Rear Bumper Damage

[ewaitob]

OK, Playing around in the woods behind the house and my son backed into a tree. Right rear quarter panel, bumper and hatch destroyed. I don't know if I want to do the insurance thing or take the opportunity to start some aftermarket mods. Anyone with ideas on replacement bumpers?? Where to get a new hatch and quarterpanel??

Erik

 

[Bikeflyer]

Salvage yard would be my take. You can oftentimes get aftermarket parts, but you have to be sure it fits or the metalurgy is alright. I got an aftermarket hood one time. New OEM was 650(for my S-10), and new aftermarket was 125. I went with the 125, but I regretted it because it was constantly getting dinged by walnuts and acorns. Let alone real stuff like hail. I got hit with a baseball one time and it went an inch in.
So just saying, not all cheap is good. Sometimes just better to splurge and go the right way. The plastic should be fixable with a heat gun unless it is really badly cracked.