johnsey
X-TRAIL FANATIC
Date Registered: 01-2007
Location: Melbourne, Wantirna
TOTAL POSTS: 435
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Re: Hail damage
Hi steve and Realene,
The hail damage thing is annoying but it can easily be fixed, we had some back in March 2010 when the storms hit the Eastern suburbs and the xtrail stood up pretty well amongst those conditions. The repairers where ours got done brought in teams from the USA who deal with these type of repairs frequently. The car came up a treat and we were happy with the results.
Anthony
--- Xcited Touring
Series 2 2005 ST Auto, nudge bar, driving lights, spoiler, GME 3100 UHF, towbar , bashplate, Yokohama Geolander AT-S and Kings Springs lift X495 (c)
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30/Dec/2011, 4:23 pm
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Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
TOTAL POSTS: 6360
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Re: Hail damage
Hi Steve,
If the dents are that small then the paint won't be stretched to a cracking point and they should easily be repaired by "paintless dent removal" which uses an electromagnet to pull the bottom of the dent back up to flat again. I would have the repairer get it done rather than leave it, even if they want you to pay the excess as then your resale value will be kept intact.
--- Kev X450(c) T30 Guru
03 Titanium Ti T30 Series 1 **MODIFIED**
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3/Jan/2012, 9:26 am
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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Re:
Hi Guys,
My heart sank last night when I was visiting my brother in law in Picnic Point and thunder & lightning started and was followed by heavy rain and then....hail
It started with really small hail at first, so we stood outside and I thought, the Red Bull can take it but then intensified so much that I could actually feel the hail crystals and their size got bigger and bigger and I could hear the hail pounding the bonnet and roof of the exy....I thought this was it, so went back inside and told my wife that looks like the Red Bull has taken a beating. Lucky the hail didn't last long, so we drove back home and I couldn't sleep the night thinking about the damage it would have caused to the car.
Woke-up this morning to check it all out and was pleasantly surprised to find-out that there wasn't a single dent on the car
That was close indeed.
Last edited by jalalski, 9/Apr/2012, 3:12 pm
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9/Apr/2012, 3:10 pm
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cooch t31
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 06-2008
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW
TOTAL POSTS: 5966
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Wow lucky Jalal, it did come down heavy in some areas. I hate it when it hails.
I always think the worst with the cars even if its small.
--- Tony X-891c
HERE is my D22 Navara
HERE is my old 2008 T31, ST Series1
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10/Apr/2012, 6:00 am
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