Hail Damage

Jnelson12 · 03-30-2011, 09:05 AM

Hi ya'll!

So my 1 year old car suffered some pretty extensive hail damage on Sunday. Took it to Allstate for the estimate and they are replacing the hood and doing Paintless dent removal on the rest of the car. I'm not too fond about the PDR, but I'm going to take it to a BMW certified body shop to have it fixed. The roof is worse then the hood that they don't want to fix, so I'd like to have it done right.

My question is, will the M3 hood fit my e90 LCI? I want to replace my hood and front clip with something different. Will this be easy to work out with the body shop? Also has anyone had PDR done on their car?

Thanks for all of the info. I'm so happy that I found this place!

ahmed_fawzy · 03-30-2011, 09:23 AM

No it won't, its longer u will have to replace the front panel therefore the bumper and the fender.

Marcumac · 03-30-2011, 09:26 AM

Do they make a replica hood with a powerdome? I'm sure there's one or two out there.

MusclezMarinara · 03-30-2011, 09:41 AM

For m3 hood you need
-m3 bumper
- fenders
- headlights.

Jnelson12 · 03-30-2011, 09:53 AM

Thanks for the reply's!

So should I push for replacement panels, or give the dent removal a shot?

Is it going to be a big deal to have the body shop install an aftermarket hood with the OEM hood $$ that the insurance is providing?

IancoleTX · 03-30-2011, 10:10 AM

I have had PDR done (door dings) and honestly, the guy fixed the panels to laser straightness, you would have had 0% chance of knowing there was ever a ding there. As far as hoods, this is an excellent time to upgrade. Do it.

DaveL · 03-30-2011, 02:43 PM

PDR is actually really good but why in hell would you want to put an M3 hood on a 328???Posing isn't cool plus it's like tipping off your insecurity

apc3libras · 03-30-2011, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveL

PDR is actually really good but why in hell would you want to put an M3 hood on a 328???Posing isn't cool plus it's like tipping off your insecurity

03-30-2011, 09:05 AM	#1
Jnelson12 New Member 0 Rep 7 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Grand Rapids, MI iTrader: (0)	Hail Damage Hi ya'll! So my 1 year old car suffered some pretty extensive hail damage on Sunday. Took it to Allstate for the estimate and they are replacing the hood and doing Paintless dent removal on the rest of the car. I'm not too fond about the PDR, but I'm going to take it to a BMW certified body shop to have it fixed. The roof is worse then the hood that they don't want to fix, so I'd like to have it done right. My question is, will the M3 hood fit my e90 LCI? I want to replace my hood and front clip with something different. Will this be easy to work out with the body shop? Also has anyone had PDR done on their car? Thanks for all of the info. I'm so happy that I found this place!
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ahmed_fawzy President 21 Rep 175 Posts Drives: MR/FR e92 M3 6MT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cairo, Egypt iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 M3 CP [0.00]	No it won't, its longer u will have to replace the front panel therefore the bumper and the fender. __________________ E92 M3 Melbourne Red/Fox Red Ext.'08 M Driver's Pack-E87 130i Titanium Silver/Black '07 E63 M6 Indianapolis Red/Champagne Full '05 SOLD:E46 M3 Imola Red/Cloth/Black '01-E39 M5 Blue Water/Grey/Black '99-E36 M3 Dakar Yellow/Black '96-E36 M3 Hell Red/Black '93
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Marcumac Lieutenant Colonel 67 Rep 1,543 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cincinnati iTrader: (6) Garage List 2014 BMW M235i [0.00]	Do they make a replica hood with a powerdome? I'm sure there's one or two out there.
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MusclezMarinara Banned 263 Rep 5,018 Posts Drives: VALNCYA Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jersey iTrader: (23) Garage List 2011 BMW 1M [9.22] 2009 335i Sedan xdrive [9.34]	For m3 hood you need -m3 bumper - fenders - headlights.
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Jnelson12 New Member 0 Rep 7 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Grand Rapids, MI iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the reply's! So should I push for replacement panels, or give the dent removal a shot? Is it going to be a big deal to have the body shop install an aftermarket hood with the OEM hood $$ that the insurance is providing?
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IancoleTX Dillo boxers 272 Rep 3,360 Posts Drives: 2019 M5C Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: USA iTrader: (14)	I have had PDR done (door dings) and honestly, the guy fixed the panels to laser straightness, you would have had 0% chance of knowing there was ever a ding there. As far as hoods, this is an excellent time to upgrade. Do it. __________________ 2019 M5C Matte MBB / Tartufo
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DaveL Banned 14 Rep 970 Posts Drives: 2010 335 coupe msport Join Date: May 2010 Location: Darien CT. iTrader: (0)	PDR is actually really good but why in hell would you want to put an M3 hood on a 328???Posing isn't cool plus it's like tipping off your insecurity
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