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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 08:41 PM
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help, ran up a pile of hard snow (ice)...

I was turning into my gf's driveway and thought i had enough clearance but ended up driving up a pile of snow at the end of the drive way. There was a loud thud noise, almost like a muffled car crash, and then I parked my car and saw this:



help please, what do I do?

ps. the broken grill is from my mom "gently" bumping into a chevy blazer's trailer hitch, I already ordered the ss/tc grille kit
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 08:42 PM
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take it to a body shop and get it fixed. if your insured its under comprehensive and you pay whatever your deductible is. If its cheaper to fix then your deductible then u do it that way.
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 08:44 PM
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thanks dude
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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yea dont get insurance involved if it isnt necessary.
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 08:46 PM
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i would just get a new bumper IMO
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 08:47 PM
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make your g/f pay for it, for not shoveling the snow so you wouldn't hit it lol
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 08:49 PM
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Buy a new bumper, get it painted and install it yourself.
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 10:13 PM
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New bumper cover from GM is 483.90 per my insurance quote from a couple weeks ago..
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 07:52 PM
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i went to the dealer and got quoted 650, painted and installed,

they said i could just have it painted, and install it myself, but how hard is it to install?
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 07:54 PM
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Not very hard.
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 07:58 PM
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this would not be comprehensive YOU HIT the snow pile that would b under collision...
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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screw it, im gonna have it painted, and install myself

thanks for your help guys
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 01:17 AM
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update:

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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 03:52 AM
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nice
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