# so the gf's hail repair estimate came in...
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-the-gfs-hail-repair-estimate-came-in/50912
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [July 1, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-the-gfs-hail-repair-estimate-came-in/50912 "2008-07-01T18:59:06Z")
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### Author:  [@skatanic28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skatanic28)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-the-gfs-hail-repair-estimate-came-in/50912/1 "2008-07-01T18:59:06Z")
$5,000+ 
the roof and hood need to be replaced, in addition to lots of paintless dent removal in several other areas. the car is 3 months old.
roof removal a common repair item? seems like some filler would be a better call there 
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### Author:  [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-the-gfs-hail-repair-estimate-came-in/50912/2 "2008-07-01T18:59:46Z")
Welome to thread #5. Sucks.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-the-gfs-hail-repair-estimate-came-in/50912/3 "2008-07-01T19:05:10Z")
> [@skatanic28"](#):
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> roof removal a common repair item? seems like some filler would be a better call there 
What are you stupid? FILLER?!?!
Do you want it to look like that in a couple years?
The roof does flex you know, and it’s a standard body panel like any other car. It’s usually bonded in and has a few spot welds holding it in place. Easy enough to replace with the right tools but it requires you to remove the windshield, rear window, headliner. Seriously, this is what INSURANCE is for, $5000 is not out of line.
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### Author:  [@skatanic28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skatanic28)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-the-gfs-hail-repair-estimate-came-in/50912/4 "2008-07-01T19:09:58Z")
> [@SwedishChef](#):
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> What are you stupid? FILLER?!?!
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> Do you want it to look like that in a couple years?
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> The roof does flex you know, and it’s a standard body panel like any other car. It’s usually bonded in and has a few spot welds holding it in place. Easy enough to replace with the right tools but it requires you to remove the windshield, rear window, headliner. Seriously, this is what INSURANCE is for, $5000 is not out of line.
yes, i am stupid :rolljerk:
so this is common then?
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### Author:  [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-the-gfs-hail-repair-estimate-came-in/50912/5 "2008-07-01T19:12:44Z")
If you searched and read the other threads, everybody else was quoted like 3k-6k as well… sounds common.
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### Author:  [@skatanic28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skatanic28)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-the-gfs-hail-repair-estimate-came-in/50912/6 "2008-07-01T19:18:03Z")
> [@ryanmcell](#):
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> If you searched and read the other threads, everybody else was quoted like 3k-6k as well… sounds common.
thanks, that answered my question 
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### Author:  [@9c1ny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1ny)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-the-gfs-hail-repair-estimate-came-in/50912/7 "2008-07-01T19:19:19Z")
lol filler , I could see a wind gust on the skyway converting it to a convertable
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### Author:  [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-the-gfs-hail-repair-estimate-came-in/50912/8 "2008-07-01T19:38:37Z")
im working quite heavily on a CARSTAR initiative re: hail in Southern Ontario.
$5,000 is below average for non-PDR repairs. We are averaging $6,500 right now.
the roof has to be skinned and it takes a lot of time
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### Author:  [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-the-gfs-hail-repair-estimate-came-in/50912/9 "2008-07-01T19:46:40Z")
if the car is 3 months old, odds are that the roof skin is in no way structural. :fyi:
Yea, it’s pretty common.
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### Author:  [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-the-gfs-hail-repair-estimate-came-in/50912/10 "2008-07-01T19:55:35Z")
pics of said roof panel ?
edit: roof panels are usualy a bitch to get looking good again, as they dont have much dome or any body lines, 2 things that tend to “contain” a dent
what looks like a 4" daimeter dent is a 8 or 12" circle of filler by the time your done, especially when its dent on top of dent on top of dent.
ive mudded roofs before, it gets ugly FAST
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### Author:  [@skatanic28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skatanic28)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-the-gfs-hail-repair-estimate-came-in/50912/11 "2008-07-01T20:31:45Z")
> [@Nikuk](#):
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> if the car is 3 months old, odds are that the roof skin is in no way structural. :fyi:
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> Yea, it’s pretty common.
thanks, i didnt know this
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### Author:  [@skatanic28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skatanic28)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-the-gfs-hail-repair-estimate-came-in/50912/12 "2008-07-01T20:33:16Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#):
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> pics of said roof panel ?
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> edit: roof panels are usualy a bitch to get looking good again, as they dont have much dome or any body lines, 2 things that tend to “contain” a dent
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> what looks like a 4" daimeter dent is a 8 or 12" circle of filler by the time your done, especially when its dent on top of dent on top of dent.
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> ive mudded roofs before, it gets ugly FAST
not sure if i have any pics, but it’s an SX4 with a fuckton of ~1" dents if it helps at all