Bumper got scratch

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Originally Posted by SAVant

Well it was the ass end but I digress...I took mine to two shops - both independants (one was the certified BMW shop). Their estimate was even higher as they wanted to replace the entire bumper assembly, my insurance company went with the other one. It'll be interesting to see what the OP comes up with.

Canada likely operates very differently than the US. I've had bumpers repaired by reputable shops with much more significant damage than what the OP has been subjected to, and $400-500 has been the average. I live in SoCal, so maybe the relative availability of competition on every corner skews the numbers, but you could search forums and find example after example of similar work being performed for $500 or less.