Hail on my CGM LTZ hatch

[flogge]

A hailstorm moved through my town and beat my poor sonic pretty hard. With insurance check in hand, I'm thinking an aftermarket hood with heat extractor vents would be nice.

I've seen the Seibon CF hood and it's out of my price range. I plan to paint it body color. I have a friend that can do that for me. The main goal is the heat vents, then the weight savings and dent resistance of fiberglass or carbon fiber.

The left side of the car got hit the worst. The insurance estimate had both left door panels being replaced rather than paintless dent repair. The rest of the car was all PDR. My plan is to get the biggest and most densely packed dents to get the most un-bang for the buck, but leave some of the lesser ones on it to save money. Anyone know of a cheaper option for a vented hood that is or will be available. Thanks.

 

[Eric Smit]

Pictures. :O I wish my car could get hailed on. I really want a black car. Hopefully you can get it all taken care of. I don't know of a cheaper hood option.


-Eric Smit

 

[sonic hotness]

Eric black car now?


I wish i got white now then black lol

 

[Eric Smit]

Oh I wanted black when I bought the car. Unfortunately, there was no black car anywhere with the options I wanted, so orange it is.


-Eric Smit

 

[RS Turbo]

Pop most of the bents yourself with a heat gun and computer compressed air! Save the cash if ya can!!!

 

[sonic hotness]

Pic

 

[flogge]

Thanks for the replies. I ended up just putting the insurance check against the loan and leave it as is. There are several easily visible dents on the car but nearly a year off the loan payoff was too much to pass up.