"trailer" <st74dummy@verizon.net> wrote in
news:NUSHj.5926$bC6.2361@trnddc08:

> Last night I got trapped in a pretty big hail storm (east Texas). I
> was in my 2008 Ridgeline, 2000 miles.
>
> Although no glass was damaged (that I can find), I've got about 40-50
> dents in the hood and about 15-20 on the cab roof. I was able to
> finally find some shelter which probably prevented more damage.
>
> With this many dents, can the hood be fixed? I have heard that hail
> dents can be repaired but I wonder about the number of dents.
>
> Thanks
> 2008 Ridgeline RTL
>
>
>

I used to have a 90 Prelude SI that went thru TWO hailstorms a month apart
in 1993(Orlando,FL).No glass breakage,no plastic stuff broken.
The body shop tab was $2700,$100 deductible.They replaced the hood and
trunk lid,but filled in the dents on the roof,repainted the whole car.
The first day I was driving to work after the repair,got to around 50
mph,and the windshield/cowl started vibrating severely,scared the crap out
of me.The hail dents ruined the structural integrity of the car.I ended up
trading it in at 20K miles,for an Integra GS-R.

Your body shop should replace the hood.
The insurance company will probably OK it,like they did for my
car.(StateFarm)It's far cheaper to replace it than repair and repaint the
dented one,and will look better.
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net