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Yup, my car was parked in Wheeling at the time in my friend's driveway and I
had to watch it happen. I had nowhere to move the car to and couldn't come
outside without risking being nailed with a hail stone.

I pretty much have the same type of damage you describe. I would be curious
to find out what your insurance company told you and where are you taking
your car to get fixed? I am taking mine to Muller Honda in Highland Park.
The only other dealer who has the body shop in the are is O'Hare Honda.

Sergey

"Douglas Anderson" <doug@douglasanderson.net> wrote in message
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> "Sergey" <xxx@xxx.xxx> wrote in message
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> > I have the displeasure of dealing with repairing damages on my 2003
Accord
> > EX-V6 from a golf size hail storm that visited Chicago area last Sunday.
I
> > took my Accord to the insurance claims office to have it looked at. Got
my
> > repairs estimate and a check - all of the $5,264 ... the trunk and the
hood
> > are getting replaced; the roof, the doors, the fenders, and quarter
panels
> > are getting repaired. Their preferred method of repair is to fill in the
> > dents, sand them, polish them out, apply the finish, restore rust
> > protection, etc.
> >
> > I asked the adjuster among other things about the Ding King and alike,
to
> > which she said the PDR (Paintless Dent Repair) is not their preferred
method
> > of repairs because using suction or pulling instruments like the Ding
King,
> > even when done by a professional, may stretch the place of the dent to
the
> > extend of cracking the paint and causing it to chip off over time
> >
> > Sergey
> >
> > <richard48@webtv.net> wrote in message
> > news:25148-3F0ACE4E-597@storefull-2191.public.lawson.webtv.net...
> > > Anyone used the "do it yourself" Ding King kits to remove dents from
> > > your car. Comments?
> > >
>
>
> Were you in the Buffalo Gorve/Wheeling area. That's where I lave and
> my 02 Accord got screwed up parked outside. I have appointment for
> estimate today and really would prefer PDR. Car was hit with golf
> ball sized hail and has damage to roof, hood, trunk lid, passenger
> front and rear fenders, and passenger roof/window pillars.

"Sergey" <xxx@xxx.xxx> wrote in message news:<iMoRa.79791$ye4.59426@sccrnsc01>...
> Yup, my car was parked in Wheeling at the time in my friend's driveway and I
> had to watch it happen. I had nowhere to move the car to and couldn't come
> outside without risking being nailed with a hail stone.
>
> I pretty much have the same type of damage you describe. I would be curious
> to find out what your insurance company told you and where are you taking
> your car to get fixed? I am taking mine to Muller Honda in Highland Park.
> The only other dealer who has the body shop in the are is O'Hare Honda.
>
> Sergey
>

I have State Farm and the damage estimate from them was $4500. Will
be getting a new hood and trunk, the rest will be repaired and
repainted. I am getting repaired at Gerber Auto Collision on
Milwaukee Ave in Buffalo Grove. I purchased my car at Pauly Honda and
will NEVER go to Muller Honda. Three years ago took my old Accord
there for service and someone ripped off my $100 radar detector, they
were a**holes and have since lost getting any money from me.

"Sergey" <xxx@xxx.xxx> wrote in message news:<iMoRa.79791$ye4.59426@sccrnsc01>...
> Yup, my car was parked in Wheeling at the time in my friend's driveway and I
> had to watch it happen. I had nowhere to move the car to and couldn't come
> outside without risking being nailed with a hail stone.
>
> I pretty much have the same type of damage you describe. I would be curious
> to find out what your insurance company told you and where are you taking
> your car to get fixed? I am taking mine to Muller Honda in Highland Park.
> The only other dealer who has the body shop in the are is O'Hare Honda.
>
> Sergey
>

Also, I requested PDR but S. F. said since there were creases on the
dents it could not be repaired that way.

In article <7e59ac3b.0307171158.578cef18@posting.google.com >, doug@douglasanderson.net (Douglas Anderson) wrote:
>"Sergey" <xxx@xxx.xxx> wrote in message
> news:<iMoRa.79791$ye4.59426@sccrnsc01>...
>> Yup, my car was parked in Wheeling at the time in my friend's driveway and I
>> had to watch it happen. I had nowhere to move the car to and couldn't come
>> outside without risking being nailed with a hail stone.
>>
>> I pretty much have the same type of damage you describe. I would be curious
>> to find out what your insurance company told you and where are you taking
>> your car to get fixed? I am taking mine to Muller Honda in Highland Park.
>> The only other dealer who has the body shop in the are is O'Hare Honda.
>>
>> Sergey
>
>Also, I requested PDR but S. F. said since there were creases on the
>dents it could not be repaired that way.

Get a check cut and take it to a PDR shop - you'l come
out waaay ahead.