Good luck with the fix! It’s hard to keep all the yahoos around us at bay!

 

Resurrecting this old thread as I wanted to check in to see how it turned out.

Received a small dent on my rear bumper from a parking lot incident as well and have been living with it as I was concerned respraying wouldn’t match the factory paint.

 

Well what I can say is find the absolute best shop to do the work. Unfortunately the shop I ended up with had **** painters and now upon very close inspection you can see imperfections in the paint job.

I couldn't stand seeing the damage to the bumper, what being paint was scraped off and deformed the area of impact, so I needed to get it fixed... I just wasn't financially prepared to take care of it out of pocket. So now my only hindsight is wishing I found a better shop, perhaps a Porsche certified one. At this point I don't care about diminished value, nor does it bother me that it would end up on the Carfax.

So you've got 2 options: 1) pay outright no insurance; cost may be high but it's not gonna impact resale because it won't show up on the Carfax, 2) report the accident so you can have them take care of the costs; saves money now, but may lose resale value...🤷‍♂️

 

Mine turned out perfectly. Can’t tell old from new. Actually looks better as bumper had 5 years of “wear” that was reset to new. Bumper deformation was fixed and painted. I deleted my front license plate bracket (holes filled) and now use a tow hook plate set-up. Driver’s quarter panel also needed to be redone and blends perfectly with door.

Key is taking time to find the right shop and the right PAINTER. I used a Porsche Approved Collision Centre in case I had any issues (turns out I didn’t). I did everything on my own dime too.

Good luck and let us know how it turns out!

 

Appreciate the feedback.

I'll definitely check out porsche approved shops in my area and make sure their painters are a1.

 

I had my front bumper replaced due to a hit-and-run while it was parked. Insurance took care of everything, and I used the shop they recommended.
I was worried about how the paint on the new bumper would match the rest of the car, since the car is a 2013 and I was assuming that over time the factory paint color is not quite the same is brand new.
the shop said they had a device which scans the paint in the surrounding areas and generates a mixture of colored paints to use to match.
you can ask if the shop has a device like this.
Mine matched perfectly.

 

If the bumper cover is removed, are the bumper sensors “alignment” checked at the shop? Think these sensors are used for both blind spot detection and parking. Alignment is not critical for parking.

 

In every city there are bumper repair/paint specialists who travel to dealerships to recondition/repaint/repair/etc plastic bumper covers. Don't know of any dealer who does not recondition trade-ins in this manner. These guys are good.
Paint matching these days is much easier than in the olden days when it was done sort of "by eye." The painter just mixes to the formula. If the rest of the car's paint is faded and worn, then paint matching is difficult. Usually, one would do a paint correction first on the rest of the car to bring the paint up to original color.
The drawback to using one of these specialists is that they paint mostly "on-site", which requires a quick drying paint, usually a lacquer. Car dealers are notoriously cheap and often do not specify oem. spec. paint. Best to use a specialist who has an off-site paint shop, and who will pop for oem spec paint.
In my case here in Salem, OR I removed the front license plate and had six holes to fill. Cost using oem spec paint was $250. My paint color is "black."