Hail.. should I use my body to shield her?
08-19-2011, 03:09 PM
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Hail.. should I use my body to shield her?
I'm at work and my car alarm went off so I ran out there nerve wrecking because I park under a tree and during the past 5 months, 2 branches had went down and totaled 2 cars. As soon as I opened the door at work I see hails coming down HARDCORE... they're about BB Gun bullet size 
I couldn't do anything but standing there looking and hoping it'll be over soon
Please pray with me that there won't be any dent 
I won't be able to have a visual inspection until the rain is over and the car is dry off.
Been reading about ppl with hail & flood damages, can't believe it's happening to me now. Mother Nature is mad
What do you guys think? dent or no dent with this kinda hail? Please pray with mehhh and I'll pray for ya later 
I couldn't do anything but standing there looking and hoping it'll be over soon
Please pray with me that there won't be any dent I won't be able to have a visual inspection until the rain is over and the car is dry off.Been reading about ppl with hail & flood damages, can't believe it's happening to me now. Mother Nature is mad
What do you guys think? dent or no dent with this kinda hail? Please pray with mehhh and I'll pray for ya later
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08-19-2011, 03:28 PM
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cool story bro.
08-19-2011, 03:34 PM
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you're screwed. might as well trade your car in.
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08-19-2011, 05:08 PM
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Run to the car and go into starfish mode and shield that TL!
08-19-2011, 05:29 PM
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08-19-2011, 05:45 PM
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haha i had some freak hail storm come over my house like 8 months ago with quarter sized hail and no damage .... my car was the first thing i thought about when the hail started i was like omg!!! lol
08-19-2011, 06:13 PM
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08-19-2011, 07:22 PM
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Coming from first hand experience, pea sized hail will NOT damage your paint and will NOT dent your car. Once they increase in size to golf ball sizes and baseball sizes, then dents are unavoidable. However, large hail balls do NOT scratch paint. Here are the iceballs that hit my car and dented every panel and cracked my entire front windshield about 2 weeks ago:
08-19-2011, 07:28 PM
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You fail for not shielding her.
08-19-2011, 11:06 PM
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Pea sized hail is absolutely nothing to worry about. Once you start getting into quarter sized hail, then damage could possibly happen. My TL has been in more than one hail storm...luckily they were all very small.
The pics Bforbrian posted...THOSE will screw your car up.
The pics Bforbrian posted...THOSE will screw your car up.
08-19-2011, 11:54 PM
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08-21-2011, 04:00 AM
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08-21-2011, 10:55 PM
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Sorry guys 
I went to a weekend get away right after work that day and... obviously forgot about life 
The car is totally fine, I still need to wash her as tree leaves are all over. Boy, I was scared as shit! some of you said I should be fine cause the hail was small but it came down HARD, not just like they dropped out of the sky, they rocketed out of the sky 
Massachusetts, we have some crazy weather up here
yup 7424XP
even at pea size, with the speed they came down they could kill you if they hit the right spot on your head 
Thanks all! I really wish I dont have to deal with this kinda mother nature's anger anymore...
I went to a weekend get away right after work that day and... obviously forgot about life The car is totally fine, I still need to wash her as tree leaves are all over. Boy, I was scared as shit! some of you said I should be fine cause the hail was small but it came down HARD, not just like they dropped out of the sky, they rocketed out of the sky Massachusetts, we have some crazy weather up here
yup 7424XP
Grab a mattress and put it over as much of the car as you can, windshield atleast .
I would so do that if only I had a mattress at work
I think I should probably get 1 or 2 thick blankets and leave them in the trunk just in case 
The posted hail looks like it could kill you.
I would so do that if only I had a mattress at work
I think I should probably get 1 or 2 thick blankets and leave them in the trunk just in case The posted hail looks like it could kill you.
Thanks all! I really wish I dont have to deal with this kinda mother nature's anger anymore...
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08-22-2011, 09:00 AM
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I was also a victim of the hail storm the other week. I just picked up my car last friday from the bodyshop ($6,000 damage) and last night there was some crazy storm that hit Long Island NY with some large hail warnings. I was scared as shit! Good thing my area did not get hail, just some serious torrential down pour.
08-22-2011, 09:18 AM
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I was also a victim of the hail storm the other week. I just picked up my car last friday from the bodyshop ($6,000 damage) and last night there was some crazy storm that hit Long Island NY with some large hail warnings. I was scared as shit! Good thing my area did not get hail, just some serious torrential down pour.
someone needs to invent something to protect cars from hail. must be lightweight so it can be stored in the car without reducing MPG
08-22-2011, 06:01 PM
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