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Old Apr 30, 2015 | 09:12 AM
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Default In the shop with hail damage!

Hello all;

Looking forward to all the good info here on this forum. Two weeks ago Austin got hit by a big hail storm. My new F150 XLT is in the driveway because the garage is to small and got hit - $6K to fix it up. Hope to have it in the shop this week. Glad my insurance is covering all but $200!

I have already installed a K&N dry air kit and Flowmaster dual exhaust. A tuner kit from 5Star is on its way and I will put in a Boss 302 air intake as soon as I recover from all the hail damage to my house - that insurance wasn't so great and I'll need $3K to cover those repairs. So maybe a lot later in the year before th boss gets installed.

If you want a tuner for your truck 5Star still gives this forum a discount at check out. Use f150forum15 for the coupon.

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Old Apr 30, 2015 | 10:18 AM
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Welcome to the site it's great to have you here

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Old Apr 30, 2015 | 10:34 AM
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What year is your truck? If it's a 2015 I would be curious to see the before and after pictures. I'm curious on the new aluminium body how they handle hail damage.
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Old Apr 30, 2015 | 11:14 AM
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My body shop says the hood on a 2014 is also aluminium, in any case they are replacing it. It's a black truck so pics are hard to see. Hail was 1/2 to 3/4 inch in size and it looks like a hammer was taken to the hood. The roof actually looks to have a lot less damage as its ribbed.

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Old Apr 30, 2015 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by BobH
My body shop says the hood on a 2014 is also aluminium, in any case they are replacing it. It's a black truck so pics are hard to see. Hail was 1/2 to 3/4 inch in size and it looks like a hammer was taken to the hood. The roof actually looks to have a lot less damage as its ribbed.

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Makes me curious about the roof on the 2015 and if it would need to be replaced. Good luck with your claim and I hope the truck comes out looking great!
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Old Apr 30, 2015 | 04:32 PM
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Old May 18, 2015 | 05:10 PM
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Can't even tell where the hail damage was. They even got the blue metal flake just right. Anyone in Austin looking for a great body shop call Oak Hill paint and body!

Also got my X4 SCT tuner in and will be posting in that part of the forum once I play with it some. Next month I'm planning on installing the Boss 302 intake manifold kit from 5Star so I'll also be posting that when it's done.

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