Hail Storm

[PMCErnie]

Sad news. Best wishes. We watched that storm just miss us to the west as it sailed northeast toward NoVa.

 

[kn5owa]

Sad news. Best wishes. We watched that storm just miss us to the west as it sailed northeast toward NoVa.

The Occoquan/Woodbridge area seems to have been one of the principal targets for hail. As it has in the past a few times.

Hyundai is doing it's best to promote trademark confusion, but should the repairs not be satisfactory, it looks like there is a window of opportunity later in the year when the G80 with V8 will be available - at least for awhile.

I've been down this road before - and hail repairs are rather iffy, to say the least. Estimater will be here tomorrow a.m.

 

[kn5owa]

The sunroof will be replaced as an entire unit. That assembly is $3000. Labor is $750 or better.

I like what you're saying - but it's at the discretion of the ins. co., which right now, is leaning towards only glass replacement.

I will know by the end of the week --

 

[Mark_888]

I like what you're saying - but it's at the discretion of the ins. co., which right now, is leaning towards only glass replacement.

I will know by the end of the week --

What about dents in sheet metal?

 

[kn5owa]

What about dents in sheet metal?

Got lots of them - both cars - part of the package when you get a hail storm.

Popcorn sized hail is not bad - the golf ball sized stuff is bad news.

I'm gonna shell out some bucks for some kind of carport - even though it's gonna look totally out of place on a spacious corner lot - plus you gotta get zoning approval and a building permit in my county.

Back to sunroofs: When the glass shatters (what little there is, about .15 inches thick), it breaks into thousands of grain sized pieces. And it would be a piece of cake to replace - just shop-vac the pieces, and pop in a new glass - which is why the ins. co. likes that idea. You or I could probably do it.

Problem is: A lot of those little pieces of glass fall directly into the sunroof mechanism itself which, by any rational definition, is a Rube Goldberg contraption. Hence, future problems are virtually guaranteed, if the whole thing isn't pulled and trashed.

 

[Mark_888]

Got lots of them - both cars - part of the package when you get a hail storm.

I meant insurance. Are they going to fix it under your insurance coverage?

 

[Lord Humunculous]

cmon ppl, ttiwwop

I am horrified by the concept due to being in the TX hill country, but I also have a sick need to see the damage.

 

[kn5owa]

I meant insurance. Are they going to fix it under your insurance coverage?

Most definitely - under the comprehensive section of the auto policy.

Estimates look quite generous, in fact.