well i have a few questions, and was wondering if y'all could help me out

ok heres some background: a guy backed into my car with a hitch and tore up my hood and a part of my front bumper. It looks like my front bumper got shoved back a little and it pushed out my driver side fender about 3/16-1/4 of an inch when you look at the space between the flip up light and the fender. i have absolutely no experience with car body stuff, nor do i have any knowledge of collision things so im kind of in the dark here and i don't have loads of money to spare lol...

i was wondering these things:

1. i was looking around and found this: a "front bumper cover"
http://www.autobodypartsonline.com/c...28109239449.a2
i also found this: front bumper REINFORCEMENT http://www.autobodypartsonline.com/c...28109239449.a2

i was wondering, if these two items would be all i would need to replace my bumper and have it sit properly?

2. since my bumper was pushed back a little, would that affect my fender so that i would have to buy a new one?

3. and are s5 and s4 bumper "covers" interchangeable? (cuz they seem to be cheaper)


any help is defiantly appreciated

 

S4 is fugly'er, S5 is more expensive and better looking, your choice

I'd just get a new "stock" bumper support and bumper (Or maybe take off your bumper and take a look at the actual damage?

Also hunt down the guy who did that to your car, trailer hitch + windshield = payback

 

get a replacement bumper and fender from the junkyard or from someone in the classisfieds section...

stick with the same series. the mouldings are different and the mounting holes aren't quite the same on the fenders (you can drill them out though if necessary)

a bumper and fender should cost about $200 tops.

 

s4 and s5 are interchangable, they dont sell aftermarket S5 bumpers, but you can get S4 ones.

The chance that your bumper support is damaged is pretty slim, you would have had to really hammer that thing to get damaged. However you may have damaged some of the metal behind the support, frame rails if you want to call them something

 

ok, thanks ALOT for the suggestions

i think i'll bring my car into the garage and take off the bumper and see whats up.

well, no one has to answer this but i was kind wondering how much it would be to paint a bumper a hood or a door?:-( cuz i wanna fix all the damage on my car...and i think the same guy hit my door like a month afterward...but i think i know who it is...

anyway, again, thanks alot for the info and suggestions

 

geography plays a huge part on how much things cost to paint, but shops here get anywhere from $300-$500 per panel.

 

With the way the economy is many of body men are takn side jobs or if there is a technical skool close to you you could take it there and the labor is generally free but to paint a bumper fender and hood i normallly charge 200 to 300 dollars and it depends on what color it is and what needs to be done!