So, I put a scratch in my front bumper with a screw driver like an idiot . It's about a half inch in length and about a milimeter deep. It's not very noticeable. I could just use touch up paint, but a want it done right by a professional. About how much will this come out to and would a typical Honda dealership be the best place to get this fixed.

 

time to change the bumper for aftermarkets

 

I'm not looking to spend that much. I'd rather have a oem front lip with the oem bumper, but I'd scrape it up in no time with the roads I travel on.

 

anywhere from $3-600

 

I have a similar issue, I just covered it with touch up paint and even though I know it's there you have to be right on top of it to see it.

Before you could see it from 10+ feet away.

If/when the car goes into a shop next I'll have that done as well.

 

Somehow I don't think it's going to cost $600...

 

Honestly, the price can vary from shop to shop...the best thing to do is call up a reputable shop and just ask. From personal experience, it cost me about $300 to have a bumper touched up.

 

300-400 is my guess.

-Matt

 

Well, if its not TOO deep, you can definitley make it more unnoticeable by using a rubbing compound, or even a good polish. That would definitley be the first thing I would try before dropping a few hundred bucks.

Has it gone through the paint into the bumper plastic, or is it just in the paint?

 

I've looked at it in the light and I think it's just on the paint, but I could be wrong. It's honestly very unnoticeable, almost to the point where I would rather just buy an oem lip rather than get it fixed. $300 sounds ridiculous for this scratch though. It's just driving me crazy knowing I scratched the damn thing with a screwdriver.