Help my Daughter has bumped my car

sheilavw

My Daughter has bumped by 02 Yaris, she reversed it into a wall or something. I need a new rear skirt , the part below the number plate. Anyone any ideas for a cheap replacement? thanks

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Local scrap yard?

interstellaflyer

Check the web for Toyota breakers, should be plenty about, problem maybe getting one the right colour.

vax2002

I would get the bottom of this "something" as urgently as possible or there may be a claim in the post.

gilbert_and_sullivan

They always prang their parents cars, and continue to do so because the parents with rare exceptions never make them responsible for the damage, hope you do so OP.

s_b

sheilavw wrote: »

My Daughter has bumped by 02 Yaris, she reversed it into a wall or something. I need a new rear skirt , the part below the number plate. Anyone any ideas for a cheap replacement? thanks

http://www.crashrepairparts.com/parts/markid/804/toyota_yaris_hatchback_1999_2003/body-repair-parts-and-panels?_ts=1192

this will need painting though

beth.stephenson2009

I agree you should make her responsible, she won't learn otherwise. Take it from a 19 year old who bumped her mums car when it was a day old and she didn't ask me to contribute a penny. I didn't get away with it a second time. Funnily enough, I've learnt to slow down and not drive like a !!!!!!.

I'm still paying my mother back on the drip. If I refused to pay her back it probably would of been no presents for my birthday.

Nilrem

vax2002 wrote: »

I would get the bottom of this "something" as urgently as possible or there may be a claim in the post.

That.

Even if it was "just a wall" there could be a hefty claim incoming if she was seen doing it, and caused damage.

My sister is currently banned from driving my car, as it went for 7 years with a single scratch to the bumper, in about 10-15 trips out in it she's added two major scrapes, fortunately to the bumpers (i was not amused).

Given the age of the op's car I would suggest calling round the local scrap yards and see if any of them have a suitable bumper (chances are one will have it in the right colour).

rev_henry

Try something like partsgateway if there isn't a scrappy local to you.

sheilavw

Hi thanks everyone. Accident in her friends parents private drive way, no one witnessed it, wall fine! She is paying for repair. Thanks all Hubby seems to have sourced one the right colour on ebay. Fingers crossed it wont leave too much of a dent in her bank balance

CKhalvashi

beth.stephenson2009 wrote: »

I agree you should make her responsible, she won't learn otherwise. Take it from a 19 year old who bumped her mums car when it was a day old and she didn't ask me to contribute a penny. I didn't get away with it a second time. Funnily enough, I've learnt to slow down and not drive like a !!!!!!.

I'm still paying my mother back on the drip. If I refused to pay her back it probably would of been no presents for my birthday.

She should pay for it, I agree that. My niece ripped half my bodykit off the car at just under a week old after being told to drive carefully over the bump as the skirt was low, and ended up doing 15h/wk of work for us for 6 weeks to pay for it (cost over £1k to fix, and we were short staffed = result!), but if she hasn’t got earnings, get her to do chores etc etc etc.

eBay is probably the best source, or your local scrappy, as suggested.