You might be surprised by what a bumper repair costs. That might be because years ago it was very cost effective compared to these days. In the early days a bumper was just a piece of plastic or metal bolted to the ends of a car. This was primarily to help adsorb any bumps that driving the vehicle might incur. The bumper was easy to remove and replace.

As cars evolved things became a little complicated. Bumpers are now a part of the car design and has many other functions. This has directly affected the repair costs. Lets have look at what a modern car bumper does to better understand the costs.

Labour and Time
To remove and install a bumper is much more than just a few screws. As there a many other systems integrated with the bumper the time is increased. Lights might be built into the bumper. Some light might include fog lights, indicators, headlights or decorative lights. These all need careful disconnecting and reconnecting. Anther part is the trim that needs careful detachment and later on reattached. Sensors are now more often than not included in the bumper. Warning sensors, reverse sensors, cameras, lane changing sensors, airbag sensors are all built into modern bumpers. These all need very careful attention when repairing a bumper. Some bumpers have air channelling built into them. We take all of this into consideration.

Paint
The goal is to restore the bumper to a condition better or equal to what it looked like before. We always keep in-mind what the bumper is there for and so always consider the structure of the bumper. Preparation and paint (if necessary) includes repair material for cracks and dents.
Once the area has been prepared which might include some sanding and cleaning we prepare the area for painting. Painting involves matching colours, base coats and then more paint coats with a final clear coat. Each layer must be allowed to cure properly. For a simple job like a scratch that we can do onsite takes about 3 to 5 hours.

Materials
Body filler, plastic repair, sandpaper, masking take, car protective cover all cost money. We have tried to measure every piece of masking tape or number of sandpaper pieces that were used. We found that it took very long to calculate it all. So instead we charge a flat rate per hour on average for bumper repair costs.

Components
With every bumper repair there is always the risk of some parts that need to be replaced. A replacement bumper is very expensive for modern cars and that is because of all the extra components that are included in the bumper.

What does it add up to?
As you can see bumper repair is not as simple as it used to be unless you need a simple bumper repair done. Time, material and components all add up. Average bumper repairs these days cost between R2000 up to R20 000 for some really complex bumpers. So it is not surprising to see why bumper repairs cost more today than they use to.

Plastic Bumpers
Normally plastic bumpers can be restored in a matter of hours. When it comes to traditional methods we save time and money. With the stress reduced our mobile units are deployed directly to you. This is very convenient and can usually be finished within a few hours. Our top quality products available onsite! We can repair scuffsa, scratches, dents, plastic punctures or cracks. Our mobile plastic bumper repair restores to near factory conditions onsite.

Paint matching
Midrand Auto Body has an exact paint matching process. This process achieves exact colour matching for all plastic bumper repairs. We only use high quality paints for your bumper repairs.

Minor accident repairs
Perhaps you have a mirror that has a minor scratch. Or you might have a panel that was scratched by a dog jumping up. Maybe you have a body kit that was scratched at the racetrack. These are all common fixes that we can do. We are cost effective and quick. The best is that we can do this at your home or work or even while you are parked at Lanseria airport!