Rear end costs

[350Chris]

Afternoon one and all, after a rear end cost (not the premium peppermint hippo type of tail I hasten to add)

 

I viewed a car at the weekend which had one or two downsides - one of which was a rear bumper in need of (at the very least) a respray - but probably replacement if I were to be truely happy with it.

 

Can anyone give me a rough guesstimate of what rear ends go for

[simon da silva]

they sell on fleebay for around £200 +/-

[rtbiscuit]

respray for a rear bumper anywhere between £250-£500

[docwra]

When I was looking, I found the aftermarket stuff came in at a lot cheaper than OE anyway - I remember one repair quote of £13K from an insurer that actually got done for less than £6K. Might be worth looking into decent quality aftermarket rather than OE, they would both need spraying anyway

[350Chris]

Thanks all - I thought of eBay just after I posted this up - the bank holiday activities have really numbed my brain

 

eBay seems to range from £150+ I have a contact for spraying so not overly worried about that. Could probably di it all in for near as £200.

 

There are aftermarket ones but none that really push my buttons. I would also be concerned that cheap aftermarket = cheap GRF = appauling fit

 

In the end, there are a number of other issues with the car that I have seen that just don't add up to it being a sensible purchase - so the hunt continues