Lukebmc

So I got in a fender bender



I went to Benz certified body shop and they charged 1500$$ for this work, seems like there were no deep cracks , but some noticeable damage . Needs some buffer sanding and paint job, any help with a second opinion?

ChrisJ214

While I haven't seen the estimate, there should have been some remove and replace charges for the lights, and the amount of painting they had to do would be dependent on how easy it is to match the paint and get a good blend across the entire bumper. That looks like just plain black versus Obsidian, so the paint would not be as expensive. That does not sound that much out of place to me for a MB certified shop. They had to paint the trunk lid on my 2023 and it was around $2200, but there was a lot to remove and reinstall, then replace the chrome emblems and lettering on the trunk lid. The lid had to be removed from the vehicle to paint, etc.

Lukebmc

so it’s the metallic lunar blue and they said there’s at-least 12 different profiles of paint to match. They get their paint straight from
mercedes So….maybe that’s what what is so costly?

ChrisJ214

Probably. One of the shops in town where I live said they woudln't even attempt to paint my trunk lid because of the time and effort it takes to do the matching for the standard colors, let along anything special like the metallic. Good luck.