All I can say is... WTF
08-12-2008, 10:08 AM
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oh boy 
will insurance cover all that? I would try to get all new panels instead of trying to pull them out. It'll never look as smooth as brand new if you do, and people will notice. Happened to a buddy of mine.
will insurance cover all that? I would try to get all new panels instead of trying to pull them out. It'll never look as smooth as brand new if you do, and people will notice. Happened to a buddy of mine.
Hopefully you can get it fixed for cheap (so long as they do a good job)..
08-12-2008, 10:16 AM
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well i filed a claim with the insurance, but my deductible is 500, which isn't too bad because the claims rep said to get it out of the roof with a sunroof on it, would almost cost 500 alone. Where i'm going to get the work done is pretty reputable where i'm at, and since I have progressive, the work the shop does is 100% guaranteed for life.
08-12-2008, 10:48 AM
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depends on the body shop and how deep the pits are. if they are shallow a good shop can pull them out and you will never know the difference.
08-12-2008, 11:40 AM
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Yeah they are most likely going to use PDR (paintless dent removal). The pits are pretty small so most of them should be quite easy to get out, i hope lol. The guy they have working on it is coming from a close city, and hail damage is the only thing he does.
08-12-2008, 11:42 AM
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08-12-2008, 12:39 PM
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Nope, hail isn't considered an act of god. It's considered under weather, at least for progressive, but i think that's how it is for any insurance. Just wish it was a 250 deductible.
08-12-2008, 01:06 PM
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^ how is hail not considered an act of god?! hurricane, tornadoes, etc are considered 'act of god' and yet are also under "weather" as you put it. i swear.. the **** some insurance companies pull...
08-12-2008, 01:30 PM
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lol yeah insurance companies suck *****, but in progressive it actually has a whole area just for hail, and i believe geico was the same way. It's stupid. Mine was an '06 with only like 2 dings on the roof from nuts falling on it from a previous owner. So Yeah it kinda sucked.
08-12-2008, 01:52 PM
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OWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! Looking at that just hurts! I have the same problem right now, hail/debris damage. USAA set it up on my comp insurance....0 deductible for me, since thats the way I have my policy set up, but this should just be a simple comp claim. I'm waiting on my kit to get this done, so we're splitting some of the costs. It'll save us both money.
08-12-2008, 06:01 PM
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Dude...GARAGE! I'd have been receiving dents in my skull hauling *** out there to get the car under shelter. Heck, I've been known to leave work and drive to local car washes mid-day when there was a hint of hail on the way, just to get it under cover. Sucks man. Sorry to hear about the damage.
08-12-2008, 07:21 PM
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Damn it doesn't look like the bra is gonna help much. On the brighter side mazda paint has been known to be suspect so if you get a better paint job then its a good thing that it happened.