Made a boo boo.

[Synfulz]

So I was parking in my condo building. I was in a different spot than usual, and the curb stops were not placed properly. So I backed in and hit some metal trim on the wall. It bent my left side rear bumper in so just touched my fender. So I bought a $3.60 ratchet strap, pulled it out, buffed the scratch on the fender and touched up the bumper scratch.

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[BS67]

Looks like you did a good job on it!

 

[Synfulz]

Looks like you did a good job on it!

Jose filipino redneck repair. ??

 

[BS67]

Jose filipino redneck repair. ??

Whatever it takes! Jose did pretty well!

 

[Canadian Ranger]

Agreed!! Good job on the repair. That would have been a $1000 repair here in North America!

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

Good recovery Richard. ?

 

[Trigganometry]

See you went to the same yard sale…

 

[IdahoRanger]

Hate it when that happens. Good fix!

 

[Lone]

 

[Sasktechy]

So I was parking in my condo building. I was in a different spot than usual, and the curb stops were not placed properly. So I backed in and hit some metal trim on the wall. It bent my left side rear bumper in so just touched my fender. So I bought a $3.60 ratchet strap, pulled it out, buffed the scratch on the fender and touched up the bumper scratch.

 

[Wytchdctr]

Looks great! I think I see a dead blow hammer in the reflection there. Always good to have on hand when you do sketchy repairs that work out in the end. I finally had to retire one of mine and got a new/bigger one a month ago or so.

 

[Sasktechy]

Did you ever get lucky! I had a very similar oops, a power pole jumped out behind me and I backed into it in the same spot. For some reason, the usually very sensitive backup alert did not make a sound, as it usually squawks if a blade of grass moves. In my case the bumper corner caved in just enough to crease the lower part of the fender......however.... it buckled the box side right over the wheel well. End result....replaced LH box side and bumper cover to the tune of almost $6000.00 Hard to believe that kind of damage from such a very minor low speed bump. To add insult to injury the pole was also a frequent offender as someone put tires around the base of it.....had they not been there it would have hit directly on my rear tow hook and done no damage, instead they folded around it.

 

[Synfulz]

Did you ever get lucky! I had a very similar oops, a power pole jumped out behind me and I backed into it in the same spot. For some reason, the usually very sensitive backup alert did not make a sound, as it usually squawks if a blade of grass moves. In my case the bumper corner caved in just enough to crease the lower part of the fender......however.... it buckled the box side right over the wheel well. End result....replaced LH box side and bumper cover to the tune of almost $6000.00 Hard to believe that kind of damage from such a very minor low speed bump. To add insult to injury the pole was also a frequent offender as someone put tires around the base of it.....had they not been there it would have hit directly on my rear tow hook and done no damage, instead they folded around it.

I am sure my backup alarm was going off, I know it was. But the other curb stops are placed right. When wheels hit its good. But not in this spot. So I am now AWARE. ?

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