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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 08:52 PM
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I am so sorry man that sucks. 3 days ago on Thursday it hailed in ny a little small ones but no damage thank god but 3 years ago I was in Europe driving a Volvo rent a car and it hailed so much the hail was size of a golf ball almost and the roof got destroyed I pulled over and parked under a tree to try and save the car but again that really sucks.
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 10:00 PM
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I would replace your quarter panels and just go with cf trunk/lid/hood. Don't know if that's your thing or not but otherwise the cost to repair will skyrocket. You could also look for used parts on the ForSale section. I feel for you though, got stuck in the middle of the highway with cashew size hail, NOT fun.
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 10:10 PM
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Bondo to pop dents?
um do you think the dents are gonna pop right out and be perfectly flush again? The bondo is there to mask the slight imperfections.
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 10:26 PM
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I got hit by hail last summer. Not as many hits as yours but had at least 45. All the panels you described. Two PDR guys about 8-10 hours each and it looked brand new again. $2500.
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 02:38 AM
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Holy s@&! That sucks sorry !!!!
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 03:07 AM
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Ouch... I'm so sorry, that was painful to look at.
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 03:46 AM
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Sorry to hear and see the damage to your car, but if it were mine i would push to total it.
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 01:39 PM
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Carbon upgrade time, PDR the rest. IMO
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 07:08 PM
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that hail was f*ckin horrible!! i thought people were throwing golf ***** at me.. was lucky tho and only got a few small dings on my hood.
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 07:31 PM
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um do you think the dents are gonna pop right out and be perfectly flush again? The bondo is there to mask the slight imperfections.
Every body shop we've gone to for hail dents has not used a single bit of bondo. They have just popped the dents out doing PDR. If the paint was chipped it was sanded and repaired with a new shot of paint and clear.
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 07:32 PM
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that hail was f*ckin horrible!! i thought people were throwing golf ***** at me.. was lucky tho and only got a few small dings on my hood.
I got nailed in the arm by one of the golf ball sized ones and hit on my shoulder by a fist sized one. I have a nice bruise.
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 08:53 PM
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hahaha im sory for laughing but i insatntly thought of this And +1 on CF hood and trunk I think AMS offers a CF roof to.
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 10:09 PM
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That's the craziest **** I've ever seen!
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 10:13 PM
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Damn. That hurts.
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Old Jun 10, 2012 | 10:39 PM
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Personally I'd total it and get a check, buy it back from insurance, sell it to someone who doesn't care for $15k-20k, get a new car with money to spare. It's definitely a hassle in the short run, but could be pretty nice in the long run. Another option is rather than selling it and getting a new car, fix it with aftermarket body parts for a fraction of the insurance check.
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