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      06-25-2025, 10:46 AM   #7
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Hello folks, I am not sure when and how this happened but today I found out a small dent on the edge of my rear bumper. Can this to be repaired?
Repaired - kinda.
You can make it look better, but bring the plastic crease back to 100% will be nearly impossible.

If you want a perfect outcome, you will need to replace and repaint the bumper, easily going north of $3K altogether. This may be an opening to explore aftermarket upgrades to the bumper if you won the car? If you leased it, you have to keep it stock!

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Will bumber need to be taken off?
Yes.

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The car has ppf on it. Thanks in advance.
Why did you waste money PPF-ing rear bumper ?
Either way, you will have to replace that as well.

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Due to the bumper being removed, sensors will have to be recalibrated.
That is not actually true, but no body-shop will forgo an opportunity to charge you or your insurance company for extra "calibration" work. That's 100% labor with 100% profit margins ;-)

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