hail damage - 2003-04 Mach 1 Registry Owners Club

halemach1 · 06-26-2011, 12:07 AM

well, i got a phone call from my parents, my car got some pretty serious hail damage. i hope i can get the pics to work. these are the only ones that showed up very well. there is literally not a panel on the car that didnt get some sort of damage. well here you go i know the pics are small but it all i got right now.

03BumbleBee · 06-26-2011, 12:26 AM

That is a bummer for sure, have you got a quote for the damages?

BlueLineMach1 · 06-26-2011, 12:28 AM

Isn't it ironic that your username is HALEmach1? Sry couldn't resist.

halemach1 · 06-26-2011, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by 03BumbleBee

That is a bummer for sure, have you got a quote for the damages?

im in japan so everything i know is from phone calls and emails from my parents. but an adjuster came by and pretty much said they are gona pay for the WHOLE car repainted.

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Originally Posted by BlueLineMach1

Isn't it ironic that your username is HALEmach1? Sry couldn't resist.

yea iv been getting that a lot here lately. lol

73mach03 · 06-26-2011, 07:57 AM

That stinks. My Mach 1 usually is spared from hail (garage), but my other car is always at risk. I hate hail!

Good luck getting it fixed

falcongtho3 · 06-26-2011, 07:58 AM

Get the car fixed by a paintless dent repair company. I had hail damage worse on my car, and had it fixed for a very reasonable price, and there was no painting involved. None of the hail damage was visible after the repair. Sadly, a hurricane (Gustav) showed up a few months later, a rendered all of that work moot.

73mach03 · 06-26-2011, 08:49 AM

After reading this, I immediately went online and ordered a custom car cover (Covercraft) for my new 2011 GTI. I got the one with maximum hail protection. I don't like using them, but the peace of mind of having it on when very severe thunderstorms come through the area is worth it.

halemach1 · 06-26-2011, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by 73mach03

After reading this, I immediately went online and ordered a custom car cover (Covercraft) for my new 2011 GTI. I got the one with maximum hail protection. I don't like using them, but the peace of mind of having it on when very severe thunderstorms come through the area is worth it.

I had a covercraft cover on the car. There is just nothing to help when it's softball size. Lol

73mach03 · 06-26-2011, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by halemach1

I had a covercraft cover on the car. There is just nothing to help when it's softball size. Lol

That just isn't right!!! Ouch. Golf ball sized is bad enough. Softball sized....check please!!!

Gallows · 06-26-2011, 10:21 AM

Is hail common this time of year in your area or was it more of a freak storm? That really sucks about the dame but at least it can be fixed.

rsnider · 06-26-2011, 12:07 PM

My neighbor had his 427R badly hail damaged in the October 5th hailstorm here in Phoenix. It was at the performance shop waiting it's turn on the dyno.

He figured since the paint wasn't going to be original anymore (It's only original once), he'd take the opportunity to do something different.

After six months of work the car is unbelievable! It's still blue but instead of white tape stripes and graphics, he had the graphics done in black carbon fiber laid under the clear. The car is going to be the pilot episode in a new car show called Hellfire auto body or something like that. They filmed the project from start to finish.

Since your's may well be a complete repaint be creative. No matter how original it may look after repainting it still won't be a survivor car. Lay down the paint scheme of your dreams (Maybe the same color but with a pearl?)

Charles236 · 06-26-2011, 04:43 PM

I've had hail at my house five times in the past two months. First hail storm was the worst, I had seven fairly large dents (six on roof and one on left fender). I had a local paintless dent repair company fix it. He did it the next morning, and the work was excellent and reasonably priced. After the second hail storm, I decided to get a carport, since my car is always at home in the evenings when we have our storms.

blown03Mach1 · 06-26-2011, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueLineMach1

Isn't it ironic that your username is HALEmach1? Sry couldn't resist.

Exactly what I thought.

Sorry about the damage!

White04Mach · 06-26-2011, 08:55 PM

Don't look as bad as what we had a few weeks ago....2 inch diameter (some bigger) blowing out back windows and breaking off mirrors. Some of the dents were deep enough to break the paint. Most of the estimates I've seen on some of the worst cars were around $7-$8k. If you don't have a ton of them PDR is the way to go.

06-26-2011, 12:07 AM	#1
halemach1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: fordyce, arkansas Posts: 735	hail damage well, i got a phone call from my parents, my car got some pretty serious hail damage. i hope i can get the pics to work. these are the only ones that showed up very well. there is literally not a panel on the car that didnt get some sort of damage. well here you go i know the pics are small but it all i got right now.

