Hi,
Someone backed into my front bumper while my model 3 was parked and scratched up the middle of the front bumper. I took it to a certified tesla body shop and they recommended that I replace the entire bumper rather than just sanding and repainting. They explained to me that because the model 3 has a sensor underneath the middle of the front bumper, after they repaint it they cannot gaurantee that the chemical composition of the new paint wont interfere with the sensor.
Has anyone been told this before? It seems a little odd because people put wraps and clearbras on their bumpers all the time without any issues. I mentioned this to the body shop and they said " the films are micrometers thin, paint is much thicker." They are insisting that replacing the bumper is what Tesla recommends and it wouldn't be safe to simply repair/sand and repaint the bumper.
I was quoted 1600 to replace the bumper. Another body shop quoted me 750 to just repair and repaint the bumper. I will be paying out of pocket so this is a significant difference.
Currently, I am not experiencing any issues with the front proximity sensors.
Any thoughts on this?
Someone backed into my front bumper while my model 3 was parked and scratched up the middle of the front bumper. I took it to a certified tesla body shop and they recommended that I replace the entire bumper rather than just sanding and repainting. They explained to me that because the model 3 has a sensor underneath the middle of the front bumper, after they repaint it they cannot gaurantee that the chemical composition of the new paint wont interfere with the sensor.
Has anyone been told this before? It seems a little odd because people put wraps and clearbras on their bumpers all the time without any issues. I mentioned this to the body shop and they said " the films are micrometers thin, paint is much thicker." They are insisting that replacing the bumper is what Tesla recommends and it wouldn't be safe to simply repair/sand and repaint the bumper.
I was quoted 1600 to replace the bumper. Another body shop quoted me 750 to just repair and repaint the bumper. I will be paying out of pocket so this is a significant difference.
Currently, I am not experiencing any issues with the front proximity sensors.
Any thoughts on this?