Bloody hail!!!!!

mr302xd · 09-12-2007, 06:14 PM

Well if u were in west or north of sydney this arvo, u would have got the huge massive hail storm!! With hail bigger than ur fist!!

Unfortunatly, my xr8 was stuck in a carpark outside while i was at work!! There are a fair bit of dints in it now. As i was trying to sell it wont help the cause.

All the dints are on the bonnet, boot and a couple on the roof. I should count myself lucky!! Cars around me had windows smashed!!

I might get my self a BA XR8 bonnet now :P

Anyone else get any damage??

Anyone got any ideas how much it costs to get dints outa the roof?

Cheers

**DJM83** · 09-12-2007, 06:20 PM

Poor bugger

Eu-GenixX · 09-12-2007, 06:20 PM

is it insured?.. the excess might be less then any repair costs....

Pup_87 · 09-12-2007, 06:25 PM

bad luck dude, i was on the way home when it hit. i managed to pull into an industrial estate and protect my car. if i wasnt near that it would hav had major damage.

mr302xd · 09-12-2007, 06:32 PM

NO not insured! Insurance for an 19 yr old with a v8....yea not cheap let me tell u! Cheaper to fic the car haha.

But yea im not happy with the situation..

What can u do??.....

Eu-GenixX · 09-12-2007, 06:36 PM

ahh dude.. that sucks... i really feel for you.... :(

better then having insurance and not getting your car fixed....i was told hail doesn't chip paint.. yet i had paint chips all over my bonnet and roof and even the windscreen... they weren't there before the storm.. but were there after it... go figure...

hope for your sake it's not too expensive... i hope you atleast have some insurance...:S i wouldn't wanna be driving something like that aruond with no cover at all... :S

HLC · 09-12-2007, 06:45 PM

i got caught in it too.

most of the damage on the roof. then the bonnet. im out west sydney, erskine park.

im comprehensively insured. 20 yrs old. thinking about going the insurance path and praying for a stat write off. then my v8 dreams can come alive with the help of lpg hahaha

mr302xd · 09-12-2007, 06:46 PM

yea i thought the sunroof could go too! lol

HLC · 09-12-2007, 06:49 PM

i think blacktown was the worst hit. some friends of mine had windscreens smashed etc, not to mention the damage to their houses!

sfr rob · 09-12-2007, 06:51 PM

Jump on it, punch it, that will do the trick HLC!

WoodysXR6 · 09-12-2007, 06:52 PM

sorry to here that mate, at the worst time too.

mr302xd · 09-12-2007, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by HLC

i think blacktown was the worst hit. some friends of mine had windscreens smashed etc, not to mention the damage to their houses!

Yea thats where i was working!!

JoesAu · 09-12-2007, 06:54 PM

give Ausdent a call, depending on how bad the damage is they suck the dents out with pressure worth a go

mr302xd · 09-12-2007, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JoesAu

give Ausdent a call, depending on how bad the damage is they suck the dents out with pressure worth a go

There is none in syd, or nsw for that matter.

StealthAu · 09-12-2007, 07:04 PM

HLC can your car be declaired a stat write off if it is already recorded as a stat write off?

**Mechan1k** · 09-12-2007, 07:14 PM

Wifes parent's agistment place was hit hard in Eastern Creek ... all the roofs on the stables are damaged ... holed everywhere.

Father-in-Law's BFII work ute has massive dents in the roof and bonnet. Windscreen abd headlights are destroyed. Even ripped a couple of holes in his tonneau cover over the trayback.

People that were at the place at the time had their cars damaged too.

Wife's old Mirage that her Mum drive's now is damaged ... the hits to the front guards popped the indicators out from the guards ... :hihi:

Everything is insured though ... thankfully.

We put all of our vehicles away out my way (past Windsor) as we saw and heard the storm build over our place ... but it kept going and nothing dropped here.

mr302xd · 09-12-2007, 07:14 PM

Hey, anyone got any idea how much those BA/ BF XR8 bonnets are? The ones that suit the AU of course.

HLC · 09-12-2007, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by stockoau

HLC can your car be declaired a stat write off if it is already recorded as a stat write off?

if its already a stat write off, how the hell can i continue to insure it and register it every year????

its got me beat. so i got no idea hahahhaha

Bucknaked · 09-12-2007, 07:19 PM

The dent puller guys can do a fantastic job for a reasonable price. I've seen a Canberra company do a great job on an F6.