06-26-2011, 12:26 AM	#2
03BumbleBee Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SunRiver Ca. Posts: 3,293	Re: hail damage That is a bummer for sure, have you got a quote for the damages? __________________ If we were all ugly, then we would all be good looking! Welcome to the Mach 1 Cafe! "Today's Special..Smoked Honda" Finally a member of 10,000 mile club!

06-26-2011, 12:28 AM	#3
BlueLineMach1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: In my mach... duh Posts: 399	Re: hail damage Isn't it ironic that your username is HALEmach1? Sry couldn't resist. __________________ 2003 AB Mustang Mach 1 K&N intake Borla Catback 03' Cobra Front Bumper 3/4" Spacer Custom Painted Rear Panel and Tailights

06-26-2011, 07:57 AM	#5
73mach03 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: HP, NY Posts: 1,720	Re: hail damage That stinks. My Mach 1 usually is spared from hail (garage), but my other car is always at risk. I hate hail! Good luck getting it fixed __________________ 2003 Zinc Yellow Mach 1, M5, Bassani Catback 2016 White Subaru WRX, Borla S-Type Catback Red Sox, Raiders, and Electric Guitars

06-26-2011, 07:58 AM	#6
falcongtho3 Moderating at Mach 1 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, La. Posts: 16,273	Re: hail damage Get the car fixed by a paintless dent repair company. I had hail damage worse on my car, and had it fixed for a very reasonable price, and there was no painting involved. None of the hail damage was visible after the repair. Sadly, a hurricane (Gustav) showed up a few months later, a rendered all of that work moot. __________________ Krewe de la Mach Rouge #340804 13th Mach 1 built 11/07/02 Build Date 12/13/02 Delivery

06-26-2011, 08:49 AM	#7
73mach03 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: HP, NY Posts: 1,720	Re: hail damage After reading this, I immediately went online and ordered a custom car cover (Covercraft) for my new 2011 GTI. I got the one with maximum hail protection. I don't like using them, but the peace of mind of having it on when very severe thunderstorms come through the area is worth it. __________________ 2003 Zinc Yellow Mach 1, M5, Bassani Catback 2016 White Subaru WRX, Borla S-Type Catback Red Sox, Raiders, and Electric Guitars

06-26-2011, 12:07 PM	#11
rsnider Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 2,336	Re: hail damage My neighbor had his 427R badly hail damaged in the October 5th hailstorm here in Phoenix. It was at the performance shop waiting it's turn on the dyno. He figured since the paint wasn't going to be original anymore (It's only original once), he'd take the opportunity to do something different. After six months of work the car is unbelievable! It's still blue but instead of white tape stripes and graphics, he had the graphics done in black carbon fiber laid under the clear. The car is going to be the pilot episode in a new car show called Hellfire auto body or something like that. They filmed the project from start to finish. Since your's may well be a complete repaint be creative. No matter how original it may look after repainting it still won't be a survivor car. Lay down the paint scheme of your dreams (Maybe the same color but with a pearl?)

06-26-2011, 04:43 PM	#12
Charles236 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 1,150	Re: hail damage I've had hail at my house five times in the past two months. First hail storm was the worst, I had seven fairly large dents (six on roof and one on left fender). I had a local paintless dent repair company fix it. He did it the next morning, and the work was excellent and reasonably priced. After the second hail storm, I decided to get a carport, since my car is always at home in the evenings when we have our storms.

06-26-2011, 08:55 PM	#14
White04Mach Stab n' Steer! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Carey, Ohio Posts: 1,137	Re: hail damage Don't look as bad as what we had a few weeks ago....2 inch diameter (some bigger) blowing out back windows and breaking off mirrors. Some of the dents were deep enough to break the paint. Most of the estimates I've seen on some of the worst cars were around $7-$8k. If you don't have a ton of them PDR is the way to go. __________________ 2004 White Mach 1, 5 Speed, IUP 18k miles Sold 01/10/15 Ford C springs, MM Adjustable lower control arms, DD Mach rims, Honeycomb panel, sequential turn signals, modded Bullitt skirts, wingless decklid, Cobra mirrors, Flowmaster 40's, Fiore quadrant and firewall adjuster, 4.10's, Shelby diff cover, MGW shifter, Raptor shift light.

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