Hail damage
May 22, 2014, 07:36 PM
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Hail damage
Was at a meeting earlier today here in VA and out of no where a tornado and hail comes through. Here and gone in less than 10 minutes.
Unfortunately it looks like the Xmr took a beating at every angle. I'm beyond pissed but here goes the bs with insurance.
Just seeing if anyone else has been through this with an evo x. I'm an electronics man not a body type guy. What are things to look for and consider. I know I'm gonna be screwed at resale value now but I don't know what else to do.
Sucks but it's not like I can pitch rocks at the sky.
Bummed X owner here.
Unfortunately it looks like the Xmr took a beating at every angle. I'm beyond pissed but here goes the bs with insurance.
Just seeing if anyone else has been through this with an evo x. I'm an electronics man not a body type guy. What are things to look for and consider. I know I'm gonna be screwed at resale value now but I don't know what else to do.
Sucks but it's not like I can pitch rocks at the sky.
Bummed X owner here.
May 22, 2014, 08:21 PM
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Can't get you pics until better light in morning. But as I said every panel got battered by marble size hail. Only the spoilers and bumpers seem unaffected.
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May 23, 2014, 08:48 AM
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sorry the pics aren't that clear ive gotta wash the car again and when it goes in for inspection ill see if i can borrow a friends slr camera for better images.
May 23, 2014, 12:17 PM
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I have hail damage as well. I'll be taking it in Wednesday to get the insurance agent to check it out. Every panel is damaged as well and the paint has cracked in two places already. I think it'll be around $5-6k in damage. That's based off the lady's bill for hail damage with her Mazda 3.
May 24, 2014, 12:58 PM
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I'll know Tuesday what's up from insurance company. I'll keep all posted. Hopefully everyone is havin a safe holiday weekend.
For those who are grounded like me, the question is if my baby is totaled should I so another mR or a gsr. Hardware wise all I'm in on what I have now is just tires, brakes, accessport, injen pipping, sst fluid.
For those who are grounded like me, the question is if my baby is totaled should I so another mR or a gsr. Hardware wise all I'm in on what I have now is just tires, brakes, accessport, injen pipping, sst fluid.
May 24, 2014, 05:18 PM
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Doubt they'll salvage it. My Mom's 5 year old Civic had worse hail damage than that and they covered the paint + body work. Keep in mind the Civic blue booked for probably $10k less than an X.
May 24, 2014, 06:38 PM
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With the abilities now of paintless dent removal techs I highly doubt they would salvage it.
A skilled pdr tech can make a car look new for 2-5 grand. Like mentioned above, since we are talking about 30k + cars, the insurance company won't total it out, there's no way. It would cost them so much more money to do that. Just make sure you look over every inch of the car when you get it back! Don't let them tell you that it's as good as we can get it. ( some pdr's can't be completely removed). If that's the case, tell them you need it to go to an actual body shop. There they will ether shop the dent, or replace the panel.
A skilled pdr tech can make a car look new for 2-5 grand. Like mentioned above, since we are talking about 30k + cars, the insurance company won't total it out, there's no way. It would cost them so much more money to do that. Just make sure you look over every inch of the car when you get it back! Don't let them tell you that it's as good as we can get it. ( some pdr's can't be completely removed). If that's the case, tell them you need it to go to an actual body shop. There they will ether shop the dent, or replace the panel.