When it rains...Sometimes it hails. Follow-up part 2

So it's been almost a month since my truck was in a horrible hail storm...I just picked it up from the Toyota Body Shop yesterday thought I'd write and let everyone know how it turned out. I've worked in a body shop a long time ago, so I know a little about what to look for. I think it turned out very nice! I met and talked to the fellow doing all the work (1 guy per vehicle is how they roll), he seemed like a perfectionist like myself. And the manager is a perfectionist, so if it's not right it doesn't go out the door. All I can find wrong with it is a tape line in the door jam (no big deal) and the box isn't quite on straight (couple bolts and it'll be fine).

I also had them add the sport hood with the hood scoop. So now I have a TRD Off Road with a Sport hood scoop hood! I like it alot!!!

I'm 99% sure I'll just keep it and drive it forever (it still has the toyota warranty since it's a toyota body shop). Especially since I borrowed my sales man's 09 Tacoma demo, I didn't like how that truck shifted at all!

Here are some pics:

Before:




During:


After:






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Very nicely done! I'm glad everything worked out for you

 

wow - that looks like it was worked over by someone with a bag of ball peen hammers. They work those dents out or replace panels?

 

i got to hand it to them bro...that did a really b@d @ss job at bringing your truck back to new...congrats...

 

Nice hood.

 

Wow, glad everything turned out fine. That is some serious damage. I can't imagine that they would beat out all those dents seems much cheaper and simpler to replace IMO. Nice truck.

 

Yeah, all new replacement panels. New hood, roof, fender, bedside, door skins and they even spliced new pillars. All toyota parts.

 

Just wondering how the bed held up since it is composite.

 

It looks like he had a cover that held up well.

 

Wow, did your insurance company drop you after it was fixed?

 

Oh duh guess I should have paid a little better attention.

 

Not yet, and they better not! There was probably 350-400 vehicles, 100,000 acres of land and small town that was affected by this hail storm. If they drop me, they'd have to drop everyone of those people too.

 

Yep, I have an Access toneau cover. Some of the others at the same area had their covers ripped through, mine held up.

 

Is it a rebuilt title now??

 

How much was the estimate?
Nice job getting the Sport hood.

 

Nope. The truck was not totaled.

Repairs were around 12,000. The insurance guy said he needed 4,000 more to total the truck.

 

Turned out "very nice" you say? Indubitability! (think that's a word)

 

holy crap, I would cry if my truck go stuck in a hail storm and turned out looking like that. Looks like someone took a ball peen hammer and went to town on your truck! Looks good now, and plus you got the sport hood!

 

Just think of this. Your new paint job will be more durable than our factory nail polish. Truck looks great!! Congrats on the hood.

 

that was some hailstorm. looks like there wasnt a panel on that truck that wasn't damaged. glad you got it back and got the sport hood!