Bumper Boo Boo...

You sure that wasn't a deer?

I was in the same boat with you. Consider yourself lucky though.....my original bumper got damaged by a jerk in a suburban. That got replaced by a Stalker front end.......which got a raccoon. It shattered the front out.....the center section/lowest area. I had a 2x6 (approx.) chunk knocked out.

I would think that any self-respecting body shop could sand that down and paint it back to original

Depends on what your deductable is. If your insurance has a higher deductable then 300 bucks I wouldn't go through them. It's cheeper just to search for a whole new front bumper on ebay. I've been watching and they go for about 300 or so. Probably be a good deal if you could find one allready painted in your color.

Did a quick search of the net and also found these. http://secure.50resto.com/category.cfm?SID=1&Category_ID=1100
You would still have to get that painted to match your car. But you'd have a whole new front end and could change the look of your car if you wanted to with some of the other styles they offer. Look around online. there's lots of places to get replacement front bumpers. Also look around the other forms for someone selling their front bumper because they did a body kit and don't need their stock bumper cover any more. There's got to be someone out there that can get you something for less then the cost to fix the one you have.