Hail Damage - GGGRRRRRR - Toyota Yaris Forums

*MAD DOG* · 03-06-2010, 12:29 AM

I'm waiting for the next wave of hail between the size of golf ball-baseball to come through. My poor Yaris copped a pounding. I can't tell if I have roof dints as it's still wet and raining, but from what I saw I would say 80% chance I'll have roof hail damage.

The noise the hail made off the roof of the house was like bullets ricocheting off metal, ping ping ping bang.

I now have a broken right hand side tail light. :( There is nowhere I can move my car to make it safe as we've been warned on the radio more severe weather is coming and to stay put.

You see stuff like this on the news but you never expect to see it happen to you.

: frown:

1NZYaris1 · 03-06-2010, 12:39 AM

Ouch , nows your chance to get some after market tails
as just 1 oem tail light is about $450.

and after 1 market pr about half that .

CTScott · 03-06-2010, 12:41 AM

That's horrible. I got caught in a hail storm last summer with mine. The hail stones were about an inch in diameter and were hitting so hard that I closed the sunshade for my sunroof to keep glass out of my face if it popped. It didn't, but I did end up with some clear coat damage to the roof and a small dent just above the center of the windshield.

*MAD DOG* · 03-06-2010, 12:47 AM

Here's a pic of one of the bits of hail. FARK!

*MAD DOG* · 03-06-2010, 12:48 AM

Garm,

You got any cheap fake Jdm tails?

LtNoogie · 03-06-2010, 01:05 AM

I sure hope your little dog did not have to go outside to pee during that storm.

*MAD DOG* · 03-06-2010, 01:10 AM

I have two pugs and they were too busy barking and shitting themselves to venture outside. It was like a war zone here.

Toy Yaris · 03-06-2010, 03:17 AM

moved my car in the garage just at the right time, hope no panel damaged we copped it heaps thought the house was gonna blow away..

1NZYaris1 · 03-06-2010, 05:04 AM

Does this mean we have to send the your panel beaters back to Aussie .
We had a similar storm 12months ago , and the insurance company's bought in some hail experts form Aussie to fix all the cars ,
at last report they had 3 months of work left .
I guess now they will have another 12 months

*MAD DOG* · 03-06-2010, 07:13 AM

http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/natio...watch/18481251

*jclo3313* · 03-06-2010, 11:12 AM

That sucks man

cali yaris · 03-06-2010, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Garm, You got any cheap fake Jdm tails?

I can give you a pretty good deal, but the shipping will be what it is, USPS to down under.

DandiDani · 03-06-2010, 11:30 AM

sorry to hear that

*MAD DOG* · 03-06-2010, 11:54 PM

Well it just got worse, I have severe hail damage on my hood, roof and a pillar. Garm, I won't need those tails as I'll be claiming on my insurance. However if they claim "act of god" god help them.

*MAD DOG* · 03-07-2010, 12:31 AM

Just spoke to my insurance company, $500 to claim. They will let me keep my rating 1 (we have a rating system over here, rating 1 is the best you can get and makes your premium cheaper).

All I have to do is organise one quote and get back to them and they'll sort it out. Not happy at all, you just don't think anything like this is going to happen to you. But i'm glad I took out a new insurance policy, in fact i'd only taken it out on 4th March 2010 and the hail damage happened at 4pmish 6th March 2010. So i'd just handed over $707 as the premium and now I gotta pull another $500 outta my arse to cover this.

Yaris4ever · 03-07-2010, 01:18 AM

Oh man I really feel for ya, I had a similar experience years ago with my Corolla!!!

*MAD DOG* · 03-07-2010, 02:30 AM

This is similar to what I had at my place....

*MAD DOG* · 03-07-2010, 03:35 AM

Has anyone else ever had hail damage before? Or does someone on YW work in a body shop and can give me suggestions on how to get this fixed properly. Obviously insurance is footing the bill.

