Hail obliterated my hood and some quarter panels - '18 1500

[sdyk]

Just had some golf ball sized hail fall for about 20-30 minutes. I moved the truck under a tree as best I could but the hail had so much momentum it didn't even matter. The hood has at least 30 dents. The front driver side quarter panel has a few dents and the rear quarter panel is the same.




Golf Ball sized hail





For every dent you can see there is 2-3 more



Large dent above the rear driver's side door



Another large dent near the center brake light.



I don't even 1000 miles on it yet...

Oh well... I guess this is what you have insurance for

 

[Pull Ya]

New hood and a good PDR guy will do miracles. Damn those are huge hail stones.
Jay

 

[MADDOG]

Insurance company will probably replace the hood. As Jay said, a good PDR guy can take care of those cab dings.

 

[Mbrigh3]

********. Those are some big balls!

 

[b-rock]

That sucks man! Sorry you gotta deal with that now. Those are the biggest hail stones I have ever seen.

If I recall correctly, the show MythBusters did a test and proved that a vehicle dimpled like a golf ball actually got slightly better fuel mileage than one that was not dimpled...

2017 RAM 1500 CC, LoneStar, Black Pearl

 

[DRkNESS]

Darn, where are you located that they come down like that OP ?

 

[sdyk]

Insurance company will probably replace the hood. As Jay said, a good PDR guy can take care of those cab dings.

So will the insurance company only cut a check for the hood (minus the deductible)? I do know of a good PDR guy in my area. I'll probably want to schedule him soon if I want to get it repaired this decade (all of my neighbors got wrecked).

a vehicle dimpled like a golf ball actually got slightly better fuel mileage than one that was not dimpled...

... That is definitely looking at the bright side haha

Darn, where are you located that they come down like that OP ?

I live in Aurora, CO which is southeast of Denver.

 

[sdyk]

This is the first time I have ever seen hail like this (that size and sustained) but we do usually get a few smaller hailstorms each year.

 

[sandawilliams]

Just had some golf ball sized hail fall for about 20-30 minutes. I moved the truck under a tree as best I could but the hail had so much momentum it didn't even matter. The hood has at least 30 dents. The front driver side quarter panel has a few dents and the rear quarter panel is the same.


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Golf Ball sized hail

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For every dent you can see there is 2-3 more

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Large dent above the rear driver's side door

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Another large dent near the center brake light.

Two large hail storms in the last couple of weeks. I am watching channel 13(Co. Springs) now and see the storms as they pass over you. Good luck with that.



I don't even 1000 miles on it yet...

Oh well... I guess this is what you have insurance for

 

[Ramm5.7]

Wow, that really sucks on an 18 !!!!
I had that same issue once in Virginia on a black 85 olds cutlass. Only I didnt fix it, drove it cross country to Nevada and sold it there b4 coming back to Cali

 

[BlkZrx]

Sorry man. That's a frequent recurring nightmare of mine. Had 22k hail damage to the house year before Ram showed up.

I'm considering a metal canopy..

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[ExpressRules]

I'm sure all that will buff out.

 

[MaximumSteel18]

That sux the big one.

 

[FXCLM5]

********. Those are some big balls!

Thats what she said.

That sux op, whats your deductible on your insurance?

 

[JB1]

This is the first time I have ever seen hail like this (that size and sustained) but we do usually get a few smaller hailstorms each year.

Wow that’s crazy, I have always heard them say golf ball size but damn you have proof.

 

[S0CAL]

That is crazy. Mother nature's death from above. I'm surprised your windshield isn't cracked.

 

[mohemipar]

Holy ****. Sorry to see that on anyone's vehicle, but especially such a new one. I always get paranoid during the summer when you see those ********* clouds coming in. Hail is a real *****.

 

[grizzstang]

This is why my truck goes in the garage when I am not driving it.

 

[huntergreen]

Sorry to see this. Have never seen hail like that by me.

 

[BTD07]

So will the insurance company only cut a check for the hood (minus the deductible)? I do know of a good PDR guy in my area. I'll probably want to schedule him soon if I want to get it repaired this decade (all of my neighbors got wrecked).



... That is definitely looking at the bright side haha



I live in Aurora, CO which is southeast of Denver.

The insurance company will pay to fix all of it. He is saying the can replace the hood but will have to pop the other body dents out. As long as you pay your deductible, youll be good. I do recommend reporting it asap so that an adjuster can be assigned to you quickly before everyone else in your area with your carrier calls and you fall down the list. Here in our area a couple weeks ago there was tennis ball sized hail. But yours is pretty damn bad too. Good luck.