My Sienna had some fixes in the front. Looks like the previous owner was careless about this van and had some bumper damage. He painted it, but you can see some glue under the right head light.
Plus the bottom left portion has scratches on the front, slightly visible.
When I got the paperwork from Dublin Toyota (after we bought it), they mentioned the bumper was slightly different in color. I personally could not tell and I look for these things. But that has always been a nagging point for me.
Our Sienna was suppose to go for this Celijet protective spray.. but I've held off because of these issues and small dents here and there.
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Glad I held off.
Yesterday, my father in law fucked up my rear bumper... I try to refrain from talking like that, but you don't know how pissed it made me.
Of course I'm respectful to him and I'm glad he was alright.
He backed up and some how backed into a concrete wall next to our apt.
There is a good amount of space to back up and the Sienna has a back up camera...
I was pissed about that, but the main thing is that it made me lose confidence in his driving... this is scary for me as this was a simple back out of a parking spot.
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Anyways:
While the Sienna is pretty good shape for having a previous owner that apparently didn't care much.
One reason I bought this Sienna (with slight buyer's regret because I should have gotten a 2015 with upgraded dash!) was that Dublin Toyota put $3000+ work to into getting this van to be mechanically great. They also did the sliding door recall and air bag recall while at it.
I did find a few things I wanted to address. When the right side passenger sliding door would open, there there was a "rubber seal or strip that was torn apart". It was brought up the next day after we bought it. Yesterday, while doing the routine maintenance and checks, they replaced it.
Plus the bottom left portion has scratches on the front, slightly visible.
When I got the paperwork from Dublin Toyota (after we bought it), they mentioned the bumper was slightly different in color. I personally could not tell and I look for these things. But that has always been a nagging point for me.
Our Sienna was suppose to go for this Celijet protective spray.. but I've held off because of these issues and small dents here and there.
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Glad I held off.
Yesterday, my father in law fucked up my rear bumper... I try to refrain from talking like that, but you don't know how pissed it made me.
Of course I'm respectful to him and I'm glad he was alright.
He backed up and some how backed into a concrete wall next to our apt.
There is a good amount of space to back up and the Sienna has a back up camera...
I was pissed about that, but the main thing is that it made me lose confidence in his driving... this is scary for me as this was a simple back out of a parking spot.
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Anyways:
The good thing is that my wife knows how much this angers me and has agreed to get new bumpers and repaint. So that I am happy about since it gives me some reason to get "other stuff" LOL.
but let's look at the costs:
Front bumper for SE
sale price $205
Rear bumper for SE
Price: $211
Right side chrome bezel for reflector
Price: $54
Rear reflectors (both sides as my left side is cracked)
Price - $16 each ($32 for both)
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Total is over $511 with $200+ with shipping.. it ended up being $720 shipped.
Boch Toyota was recommended on a couple forums and I got the parts right away and the right parts for that matter.
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12/26/17 update
One reason I bought this Sienna (with slight buyer's regret because I should have gotten a 2015 with upgraded dash!) was that Dublin Toyota put $3000+ work to into getting this van to be mechanically great. They also did the sliding door recall and air bag recall while at it.
I did find a few things I wanted to address. When the right side passenger sliding door would open, there there was a "rubber seal or strip that was torn apart". It was brought up the next day after we bought it. Yesterday, while doing the routine maintenance and checks, they replaced it.
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| Rubber strip replaced |
I also got the bumpers, reflectors and bezel about a week ago.
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| Front and rear bumper.. pretty big! |
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| Reflectors and Bezel |
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I settled for a local place.
Concord Autobody and paint. Great reviews. I took the van there to have it assessed.
I got the quote of $1500, they install. He also looked at the glued area and told me what to order.
right side fender support - 52115-08020
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