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Old 12-16-08, 12:36 AM
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HOLY CRAP i had the hardest time getting up my hill. Took me 10 minutes to climb 2 hills in SF. It was hailing so much the floor had at least 2-3 CM of hail. I actually turned on snow mode. Anyone else experiencing a lot of hail? Can the small hail damage the car?

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And the hail-man i made.
Old 12-16-08, 12:46 AM
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yeah massive hail over here in south city
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lolz hahaha your crazy my hands be freezing from touching all that hail. it was coldzzzzzzz today. small hail should not damage. but if it was harder and bigger, it can.
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the hail damages paint and destroys clear coat.. ur car just lost about 2k of its value if its hail - damaged... the roughness of the hail decreases the density of the clear coat.. now under direct sunlight, more UV beams will hit the paint due to hail hitting the clearcoat and it might fade faster... sorry bro.








jk, if no dents, ur fine.
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ROFL.......
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Wow thats alot of hail. Ive been hearing talk of snow over here in San Jose and up in the Santa Cruz mountains. Snow level is supposed to drop as low as 1500 feet! I dont know about the small pieces of hail damaging your car but I'd definitely try and keep it indoors.
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it's gonna be even worse tonite.....
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I better stay home...but i have work....

Wish me luck!
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leave your IS at home and take BMW - BART, MUNI & WALK

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Originally Posted by gc86
yeah massive hail over here in south city
yee standing in the garage ftw.
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