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Kraut

Member Since: 28 Dec 2011
Location: Westphalia
Posts: 336

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Santorini Black

BEEN CAUGHT IN A HAILSTORM

Yesterday evening we had a very longlasting severe thunderstorm with hail as big as at least golfball sizes, never experienced anything similar. My Def wasn`t hit very heavily (compared to my mates at work whose cars really suffered), but she got around 20 undesired dents and some flaking paint on the roof and on the gutter:

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I am very astonished that there are no dents at all on the bonnet, looks as if it came virginally from Solihull. Are they made of steal instead of aluminium?

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20th Jun 2013 2:51pm

big steve

Member Since: 24 Dec 2009
Location: hertfordshire
Posts: 2456

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Montalcino Red

yes the bonnets are steel

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20th Jun 2013 4:04pm

Kraut

Member Since: 28 Dec 2011
Location: Westphalia
Posts: 336

ooooh, steel, please excuse my rubbish english, maybe I misspelled because of so many Puma bonnets have been stolen

20th Jun 2013 4:10pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 19619

And because it's steel it's going to rust.

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20th Jun 2013 4:26pm

Kraut

Member Since: 28 Dec 2011
Location: Westphalia
Posts: 336

Oh my god, not again!!!! Will there ever be an ending?

At least the hailstorm-spots with the flaking paint won't rust but only corrode

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic20788.html

20th Jun 2013 4:34pm

Pickles

Member Since: 26 May 2013
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 3755

2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Keswick Green

I believe Hail is becoming more regular.
We have had some shocking hail storms in Aus recently.....HUGE damage, to cars & houses.
My Astra was out in a Hail storm......over 300 dents. Luckily I have a friend who runs a dent removal business....he is the "Guru"...got it back to new again...but it's a very traumatic experience seeing your "pride & joy" being "smashed."
Cheers, Pickles.

20th Jun 2013 11:46pm

AndrewS

Member Since: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3707

2013 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 SW Rimini Red

custom90steve wrote:
And because it's steel it's going to rust.

Its galvanised

20th Jun 2013 11:57pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 16899

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

A full-length roof-rack is very reassuring in a violent hailstorm!

21st Jun 2013 9:48am

Kraut

Member Since: 28 Dec 2011
Location: Westphalia
Posts: 336

AndrewS wrote:
custom90steve wrote:
And because it's steel it's going to rust.

Its galvanised

Glad to hear that. But in this case that Solihull realised it's a good idea to do that I wonder why they don't galvanise all the other parts which are a permanent rusty problem like door hinges, screws, mudguard brackets, rear steps..........

22nd Jun 2013 9:32am

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