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Check with body shop your dealer recommends

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If you want a really good job, I would first check with body shop your dealer recommends.

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Fill with plastic

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Most likely if it is a minor dent as you say; can be filled with plastic repair material and finished over as normal.

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Repair even though it's basically a plastic piece

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Can this be repaired even though it's basically a plastic piece?

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Repair material and finished over as normal

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Most likely if it is a minor dent as you say; can be filled with plastic repair material and finished over as normal.

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Replace entire bumper, assuming the part

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(don't want to replace the entire bumper, assuming the part from Porsche would be very costly)?

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Check with body shop your dealer recommends

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If you want a really good job, I would first check with body shop your dealer recommends.

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Fill with plastic

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Most likely if it is a minor dent as you say; can be filled with plastic repair material and finished over as normal.

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Repairing front bumper...

Repair even though it's basically a plastic piece

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Suggestion · Original poster

Can this be repaired even though it's basically a plastic piece?

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Repairing front bumper...

Repair material and finished over as normal

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Most likely if it is a minor dent as you say; can be filled with plastic repair material and finished over as normal.

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Repairing front bumper...

Replace entire bumper, assuming the part

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(don't want to replace the entire bumper, assuming the part from Porsche would be very costly)?

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Had someone back into the front of my car - have a narrow but deep dent in on my front bumper. Can this be repaired even though it's basically a plastic piece? (don't want to replace the entire bumper, assuming the part from Porsche would be very costly)? Anyone dealt with this? Planning on taking to a very reputable body shop Monday that does work on a lot of high ends... Thanks Michael 2001 C4

POST 2Original post

Very common plastic bumpers for the last 25 years. Most likely if it is a minor dent as you say; can be filled with plastic repair material and finished over as normal. If you want a really good job, I would first check with body shop your dealer recommends. But any body shop commonly works with these materials.

POST 3Original post

Excellent opportunity to put on a TT bumper. http://forums.rennlist.com/upload/pana0146_copy4.jpg

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