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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 11:41 AM
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My MY05 Black Sti got caught in a hailstone event out of Flash Gordon the other day.

Now the bonnet looks like a golf ball and the roof too.
None of the dents are deep or large.

One dent repair guy says go to a body shop and have it filled and resprayed.
because its a bugger to do on scoobies....

any thoughts?
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 11:47 AM
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I was in a hailstorm some years ago with my 99, had dents as you describe in the bonnet

i called a dent remover and he was able to remove all dents from the bonnet, was as before hailstorm when he finished, needless to say i was well chuffed over the result, could not beleive he was able to remove the dents as he did, well worth the money, think i payed 150£ had a couple of door dings he removed them too
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 11:48 AM
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Pics?
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 03:57 PM
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Have you contacted your insurance company?
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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Act of god ?
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 05:03 PM
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not covered on any policy as far as im aware
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 05:07 PM
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Ask insurance company for proof that there is a god,of any kind
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 06:13 PM
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Think yourself lucky!! It could have been this landing on your car from 30000FT
Car crushed by falling ice cube | The Sun |News
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 11:51 AM
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Same thing happened to my 03 WRX on Saturday. Was dropping brother in law home to Dagenham when the almighty downpour began. I've never seen such big rocks of ice falling from the sky. They were 3 inches big and man did they make a racket when hitting things.

Called the missus a few miles away and was told that the hail stones there are just the small ones. My ten year old joked about how my car must be getting dented.

To my horror did I find that indeed my car was covered in small dents from this catastrophic weather. All I can say, it's typical to happen in bloody 'Nam.
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Old Sep 2, 2009 | 02:52 PM
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Same happened to my Black Blobeye....also live in Dagenham and now looking for a new bonnet.
Was also hit by fireworks on Guy Fawkes....big dent from a falling rocket....
Does anyone know a good garage where I can get this fixed? or provide me with contacts for a new/used bonnet?
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Old Sep 2, 2009 | 02:57 PM
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My insurance company coughed up over a grand to get my car repaired after a hail storm here last year. Fortunately hail damage is so common here it is covered under your normal insurance policy and is not an extra.

The dents are tiny and hardly noticable unless you look for them in the right light.
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Old Sep 2, 2009 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by nunoamorim133
Same happened to my Black Blobeye....also live in Dagenham and now looking for a new bonnet.
Was also hit by fireworks on Guy Fawkes....big dent from a falling rocket....
Does anyone know a good garage where I can get this fixed? or provide me with contacts for a new/used bonnet?
I have one of those
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by 53WRX
I have one of those
where abouts are you based, and how much are you looking for it? send me a PM please.
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