I don't know if many of the non-Melbournians are aware, but a huge proportion of Victoria was hit with an insane storm today. Golf ball sized hail everywhere, apparantly some areas had chunks of hail up to 100mm in diameter!
I was working in the CBD today and it was unbelievable, never seen anything like it. Everyone just dropped their shit and focussed on trying to deal with the crazy conditions, for a few hours. I hate to imagine the property loss, I saw heaps of things destroyed, all through the city cars had hail damage (so glad I left the Torana at home under cover today) etc, just all kinds of plants, displays, signage, electrical systems such as traffic lights etc.
Our verandah at home has FRP (plastic) kinda covering, and that got a bit damaged by the hail but that is all, we got off VERY lucky. Some of my mates have the same kinda thing and they reckon it just turned to confetti after today.
I already know of one forum member who had significant damage to some of their possessions.
How about you?
Hail damage?
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, Mar 07 2010 12:06 AM
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 12:11 AM
I blame global warming!................................................*runs and hides*
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 12:21 AM
in monbulk there wasnt really any hail just rain
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 07:44 AM
MRLXSS has some pics up on his facebook of the damage to his ute and the UC. They seemed to cop a hiding, ute doesnt look in a good shape at all.
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 08:20 AM
had a tree fall on the magna... thats about it, we just got the awesome thunder and lightening and a bit of rain.
Magnas fine, it hit a sweet spot in the bonnet and the bang popped out the dent that was already in it so it was a win for me, Matts ute looks like its been seriously attacked by an overweight riverdancer!
Magnas fine, it hit a sweet spot in the bonnet and the bang popped out the dent that was already in it so it was a win for me, Matts ute looks like its been seriously attacked by an overweight riverdancer!
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 08:56 AM
Looks like my crew will be down there next week repairing cars 
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 09:32 AM
I am away at present. My car is in the open at the long term car park at Tullamarine. Does anyone know if it got hit with hail? R
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 09:37 AM
id say it did ron essendon and all around there copped a hiding
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 09:38 AM
We saw the storm on TV at the races, unbelievable.
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 11:04 AM
South Melbourne Yesterday
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 01:41 PM
Yep, My car got f*cked over!
We had all the cars out in the backyard just seconds before the storm hit. It was a sunny great day up my way all day. So we thought we'd do some concreting in the shed. Pulled ALL the cars out.
The sky got REAL dark, then we heard this roar rolling up the mountain. So we quickly pushed MRLXSS and WILDUC back into the shed, we literally were getting the arse of WILDUC back in with the HAIL hit (No warning rain) Just instantly started dropping hail... It started as marble size hail... Then quickly grew to Golf ball size, then CRICKET BALL SIZE!!!
Those meteorites fell for a good 10 minutes flat out!
My ute is stuffed, massive dints on every upward facing panel, the windscreen is shattered (9 impact marks)
Maddys UC (gold one) is probably a write off, more damage than the value of the insurance i would say, he windscreen is busted too.
Here is a few pics.
Anyone know the deal with hail damage? Can they be paintless dent removed? These look pretty big and serious!
Oh, and the skylight in the house busted... YAY!
We had all the cars out in the backyard just seconds before the storm hit. It was a sunny great day up my way all day. So we thought we'd do some concreting in the shed. Pulled ALL the cars out.
The sky got REAL dark, then we heard this roar rolling up the mountain. So we quickly pushed MRLXSS and WILDUC back into the shed, we literally were getting the arse of WILDUC back in with the HAIL hit (No warning rain) Just instantly started dropping hail... It started as marble size hail... Then quickly grew to Golf ball size, then CRICKET BALL SIZE!!!
Those meteorites fell for a good 10 minutes flat out!
My ute is stuffed, massive dints on every upward facing panel, the windscreen is shattered (9 impact marks)
Maddys UC (gold one) is probably a write off, more damage than the value of the insurance i would say, he windscreen is busted too.
Here is a few pics.
Anyone know the deal with hail damage? Can they be paintless dent removed? These look pretty big and serious!
Oh, and the skylight in the house busted... YAY!
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 01:54 PM
thats pretty rough mate, did the antelope hatch fair up ok or did that cop it too? in one of your facebook vids it looked like it was coping it badly.
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 02:01 PM
sometimes paintless removal will work fine, thicker steel is better cos it doesnt crease as much.. that commodore looks rooted tho.
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 02:19 PM
commodore will need guards, bonnet and turret, I am betting a writeoff sorry.
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 03:19 PM
thats pretty rough mate, did the antelope hatch fair up ok or did that cop it too? in one of your facebook vids it looked like it was coping it badly.
The Antelope one faired the best out of them all... Need a new bonnet, but the roof and hatchlid are fine. Same with all the glass. Its got blankets and a car cover over it now...
commodore will need guards, bonnet and turret, I am betting a writeoff sorry.
Yeah Kev, I am thinking the same thing.
The work to get the roof and the dints in the rear qtr straight, would basically mean a full respray would be in order. It's insured with Shannons, so they'll look after me...
I hope i get salvage rights on the ute... It's a sweet car! I love it!
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 03:31 PM
my dad was thinking about buying the uc
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 03:40 PM
The Antelope one faired the best out of them all... Need a new bonnet, but the roof and hatchlid are fine. Same with all the glass. Its got blankets and a car cover over it now...
well thats a positive at least. would have been a shame if it was trashed too
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 03:42 PM
my dad was thinking about buying the uc
HAHA! Not for sale anymore!
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 03:49 PM
Matt about 9 years ago i bought my Misses a Hyundai Accent and it was in Mooroolbark and got pelted worse than that, the RACV at the time hired a factory
in Bayswater and took all the cars there, When she got it back you would never have known it was perfect,(paintless dent removal) not a blemish. But who knows, I bet they fix it! Spewin Tho. We had not one hail stone in croydon mate.
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in Bayswater and took all the cars there, When she got it back you would never have known it was perfect,(paintless dent removal) not a blemish. But who knows, I bet they fix it! Spewin Tho. We had not one hail stone in croydon mate.
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 04:03 PM
We copped huge stones in waverley. The LX sedan was outside and the noise from the impacts was deafening. Glad to say that thanks to luck and good old thick steel panels there were no dents. Thank the lord it wasnt the practical car outside.
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 05:09 PM
Hope everything works out for you Matt 
AND to those also affected, best wishes
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AND to those also affected, best wishesRegards ... Barry
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We had a big hail storm up here afew years ago when i had a UC, the UC and the boss's company car were left outside, he had a VY commodore which looked like swiss cheese and the UC had nothing lol
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 05:32 PM
Is this Roadworthy? It flexes a little if you push it...
I think the panel damage should buff out too lol.
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I think the panel damage should buff out too lol.
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Posted 07 March 2010 - 05:41 PM
anotherlot on the way according to a few radio listeners just went and rescued emmas car batton down the hatches and dont forget the sedans
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