hail damage

**Reply #30: March 09, 2010, 02:14:47**

Quote from: Myowni30 on March 08, 2010, 20:17:43

Quote from: lindlake on March 08, 2010, 08:46:07
it looks like it will be a right off and they will only give me market value it is only 13 months old and 30000 km

I would send a polite email to Hyundai customer services with picture on the dents and ask them what they think, and say are they willing to help you replace the car.

Never going to happen, that would open up a large can of worms. Some of the hail stones were the size of large lemons, I saw news coverage where holes were punched in garage roofs and the hail stones were still able to dent the car and smash car windows and windscreens. Unfortunately in OZ this type of damage is not that uncommon

Brew69 · **Reply #31: March 09, 2010, 08:46:57**

Wow, my insurer replaces for new if written off in the first 3 years. Who is your insurer?

2i30s · **Reply #32: March 09, 2010, 09:33:14**

Quote from: Pip on March 08, 2010, 11:49:16

Sadly, just arrived home from local (Port Fairy Folk Music Festival) and both my i30 and Getz have hail damage. Dunno where I stand with insurance but I'm very pissed off! My car (i30) was damn near perfect body wise... not a scratch!! For 16 months I've never parked next to another another car and the body was literally perfect WRT scratches/dings.

Buggar!!!

sorry to hear about your cars pip.

**Reply #33: March 09, 2010, 09:39:11**

commbank insurance the car will go in to get looked at on sat the lady on the phone said it would be a write off if it cost more than $8000 to repair

2i30s · **Reply #34: March 09, 2010, 09:42:59**

fingers crossed shes a fixer.

Dazzler · **Reply #35: March 09, 2010, 10:39:12**

Hi Pip sorry to hear about your cars.. I remember you saying how careful you are with them... Hope your insurer is more flexible than lindlakes..

dibboi30 · **Reply #36: March 09, 2010, 16:33:36**

lindlake real sorry to hear about your i30,just have be sure the panelbeater specialises in hail repairs,there are some clever machines out now to remove those dents.
Oz can be really for hail, in Bris we have had some bad storms and hail late last year mates 4wd had $6,000 worth of damage .
dibboi30

**Reply #37: March 12, 2010, 22:15:47**

looks like it going be repair for $7500 and take 3 weeks to fix

2i30s · **Reply #38: March 12, 2010, 22:17:44**

Shambles · **Reply #39: March 12, 2010, 22:20:48**

Quote from: lindlake on March 12, 2010, 22:15:47

looks like it going be repair for $7500 and take 3 weeks to fix

Echo 2i30s

So that's a repair then and not a write-off? You happy with that? It'll look better than new when done, I reckon

2i30s · **Reply #40: March 12, 2010, 22:28:13**

a repair is better than a market value payout,i suppose.

Dazzler · **Reply #41: March 13, 2010, 02:50:00**

Yeah.. In the circumstances sounds like the best result.. Just make sure you inspect it in daylight (and not in the rain) when you sign for it after the repair to make sure you are happy with the result...

**Reply #42: March 13, 2010, 09:26:52**

Mine's booked in in a couple of weeks for an assessment. I hope I do as well. I still have to put $500 excess towards it though (actually $1000 - 2 cars

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Dazzler · **Reply #43: March 13, 2010, 09:49:18**

$1000 bucks...Ouch!

DaveCRDi · **Reply #44: March 13, 2010, 10:24:21**

Make sure you read what you're signing when you inspect the repair.

Some insurers will try to sneak in various clauses of questionable legality (I know people who had a prang in the car and when they were signing to say they were happy with the repair the insurance company also tried to get them to sign something which would waive their right to claim for injury afterwards)

Zhangster · **Reply #45: March 14, 2010, 08:34:03**

omg.... looks like the surface of the moon..... HOUSTON! we got a problem!

i hope u soon get it fixed.... i have tried it before also.. tho the things hitting me wasent hail.. but chestnuts.

so it was pretty damn banged up..

