HAIL!!!

[needfordspeed]

Here's a pic of the one I saw, this one was from Gurkhan Ozkhan, the boxer ...

My EA was parked outside with the windows down during the rain and I was outta the house, had to call my brother and get him to close the windows, first time it was parked outta the garage in about 3 months and this bloody happens! No damage on it though, Rips' typhoon and Sunny's EA were parked next to it as well no damage on theirs either luckily. Sunny's mum's car copped it in Nunawading, he said you couldn't really notice it while it was wet, so now i'm paranoid about my car, will have to have a proper look over it tomorrow :S

[xr6berto]

im sooo lucky...
decided to leave my house (bayswater) before the storm and go help a mate in hallam. it was hot when i parked my car than it started to piss down, but no hail. the only bad thing was my window was left down so the seat got wet. would of been spewing if my new paint job got fucked up. feel sorry for u poor knts that got there cars messed up.

gilly is sunny wearing my shoes in that photo?

[holmsy]

my bro and mate and their mrs wer going to qld but ended up their flights wer delayed a few hours and then cancelled so they have been put in a hotel till 7am when the new flight goes.

[Sunboost]

Sunny's mum's car copped it in Nunawading, he said you couldn't really notice it while it was wet, so now i'm paranoid about my car, will have to have a proper look over it tomorrow :S

Yerpppp licking the big one hard. Bonnet's a definite gonner but front guards, one rear guard and a door should be able to be popped out by paintless dent removal (they are going be raking the $$$$ in from now to Xmas). I'll sit on it for a month or so and when things die down with PDR I'll get someone down to fix it. Should come up under the value of a year of insurance + claim excess Roof is looking OK for now, because it's kind of thin it looks like hail has just bounced off it. Fingers crossed it looks OK during daylight

gilly is sunny wearing my shoes in that photo?

I bought some of those $8 specials so I wouldn't have to wear the busted Windsor Smiths to gym and hurt my toes anymore lol.

[LOW_XR]

what sorta car she got sunny?

[bentls]

Sunny's mum's car copped it in Nunawading, he said you couldn't really notice it while it was wet, so now i'm paranoid about my car, will have to have a proper look over it tomorrow :S

Yerpppp licking the big one hard. Bonnet's a definite gonner but front guards, one rear guard and a door should be able to be popped out by paintless dent removal (they are going be raking the $$$$ in from now to Xmas). I'll sit on it for a month or so and when things die down with PDR I'll get someone down to fix it. Should come up under the value of a year of insurance + claim excess Roof is looking OK for now, because it's kind of thin it looks like hail has just bounced off it. Fingers crossed it looks OK during daylight

gilly is sunny wearing my shoes in that photo?

I bought some of those $8 specials so I wouldn't have to wear the busted Windsor Smiths to gym and hurt my toes anymore lol.

depending on who you use etc can get it done around $50 a dent

[rhys]

There is more than this, this is just one part of the boot lid at one angle, change your angle and you see heaps more and others disappear.

[Sunboost]

what sorta car she got sunny?

VX Berlina. Every time some accident damage gets fixed on it, it cops some more somewhere else.

Looks like it's going to need a good cut and polish after this as well.. hail is sharp and scratchy also

[EDXR61994]

as far as I am aware actual proper panel beaters can proberly suck them out with something. Otherwise most smash repair mobs will op for panel replace and paint which means insurance companies may try to write yas off.

[rhys]

new boot and bonnet ~$300 (2nd hand)

roof to be fixed $???

[Frost]

My Work wagon copped it coming over the westgate bridge, and I was in the lineup for kingsways, but I managed to get out go via power st to St Kilda, funny seeing some BMWs floating thou.

[dylby1]

i was in a hired hilux and got out of it unscathed. albeit barely

[glenneaux]

Fkin unlucky !!

I was down the burwood highway near station st and we saw it just starting.. high tailed it upto my joint up near middleborough road, got the EL into the garage before it really started!

Gf's pulsar was at the new place in teh garage and fingers crossed the supra was locked up at the exhaust place in bayswater.. will be finding out about that later!

[dylby1]

oh shit. hope the supra is ok, good to hear the other 2 got out of it at least tho

[BROCKYB8]

What parts of melbourne got hit . Because i was in ballarat all weekend and we got rain and thats it .
My cars at home have no dints in them at all. Apparently it rained but no real hail or that

[dylby1]

i was out near Cranbourne when it started and got hit there. but not as bad as alot of other places
then it was just pouring rain on the freeway all the way thru melbourne at crawling pace, at least until the tunnel opened again. was one of the first cars thru the tunnel after it opened again
dunno specifically where got hit other than that

[cranners]

Ferntree Gully, Ringwood and Bayswater areas were hit pretty bad from what i have heard

[rhys]

knoxfield got hit hard as well. boss had 6 holes in his rear window

[misk]

hampton park was sweet lol
pretty sure kilsyth was ok, they were the only places i went that day

[t1MMy]

Guy I work with purchased his son a 09 Subaru Imprezza last year for his birthday, and he came into work today and told me it's probably going to be written off because of the massive pot holes in the roof, bonnet and boot lid. Did a pretty nasty job apparently.

