fatboy Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 ok.... anyway i called the local Ford this morning about 8am she (the body shop manager) told me to bring the insurance adjustment and the car down there to see how bad the car was ...so i went down there but she wasnt there. talked to thier assist manager. he asked me if i brought the car and i said "Yes", but he didnt even look at the car.:do what: ...we waited on the "manager". she didnt show. so he wrote down my phone# and told me he would get her to call me in an hour. so i went home......and waited........and............waited .................................fell asleep.............woke up at 1pm....and check my phone, but no phone messages. i know they are swamped because the assist. manager said they had 200 cars waiting to be fixed. but anyway, so i called them back when i woke up at 1pm. she (the manager) answered and said she looked at my adjustment and had made calls to see what parts were available (hood, etc etc.) and she said she would call me when she gets the info so she can schedual me in. so i'm like ..... ugh....but i told her that it was no sweat. when i was there this morning the asist manager told me that the soonest i can get it in to work on it was around May 19th unless i get lucky. and they would have to keep the car for 2 weeks. they said they would use PDR to get the dents out and do everything they can to avoid repainting. and i told them that if there are a couple of dents u cant get out dont do any repainting and to call me 1st because i want to come over to look at the car and make the final decision on rather to just leave the dent or do body work and repainting or beat it out myself if i have to or whatever. he says Ford may even get with my insurance and let them know if they overlooked anything and get readjusted... and even may total out my car if its bad enough. as far as my windshield they will try to get me in sooner if they think they can squeeze me in. oh well they'll call me back when they can come up for air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywickedshelby Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 good luck with the busy shop, hopefully they can get you in soon. Interesting on the Ford thing, hopefully they will come to your rescue & get the quote increased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 I would also recommend you visit other area body shops as well. The goal here is to get a bunch of different estimates and proposals so you can deal with the insurance company from a position of knowledge. If all you have is the Ford dealer the insurance company will come back with something like "what do you expect from a dealer"? Get 3-4 good written estimates that suggest what you would like to have happen such as replace the hood etc. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 For the benefit of future generations could you keep this topic to a single thread? It's very hard to follow the topic and understand the history when it's broken into multiple threads. If you could standardize on one going forward that would be great! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted April 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 the insurance will replace the hood,all the stripes and the incredibly hail proof scoop. its in the adjustment. i might try to have them re-use the original scoop on the new hood. can the scoop be re-used? hmmm. nobody here has had this kinda scoop situation. they have PDR guys. i know i dont want this car repainted at all costs. the car isnt as bad as some i've seen. i've seen some that look like someone took a mini gun to them. i called other body shops and they are booked solid into june. i might just stick with ford because they have a really good body shop. and they already are on the case as far as checking availability of the parts for the car if i need more than just the hood replaced. she's already got the windshield on order. she called me few hours ago and asked me if there was any graphics on the windshield and i told her it had the running mustang just above the center rear view mirror. she knew right then what windshield to order then. i've already got the ball rolling on this one. and yea i'll keep this on one thread from now on. maybe the hail damage threads could be put under the the Shelby GT Tech forum. might be easier for others to keep track of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TClark1976 Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Fatboy, Are you going to keep your 'hail damage saga' going here in this thread - or - are you going to continue it in the original???? I've been following this as I am interested in the progress with your damage repairs and how things work out. I work for the Nat'l Catastrophe Response Team for an Auto Insurance Company which currently has people deployed in that area working claims reported due to damages sustained from the recent storms you had there. I look at this as a 'real world' example of the situation down there and what people are running into. Seems as though shops are booked out until late June into July (often later than that)............... Thank you for posting this information here. You're experience is My experience is Everyone's experience. We're all in this together! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Fatboy, Are you going to keep your 'hail damage saga' going here in this thread - or - are you going to continue it in the original???? I've been following this as I am interested in the progress with your damage repairs and how things work out. I work for the Nat'l Catastrophe Response Team for an Auto Insurance Company which currently has people deployed in that area working claims reported due to damages sustained from the recent storms you had there. I look at this as a 'real world' example of the situation down there and what people are running into. Seems as though shops are booked out until late June into July (often later than that)............... Thank you for posting this information here. You're experience is My experience is Everyone's experience. We're all in this together! Trevor There is a Moderator function to combine threads...jsut can't get it to work here. I will see if I can get some help and put them all into a single thread! Wish me luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted April 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 well i got my windshield replaced today. they scheduled to start doin hail damage repairs on July 21st oh guess what? there is another storm right now. i moved my motorcycles in a little and am able to get half my car inside. lol maybe i can save the new windshield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965coupe Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 well i got my windshield replaced today.they scheduled to start doin hail damage repairs on July 21st That is a long wait.. :heartbreaker: <---- Would happen to me every time I had to look at the damage.