Take the tour ×  I have a large crack on the left rear corner of
my white '05 Prius bumper from when my wife bumped into a
another car in a parking lot when the temperature was around 4
below. I also have a large dent/scrape on the front left bumper
from when someone took a corner too sharp pulling into an alley
and my car happened to be parked at that corner. (ugh, Chicago
drivers)  Q1: Anyway, I'd like advice on whether to fix or
replace these bumpers. I have seen some people say that once you
have a crack in the bumper its structural integrity is shot so
you should replace it. Is this true?  Q2: It seems to cost
several hundred dollars to replace a bumper at a dealer or a
body shop, but I feel like I should be able to do it myself if I
could get the right parts. Is this replacement something I can
do at home? Is there more complexity to replacing a bumper than
just removing the old one and installing the new one?  Q3: I am
also more confident in my ability to remove a bumper and install
a new one than I am