[larrykalenda]

Do I try and fix this myself or insurance claim?

We have relatives visiting from Canada with no rental car, so my i3 was made available for them to use. Day one they crash into two concrete planters at a strip mall. The car was parked, put in Drive (thought it was reverse) and hit the pedal. The car went over the curb striking the right planter with the passenger side of the bumper cover and then struck the left planter and stopped. The car drives fine, everything except for a malfunction of the acoustic pedestrian protection.

It appears so far that the damage is between the fenders and under and in front of the frunk. There is also an "Acoustic Pedestrian Protection malfunction".

I have identified the visible parts (see red arrows) that need replacement. Do not know what else is behind them that need replacing. So what am I getting into? I am capable to a point with auto repair, just need to know when to say when. My first thought is to repair it myself and keep the episode away from insurance company and CarFax type of report. I have a $1K deductible and no previous claims. The parts that I see that need replacing cost just under $1K, two of them need to be painted which will cost $350. - $500. Is the repair fairly straightforward? Should I attempt this or bite the bullet and have insurance fix it?