Well.. my RA saw its first hail storm... No Sir, I didnt Like it

there doesnt seem to be any body damage, but there arequite a few chips in the paint. Only on the very front of the hood it seems.

I thought it would dent before the paint would chip like that, anyone else have similar probs?

 

Are you sure the chips are from the hailstorm? I have paint chips on the hood near the front but they are from little rocks that get kicked up on the freeway. Installing a bug deflector seems to help. BTW I have had my car outside during a hailstorm and I didn't notice any extra paint chips after a quick inspection.

 

sorry to hear that dude, i hope every body is ok down there . thanks god that we dont have that kind of storms down here but we have bigger craps like those evils HURRACAINS .

 

the paint chips are from that hail. I just happened to be looking at a chip from the highway earlier today.. i surely would have noticed the other 20 chips.. hehe

 

I have chips all over the front of my car. Bumper, front edge of the hood, one on the fender next to the left headlight. All from rocks on the freeway.

 

Me too....sadly It's inevitable.

 

Yeah.... That's gonna kill me when I put my CF hood on... All that $$$ and there's no way to sidestep that kinda stuff!!!

 

Try the bug deflector. It seems to help in my case. Instead of hitting the hood you can see the little rocks bounce off the windshield. Or you could get a bra for the car.

 

yah the OEM bug shield is sweet. Looks kinda cool on the Lab Black RA too. I have noticed that it takes the chips rather than my hood

 

the hails shouldnt chip it, unless the factory messed up the paintjob or something..my car went through a serious hailstorm and it got dented to hell but not one chip could i find. heres a pic of the top of the car so you can see how extensive it is