Minor scuff damage on bumper

[Velocious]

Hi all

I’m a fairly new Tesla owner having only received my car last week and I’m looking to get some advice from the community.

As I drove into a car park today I saw the autopark feature come up on my screen. So I decided to give it a try for the first time ever. As the car reversed into the parking spot everything seemed like it was going ok up until the car had collided with a concrete pole.

It was only a minor scrape which mainly affected the rear bumper, the eyebrow fender and just a tiny chip in the rear quarter panel. From what I can see there doesn’t appear to be any dents on any panels.

Being a bit devastated by this I’m looking to get it repaired but I’m not sure what it will end up costing. At this point I’m not sure whether it’s worth putting in a claim through insurance or if it will cost less than the excess to repair.

I’ve raised a service centre request with Tesla and I’m booked in for next week but I’m not sure what they can do or how much it will end up costing?

Will they be able to repair the paint damage at the service centre or would they need to replace the bumper and eyebrow fender?

Is it worthwhile putting in a claim to insurance or will the cost to fix be less then the excess ($1000).

 

[DIYPSCM]

As the car reversed into the parking spot everything seemed like it was going ok up until the car had collided with a concrete pole.

Another great job Elon!

 

[AS9.9.]

I can't load the image, but that sucks. Make a service request and tell customer service you want Tesla to foot the bill!

 

[Velocious]

I’ll try again
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TI6m2HYmhtIuINgrY6obOkZLlkPAjPRb/view?usp=sharing
IMG_2753.HEIC

 

[Chrushev]

I cant load your image. Sorry to hear this happened, but if plastic portion of the bumper needs to be replaced you are looking at at least $3k.

 

[Velocious]

The bottom plastic portion is not scratched

 

[Chrushev]

can you re-upload the image please? or put it on imgur and paste link?

 

[Velocious]

Thanks, third time lucky

https://imgur.com/a/9YxfTas

 

[Chrushev]

Ive seen similar damage cost about $1200 but you wont know for sure unless you take it to a shop and get a quote.

 

[Pianewman]

It's a plastic bumper. Any reputable shop can fix it. Does NOT require Tesla involvement.

Here in the states, I would recommend a Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) shop. My opinion? Less than $150 repair.

 

[karlos22]

About 1k approx to respray the rear. My parents just had theirs done and I’m about to have the front done.

Surprised the car did that, though I shouldn’t be.

 

[fredzos]

Thanks, third time lucky

https://imgur.com/a/9YxfTas

doesn't look too bad from this pic.

i was thinking that it might be worse.

i think the replies above are pretty on point with price on the proper repairs and paint.

 

[Chrushev]

It's a plastic bumper. Any reputable shop can fix it. Does NOT require Tesla involvement.

Here in the states, I would recommend a Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) shop. My opinion? Less than $150 repair.

The thing is, some touch up paint that will hide the damage from 10 feet away would cost like $150. But for proper look that looks like nothing ever happened you have repaint the entire panel so that it matches panels around it, in some instances its easier to replace the whole plastic piece completely as cost can be about the same.

Its actually worse when plastic is damaged because its deformed/burred. With metal you can in a lot of cases touch up and buff to a perfect finish. Cant buff plastic.