5-lO
06-05-2006, 09:36 PM
Well a friend of mine, she wasnt paying attention and hit me. Nothing terrible but the rear bumper needs to be replaced.
She knows that I am going to use the cheapest (quality) way possible and not the direct quote from the shop, but feels bad about the situation, so shes going to pay the average on the quotes I got today, which was around $625 for a new rear bumper, bumper pad, and paint.
Im actually only going to ask her for about $550, because she is a friend and I have a solution for myself that will make me a very happy boy.
With the $550 and then about $200 of my own money I can either:
a) Get a stock bumper, ($75 Ebay) get it prepped, painted, and get it trimmed for a second exhuast outlet ($300 from a friends shop) and then install a magnaflow transverse 2.5" with 2 3.5" tips out the back. I saw a guy with a dual muffler set up on the tC that looked awesome, however the T-joint scares me away from that set up. The muffler and tips and work would cost me roughly $325 if not less. Grand total $700, $150 out of pocket.
b) Get a stock bumper ($75), prepped, painted, as well as the Scion Lip Kit ($300 ebay) and all of that painted ($400) with the stock exhaust system. Grand total $800 with $250 out of pocket.
Im leaning towards option A but B is tempting as well. What would you do?
She knows that I am going to use the cheapest (quality) way possible and not the direct quote from the shop, but feels bad about the situation, so shes going to pay the average on the quotes I got today, which was around $625 for a new rear bumper, bumper pad, and paint.
Im actually only going to ask her for about $550, because she is a friend and I have a solution for myself that will make me a very happy boy.
With the $550 and then about $200 of my own money I can either:
a) Get a stock bumper, ($75 Ebay) get it prepped, painted, and get it trimmed for a second exhuast outlet ($300 from a friends shop) and then install a magnaflow transverse 2.5" with 2 3.5" tips out the back. I saw a guy with a dual muffler set up on the tC that looked awesome, however the T-joint scares me away from that set up. The muffler and tips and work would cost me roughly $325 if not less. Grand total $700, $150 out of pocket.
b) Get a stock bumper ($75), prepped, painted, as well as the Scion Lip Kit ($300 ebay) and all of that painted ($400) with the stock exhaust system. Grand total $800 with $250 out of pocket.
Im leaning towards option A but B is tempting as well. What would you do?