03-06-2010, 12:39 AM	#2
1NZYaris1 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,566	Ouch , nows your chance to get some after market tails as just 1 oem tail light is about $450. and after 1 market pr about half that . __________________ http://www.microimageonline.com/forums/index.php

03-06-2010, 12:48 AM	#5
MAD DOG Drives: 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 6,412	Garm, You got any cheap fake Jdm tails? __________________ "Manual labour is not for me. In fact i'm not even sure non manual work is either." -Anthony Linton Check out ▬▬► I like I like ◄▬▬ for more fun on Facebook

03-06-2010, 01:05 AM	#6
LtNoogie View User's Garage Drives: '08 Bayou Blue LB AT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 2,517	I sure hope your little dog did not have to go outside to pee during that storm. __________________ aFe Intake \| Blitz Supercharger \| Megan Header \| TRD Exhaust \| NST Pulley Set TRD Shocks/Struts \| Tanabe NF210 Springs \| TRD Sway Bar \| Motegi TRAKLITE wheels \| Kuhmo Ecsta XS R1 Concepts slotted rotors \| Carbotech 1521 brake pads \| stainless steel brake lines \| Seibon vented carbon fiber hood

03-06-2010, 01:10 AM	#7
MAD DOG Drives: 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 6,412	I have two pugs and they were too busy barking and shitting themselves to venture outside. It was like a war zone here. __________________ "Manual labour is not for me. In fact i'm not even sure non manual work is either." -Anthony Linton Check out ▬▬► I like I like ◄▬▬ for more fun on Facebook

03-06-2010, 05:04 AM	#9
1NZYaris1 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,566	Does this mean we have to send the your panel beaters back to Aussie . We had a similar storm 12months ago , and the insurance company's bought in some hail experts form Aussie to fix all the cars , at last report they had 3 months of work left . I guess now they will have another 12 months __________________ http://www.microimageonline.com/forums/index.php

03-06-2010, 12:41 AM	#3
CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,460	That's horrible. I got caught in a hail storm last summer with mine. The hail stones were about an inch in diameter and were hitting so hard that I closed the sunshade for my sunroof to keep glass out of my face if it popped. It didn't, but I did end up with some clear coat damage to the roof and a small dent just above the center of the windshield.

03-06-2010, 03:17 AM	#8
Toy Yaris View User's Garage Drives: 2nzfe 3dr Yaris Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Melbourne , Australia Posts: 30	moved my car in the garage just at the right time, hope no panel damaged we copped it heaps thought the house was gonna blow away..

03-06-2010, 07:13 AM	#10
MAD DOG Drives: 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 6,412	Here's the news story.... http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/natio...watch/18481251 __________________ "Manual labour is not for me. In fact i'm not even sure non manual work is either." -Anthony Linton Check out ▬▬► I like I like ◄▬▬ for more fun on Facebook

03-06-2010, 11:12 AM	#11
jclo3313 Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Absolutely red Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Woodstock, Ga Posts: 7,816	That sucks man __________________ Obama Can't Gymkhana!

03-06-2010, 11:30 AM	#13
DandiDani View User's Garage Drives: 09' Meteorite liftback Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jeff,Indiana Posts: 1,374	sorry to hear that __________________

03-06-2010, 11:54 PM	#14
MAD DOG Drives: 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 6,412	Well it just got worse, I have severe hail damage on my hood, roof and a pillar. Garm, I won't need those tails as I'll be claiming on my insurance. However if they claim "act of god" god help them. __________________ "Manual labour is not for me. In fact i'm not even sure non manual work is either." -Anthony Linton Check out ▬▬► I like I like ◄▬▬ for more fun on Facebook

03-07-2010, 12:31 AM	#15
MAD DOG Drives: 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 6,412	Just spoke to my insurance company, $500 to claim. They will let me keep my rating 1 (we have a rating system over here, rating 1 is the best you can get and makes your premium cheaper). All I have to do is organise one quote and get back to them and they'll sort it out. Not happy at all, you just don't think anything like this is going to happen to you. But i'm glad I took out a new insurance policy, in fact i'd only taken it out on 4th March 2010 and the hail damage happened at 4pmish 6th March 2010. So i'd just handed over $707 as the premium and now I gotta pull another $500 outta my arse to cover this. __________________ "Manual labour is not for me. In fact i'm not even sure non manual work is either." -Anthony Linton Check out ▬▬► I like I like ◄▬▬ for more fun on Facebook

03-07-2010, 01:18 AM	#16
Yaris4ever Drives: YRX Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 85	Oh man I really feel for ya, I had a similar experience years ago with my Corolla!!!

03-07-2010, 03:35 AM	#18
MAD DOG Drives: 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 6,412	Has anyone else ever had hail damage before? Or does someone on YW work in a body shop and can give me suggestions on how to get this fixed properly. Obviously insurance is footing the bill. __________________ "Manual labour is not for me. In fact i'm not even sure non manual work is either." -Anthony Linton Check out ▬▬► I like I like ◄▬▬ for more fun on Facebook

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