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07SHELBY GT Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 I know this is a little far fetched,Any chance you could get the car to another state close by that isn't booked up do to hail damage.Might be something to think about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aobrien Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 well i got my windshield replaced today.they scheduled to start doin hail damage repairs on July 21st oh guess what? there is another storm right now. i moved my motorcycles in a little and am able to get half my car inside. lol maybe i can save the new windshield Get the cardboard out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 well i got my windshield replaced today.they scheduled to start doin hail damage repairs on July 21st oh guess what? there is another storm right now. i moved my motorcycles in a little and am able to get half my car inside. lol maybe i can save the new windshield You REALLY need to buy one of those hail covers. Seriously, you're going to have this happen again. Seasons tend to do that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsey Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 I just don't know how well a cover will stay on in 60+MPH winds. I really liked the idea of buying two covers and molding foam to the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingbadgers2001 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Can you go to Lowes or Home Depot and buy one of those metal sheds for the short fix. The ones big enough to store the bikes or enough boxes to offset the room needed in the garage to park the SGT in. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsey Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Our local co-op sells sheds like that and are way cheaper and better built. We're looking into one here for the toys so the cars can hit the garage. They even make em for cars so I might just do that instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywickedshelby Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 pillows and bungi cords................DONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 pillows and bungi cords................DONE! Sounds like your sex life! opps..wait was this the public forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywickedshelby Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 actually thats a set of pulleys on the ceiling!.......looking thru the blinds again Matt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted April 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 i've thought of those egg crate foam cushions lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted May 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 hail damage pictures. i couldnt get a good shot of the the car's roof. the sun was too bright. but the rest of the car pretty much sums it up. CAUTION NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Looking at the pics most of these can be done with no paint etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted June 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 just washed my car for the 1st time today in a month and.... yeah <_< no they couldnt poop on it sooner. they wait till i wash it. at least i can wipe them off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 well today is the day. i removed some items that i'll need from inside the car. should i leave the Ford and Shelby owner and service manuals and other papers in the glove box or get them out of the car? who knows what the car will be goin through for the next few weeks. when i get there i'm goin to stress that i want to avoid any bondo or repainting and remove whatever dents possible with PDR. i just hate to see it get bondo'd and repainted. i know some areas will be impossible like around edges like near the top of the door windows. they may just have to sand and fill those spots. :unsure: unless i tell them to leave them and live with it. i'll just talk to them and show the dents and see what they say about the tuff spots and how i'll feel about it. wish me luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 crap i left my garage door button in my SGT ...i'll just go back and get it later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khogle2 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 crap i left my garage door button in my SGT ...i'll just go back and get it later today. it will come out alright, just aggravating now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08SGT1977 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 This has been a long time coming for you, fatboy. Here's hoping you get everything fixed good as new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywickedshelby Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 good luck, we are all pulling for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 This has been a long time coming for you, fatboy. Here's hoping you get everything fixed good as new. Here's to hoping you bought a REALLY good hail resistant car cover! Hate to see this happen again and you are in a prime hail location it seems! I hope it comes out looking as good as new! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoShelbyGT Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Leicht Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Good Luck Take everything out of your car that you value! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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