panel, or in this case the bumper cover, doesn't stand out from adjacent panels. The metal flake paints are the worst: My experience was with my 03 Arctic Silver Turbo. The arctic silver paint's color comes from the size/shape and orientation of the flakes in the paint. The size/shape is controlled at paint manufacturing time. The orientation comes from proper application/drying of the paint. But the results are if done by a shop that knows its business is identical to the factory paint. Check that. The repainted panels' paint has less orange peel than they came with from the factory. Sincerely, Macster.

I also got rear ended in the parking lot. My car's in the shop now getting work done. Progressive wouldn't pay for a new bumper but instead a reconditioned bumper. The engine lid was also damaged and tail light busted. Here's what it looked like today. I hope the paint matches and no sanding marks!!

But, I understand from the OP posts that this is not a "repair" or a "repaint" of the original bumper cover. The way I read the OP, the replacement is a brand new bumper cover. Or are the other posters remarks directed to if the bumper cover is a take-off and thus probably a different color already. confused

Mine is a new OEM bumper cover, that's correct. The shop is a Porsche shop, and I'm confident that they will do a good job. I believe they use the Glasurit paint system. They did work on our Cayenne a few years ago after hail damage, and it looks great.

My painter uses the air compressor paint gun system, it's just paint. I'm sure it will come out fine. Glad you're getting it fixed.

Bummer,....but at least it was just the bumper cover. Easy fix. You should have them paint the bumperettes at the same time, as a "favor" for the business. Also, start backing in to those parking spaces, so you can get those rock chips in the front taken care of, too!