Not a happy chappy.

[meteora_man]

hampton park was sweet lol
pretty sure kilsyth was ok, they were the only places i went that day

Yeah Kilsyth was ok. My car was there while i was at cricket.

[Kyle the ED4LTR]

We had a bit of it over in Dandenong but they werent the Golf Ball sized ones. We had marble sized ones but they were enough to take chips out of the ED and leave a small dint in the roof, not too bad due to it getting a respray soon anyway. fairlane was in the garage thank **** though

[EBOOST]

well my work copped it pretty bad about 50-60 of our stock cars (brand new cars and some used) which are jaguars, range rovers, land rovers and volvos all got damaged.
had 4 cars that were supposed to be deilvered today but they have hail damage.
now i have the fun part of removing the rooflining's so the dent doctor can get in there and fix them.
but good news for guys that want there cars fixed the paintless dent guys can get them out but need to be able to get the the area ie. rooflinings removed and under bonnet lining. but in saying that good luck getting in to get them to do it.
we have one guy that will be with us til our cars are finished then he is going to mercedes to help them then to bmw and he said he has enough work to last him til christmas at least.
also had a customers car that was very very bad i wouldnt be suprised if they write it off the dents on it were huge not just little like our stock cars they were massive and dent doctor said he couldnt touch it.
cheers josh.

[Kaddis]

I've been towing hail damaged cars the last few days and there is some real badly damaged ones, most of them coming from rowville/ferntree gully.

Had a '09 VE Calais smashed rear & front windscreen, every panel was rooted seriously looked like someone had let loose with a golf club.

[private9]

My mrs got hit in her car in Camberwell, apparently it was fairly bad there.

Car's covered in hail damage, every panel is rooted bar 2 and the boot got flooded! So praying for a write off but RACV claims dept was ENGAGED all Saturday, Sunday and Monday, and mega hold times yesterday, so haven't even lodged a claim yet!

[rhys]

... some real badly damaged ones, most of them coming from rowville/ferntree gully.

yep thats where I am

[private9]

Oops double post.

[EB_Ghia]

Ferntree Gully, Ringwood and Bayswater areas were hit pretty bad from what i have heard

yup.. ringwood got some damage.
im lucky i'd put my car back in the garage just before it started. but the landlord aint going to be that impressed though.
got some hail damage to the garage roof, but idgaf.. im lucky it wasnt the car that copped it instead.

yeah rowville got hit pretty hard. was kinda errie driving though the area as shit was everywhere

[projecteb]

glen waverley got hit BAD !
my sister just bought her first car on friday
now its copped several dints all over it
and her windscreen craked also
my audi also copped HEAPS of dints all over it
soomewhere between 20 - 30
some not too bad
some are as iv someones elbowed my panels !!!

[tuf250]

my EL XR8 copped it unfortuantely. I have pics in my for sale thread. damn shame.... it damaged alot of nice cars

[XRated]

Has anyone had their car assessed yet? I want to know how you go with hail damage to the bonnet and roof.

[Kenaz]

Has anyone had their car assessed yet? I want to know how you go with hail damage to the bonnet and roof.

Mine should be done next week. I'll post up how it goes..

[private9]

Has anyone had their car assessed yet? I want to know how you go with hail damage to the bonnet and roof.

What are you hoping for?

Mine's getting assessed this week apparently, although having said that, I was supposed to have been given a time and day on Friday, and still haven't heard anything.

[EBOOST]

i spoke to the dent guy and he said if the car has smashed glass or plastic (like tailights or headlights) the dents are to big for him to fix and panel shop will charge heaps to do it and i wouldnt want the car if panel shop gets it.
theyll either put a roof on it or if theyre dodgy bog/fibreglass it which the car will never be perfect again imo.
if theyre smallish dents then itll be an easy fix.
cheers josh.

[XRated]

Has anyone had their car assessed yet? I want to know how you go with hail damage to the bonnet and roof.

What are you hoping for?

Mine's getting assessed this week apparently, although having said that, I was supposed to have been given a time and day on Friday, and still haven't heard anything.

I just want to know how stringent they're being with damage. I've got damage to the roof and bonnet so wondering if they can fix hail damage to the roof easily (got a sunroof too) and if they replace the bonnet or what.

My girlfriend's car goes in today but her's copped an absolute hiding so will no doubt be a write off.