Bent Bumper Bar?

[LastOneWasAChevy]

Hey CivicX,

First post on the forum!

Anyways, 2 months ago I bought a 2019 Honda Civic EX Hatchback. Such a slick ride. A few days after I had just gotten the car I rear ended someone. He decided to slam on the brakes as soon as the light turned yellow. Yea I know it's my fault and I wish I reacted sooner. He was cool and didnt report anything and let it go. Mainly because there was no damage to his car.

So, a few days later I bought a replacement grille. I took the bumper apart and saw the damage on the bumper and the bumper bar. Instantly I thought to myself, there goes a bunch of value out of the car.
https://imgur.com/a/fnW77RE

Now to my main questions.
Is this bumper bar worth replacing? Is this bar bent just a little from the factory?

The grille snapped on the remaining clips and screws so I'll deal with that in the future.

Thanks for reading.

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[Lazylahma]

Looks to be impact damage, I’m no expert but I would imagine damage to that bar would reduce its effectiveness in the event of a future accident

 

[Syntek]

Had something similar happen on my 2016 except it was in the rear. I had someone bend the bar back. tbh, if you can, i'd probably try to bend the bar back or just get a replacement from a junkyard. If you bend it back, i'd also assume it'll reduce it's effectiveness in the future.

 

[BoxsterSteve]

Is this bumper bar worth replacing?

Definitely. It’s structurally compromised.

 

[LastOneWasAChevy]

Looks to be impact damage, I’m no expert but I would imagine damage to that bar would reduce its effectiveness in the event of a future accident

Had something similar happen on my 2016 except it was in the rear. I had someone bend the bar back. tbh, if you can, i'd probably try to bend the bar back or just get a replacement from a junkyard. If you bend it back, i'd also assume it'll reduce it's effectiveness in the future.

Definitely. It’s structurally compromised.

Yea I was expecting that. Well I'll definitely look into replacing asap. Thanks for the responses.

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