08-31-2020, 02:41 AM | #1 |
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Idiots that don't look when they reverse
It's a sad day today parked at the super cheap auto to get some tyre shine and a 4wd reverses into my bumper when I was in the store
Lucky I came out and then saw them looking at my car Bumper is not deformed thank goodness But some paint came off and a bit of a scuff mark , still you know how you polish your car and look after it so well and some idiot just reverses into it ![]() ![]() ![]() Unbelievable |
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![]() This is why I park miles away from anyone. I kept it up with my old car for 4 years until it copped a car park bump. Thankfully your car is not Dravit. Apparently its terrible to match the colour. |
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https://colorndrive.com/au Just ordered some touch up paint from these guys , let's see how I go When I called artarmon and hornsby BMW they did not have my colour aarrgh |
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08-31-2020, 03:57 AM | #4 |
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I had an almost exact situation happen to me except I didn't see who did it. I got the whole front bar resprayed - $500, and some of the scratches filled as it took some chunks out. Looks perfect.
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08-31-2020, 03:57 AM | #5 |
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Ouch sorry to see that firetitanx ; I hope they offered to contribute to the repair costs !!
U got a dash cam right ? To spot the naughty runawayers |
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08-31-2020, 04:13 AM | #6 |
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Oh man, this sucks. This sort of thing is just one of the many reasons I don’t like people.
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08-31-2020, 04:27 AM | #7 |
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Thanks for the support all
![]() ![]() AustraliaG20 thanks for the tip, it's just that its a small paint chip , so maybe not worth the hassle of respraying the whole bumper. I think I still am very lucky as the 4WD was one of those proper massive Desert Mad Max offroaders , If he had reversed further the whole side of the car would be gone... So thank goodness it was just a paint chip. Should be ok lets see how the paint repair kit go's He did offer his details for insurance, but I thought it was very minor so I let it go. Funny though I did have the feeling when I got out the car something was going to happen, but then I thought I would only be 2 minutes... 2 minutes is all that it takes, so if you get that feeling all, drive far , far away !! |
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08-31-2020, 06:56 AM | #8 |
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Oh man, this sux especially given how much you love your car. In a few months time when it is all fixed you will completely forget about it. Maybe try one of those paint repair professionals to see what they can do about it as touch up paint can be hard to get right.
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08-31-2020, 08:22 AM | #9 |
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Sorry about your mishap.
The only way to fix it properly, so you can't tell, the b/bar has to be removed and all of it repainted. It should be perfect match, they will blend it. Blue colour will cover the damage and as it extends away less colour sprayed then the lot clear coated. You should claim your insurance and they will not charge you anything, the other party's insurance will pay as long as you have their details. You have a new $80 k car you want it fixed not patched up. |
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08-31-2020, 04:48 PM | #10 |
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I really feel for you. We all know how much you love your car and pamper it.
Like the other posts, I agree that you should have the bumper removed and painted professionally. After the colour match and lacquer, it would then be baked in an oven. You can’t achieve the same finish with touch up paint. Trust me, you will regret using touch up paint and it will annoy the crap out of you every single time you walk past that corner of your car. Get your insurance company to claim from the offender’s insurance company.
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08-31-2020, 07:14 PM | #11 |
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Thanks All, I agree , it's that bugging factor !!! Aaargh, and it probably will bug me every time I wash the car.
Played back the dashcam footage, lucky just a low speed bump. Let me research all the options and see... I knew that new car feeling would not last ...hahha, 3 and a half months ..not bad. Here is a link to the footage , not going to think about it now. The BMW video recorder does not record side impact on parking if I am correct, I would get that if it did , correct me if I am wrong. https://www.dropbox.com/s/x2qgktnxqs...08-20.mp4?dl=0 |
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![]() Not certain about the Drive Recorder, though it better record all 4 cameras in an impact! |
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08-31-2020, 08:18 PM | #13 | |
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![]() Let me ask a BMW Genius about the side impact when parking, if it does have this then I will get it. So interestingly enough the dashcam event was not marked as an "Event" which means impact, it actually just detected the motion, so that's where I may have to tweak the config settings to increase the sensitivity |
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08-31-2020, 10:59 PM | #14 | |
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I’d be very happy if I could be proved wrong on this issue, but I don’t want a practical demonstration on my own car!
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Definitely no testing required ![]() |
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09-01-2020, 12:08 AM | #16 |
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You are correct. Drive Recorder does not function while parked and the ignition off.
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