Some auto insurers are sending refunds to customers as crash rate falls

Re:Some auto insurers are sending refunds to customers as cr... by otuutti on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @03:45AM (#22801160)

Even though the new bumper is factory painted it doesn't necessarily mean that the new bumper and old colour will match 1:1 -> they might have to paint the new bumper regardless which is why it might be preferable to just fix the existing one.

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Re:Some auto insurers are sending refunds to customers as cr... by gambiting on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @07:35AM (#22802276)

In fact all the manufacturers I've ever worked with send you an unpainted bumper when you order a new one(or any body panel really) and it has to be painted before being fitted, specifically for the reason you mentioned. A good body shop will match the paint that's actually on your vehicle.

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Re:Some auto insurers are sending refunds to customers as cr... by clarry on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @04:37AM (#22801421)

In my experience honda parts do match 1:1 and I don't think they'd waste the effort on maintaining a stock of pre-painted parts if the receiving body shop was going to have to paint it anyway.

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Re:Some auto insurers are sending refunds to customers as cr... by pixl97 on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @09:57AM (#22803227)

Depends how old your car is and how much UV damage the current paint has. New cars match in pretty well, older cars generally need some touch up.

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Re:Some auto insurers are sending refunds to customers as cr... by bluGill on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @09:48AM (#22803154)

So Honda has got around uv from the sun fading paint?

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Re:Some auto insurers are sending refunds to customers as cr... by RHSeeger on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @10:51AM (#22803719)

Nah, they pre-fade them for you.

> I'd like a 1995 Civic bumper, dark blue, with UV Fading to match 10 in-garage years and 10 out, but indirect sunlight. Please.

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