**Reply #46: March 16, 2010, 23:14:04**

just A UPDATE OUR CAR IS BOOKED IN TO BE REPAIRED on the 29th they said it would take 2 weeks to fix

Dazzler · **Reply #47: March 17, 2010, 07:25:23**

Quote from: lindlake on March 16, 2010, 23:14:04

just A UPDATE OUR CAR IS BOOKED IN TO BE REPAIRED on the 29th they said it would take 2 weeks to fix

Thanks for the update look forward to more feedback when you pick her back up...

**Reply #48: March 22, 2010, 05:32:50**

Quote from: Pip on March 13, 2010, 09:26:52

Mine's booked in in a couple of weeks for an assessment. I hope I do as well. I still have to put $500 excess towards it though (actually $1000 - 2 cars )

Update on mine: Had one car assessed so far (and the other is virtually identical) and I'm told that they just push the dents out from behind and no painting required at all.

They need to strip the head-lining of course and whatever else to get to both sides of the panel and then just painstakingly "undent" every dent.

They actually do it where I had the assessment and I could see someone playing with a bonnet although I didn't watch the process. I was however shown a half done BMW boot lid which they obviously keep to show people like me who expressed doubts with their method.

Honestly, if they can fix it this well I'll be happy. I simply could not detect anything on the repaired side to suggest it had ever been touched and the dented side was far worse than mine. Anyone who immediately wondered if they purposely dinted it is behind me but it did look patterned just like the top of my car.

The repairers were from the Gold coast and are called United Hail Repairs. They have set up semi-permanent shop here just for this episode by the looks.

I'm in a bloody long queue and will not get it fixed until June and will take a week!

eye30 · **Reply #49: March 22, 2010, 07:01:47**

Quote from: Pip on March 22, 2010, 05:32:50

I'm in a bloody long queue and will not get it fixed until June and will take a week!

June!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wonder how long it takes for each car seeing you'r having to wait so long.

**Reply #50: March 22, 2010, 14:38:22**

It surely couldn't take more than a week each car so I assume they are doing them one at a time!

eye30 · **Reply #51: March 22, 2010, 17:41:47**

Quote from: Pip on March 22, 2010, 14:38:22

It surely couldn't take more than a week each car so I assume they are doing them one at a time!

A week!!!!!!!!!!!!!! must have caused some damage!!!!!!!!!

**Reply #52: April 28, 2010, 18:19:54**

just a update picked up the i30 today what a good job its the same has a new car a full respray the blue is a little darker we are happy now i can put on my sr wheels

Myowni30 · **Reply #53: April 28, 2010, 18:22:38**

Quote from: lindlake on April 28, 2010, 18:19:54

just a update picked up the i30 today what a good job its the same has a new car a full respray the blue is a little darker we are happy now i can put on my sr wheels

Thats great news

Shambles · **Reply #54: April 28, 2010, 18:24:16**

Dazzler · **Reply #55: April 28, 2010, 23:04:50**

Quote from: lindlake on April 28, 2010, 18:19:54

just a update picked up the i30 today what a good job its the same has a new car a full respray the blue is a little darker we are happy now i can put on my sr wheels

GR8... don't forget some photos when you get the new wheels on...

**Reply #56: April 29, 2010, 18:42:31**

here is new wheels

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Dazzler · **Reply #57: April 29, 2010, 22:16:05**

Quote from: lindlake on April 29, 2010, 18:42:31

here is new wheels

Looks good (and the blue does seem darker than original - but looks very nice)

Was there enough tread on the tyres to get you by for now?

**Reply #58: April 30, 2010, 03:22:46**

yes there is enought tread to go 20000 km or more the same has my old wheels

2i30s · **Reply #59: April 30, 2010, 10:13:49**

Quote from: lindlake on April 29, 2010, 18:42:31

here is new wheels

they fixed her just like new.

wheels look nice.