HLC · 09-12-2007, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucknaked

The dent puller guys can do a fantastic job for a reasonable price. I've seen a Canberra company do a great job on an F6.

yeah had hail damage/dents pulled from my car when i first bought it. came up a treat.

mr302xd · 09-12-2007, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by HLC

yeah had hail damage/dents pulled from my car when i first bought it. came up a treat.

Was that in sydney?? How much roughly?

EF Futura 07 · 09-12-2007, 07:51 PM

geez man, sorry to here that.how good was the storm on friday arvo? did you get that one?? no hail but bloody hell it poured. i work at wentworthville and normally go M4,M7,M5 to get home but it was raining so much i thought stuff that ill go woodville rd/henry lawson dr. woodville road was flooded, it had about 6 inches of water in some spots (ive only got about 90mm ground clearence lol) with the wipers flat out you could only do about 35/40k's no visability at all. took me 1.5hrs to drive 30ks lol

HLC · 09-12-2007, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mr auxr8

Was that in sydney?? How much roughly?

through my contacts in ford. and the dealership i bought the car from. worked out to be like 600 bucks. the spent over 6 hours pulling dents. over 20 just in the bootlid.

cant remember too much more, was over 2 years ago now.

HLC · 09-12-2007, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by EF Futura 07

geez man, sorry to here that.how good was the storm on friday arvo? did you get that one?? no hail but bloody hell it poured. i work at wentworthville and normally go M4,M7,M5 to get home but it was raining so much i thought stuff that ill go woodville rd/henry lawson dr. woodville road was flooded, it had about 6 inches of water in some spots (ive only got about 90mm ground clearence lol) with the wipers flat out you could only do about 35/40k's no visability at all. took me 1.5hrs to drive 30ks lol

i was at work at auburn when it hit, so i decided to go for a drive down to parramatta, was heaps fun lol waste of petrol. but i love driving in the rain

EF Futura 07 · 09-12-2007, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by HLC

i was at work at auburn when it hit, so i decided to go for a drive down to parramatta, was heaps fun lol waste of petrol. but i love driving in the rain

LMFAO, so thats what caused all the extra traffic, 500,000 people decided "OH its raining i might go for a drive" lol auburn-parra, im guessing parramatta rd? that would have been fun with all the crater's

: wooop's! i mean pot holes :evil3:

You Yangs · 09-12-2007, 08:29 PM

I was at work at Huntingwood and my Taurus copped it big time.
By the time we knew it was hailing it was to late the hail was the size of cricket balls!!
Two people had their windscreens smashed so I count myself lucky in that respect.
It was wild, the sun was shining from the west towards the end of the storm and I could see the hail falling from 100 metres up it was the most bizarre thing I have seen!

**Mechan1k** · 09-12-2007, 08:31 PM

Friday afternoon ... got stuck in peak hour traffic on the M2 when the storm hit there ... was doing 40 km/h in the Territory ... wipers on full ... and still couldnt see a thing ... haven't seen rain like that in ages.

Although I think it was Wednesday or Thursday ... a quick storm hit Parramatta/Rydalmere area and flooded Victoria Rd near the railways station/Uni .... along with blocked drains and a burst water main .... I managed to get through there before they shut Victoria Rd ... I drive through it ... the water was up to me doors ... I looked out quickly through the window and I couldn't see my side skirts. Was interesting though in the work ute ... I had a 500kg pallet on at the time as well.

gtfpv · 09-12-2007, 08:43 PM

apparantely 30 people have been admitted to hospital . anyone heard anything about injuries?

HLC · 09-12-2007, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by EF Futura 07

LMFAO, so thats what caused all the extra traffic, 500,000 people decided "OH its raining i might go for a drive" lol auburn-parra, im guessing parramatta rd? that would have been fun with all the crater's

: wooop's! i mean pot holes :evil3:

HAHA yeah parra road. nah it was good the roads were ultra greasy, turned my single spinner into an LSD lol was heaps good

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HLC · 09-12-2007, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by gtfpv

apparantely 30 people have been admitted to hospital . anyone heard anything about injuries?

YES, a friend of mine, her aunties brother in law got clocked in the head but a big bit of hail, got concussion or something, and admitted to hospital!