Hail damage

[Gumnut]

Hi,

Well, we have had two hailstorms in recent weeks, both whilst I was away.

The rising tide in the kitchen gave some pointers as to nature of damage on the roof - 20 year old polycarbonate skylight tiles shredded....

Detailed examination of the defender located a lens and cover broken.

Luckily no other damage. Well none that I could see, or none that was any worse than 20 years of general wear and tear......

[Pickles2]

Hail is ever increasing, imho, and after having one of our cars absolutely HAMMERED by hail (400+ dents) a few years ago, is a cause for concern for me.
Whenever I see dark clouds, I start to "think".......I know ya can't be paranoid, but if ya've ever copped a serve of hail on a car that is special to you, ya'll understand what I mean.
Pickles.

[superquag]

Look on the Bright Side... park outside... get 'hailed' upon so that your car looks like a golf-ball... and save up to 10% of fuel use!

Or, if you'd prefer smoooother surfaces..and only around 5% better fuel, go for the AIRTABS. - Would be useful on a D1 or D2. - Don't think any 'Deafeners' could go fast enough to make them worthwhile, though the improvement in aerodynamics might well go into double-digits. :wasntme:

Airtab | Aerodynamic Fuel Savers | Welcome (http://www.airtab.com/)


VIDEO: Mythbusters test golf ball-like dimpling effect on fuel economy (*Spoiler Alert!*) (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/22/mythbusters-golf-ball-like-dimpling-mpg/)

Or, you could take the cheap way out and get artistic with a ball-pein hammer...:eek:

EDIT:- They're $5.50 each from here in WA. http://www.beejays.com.au/ (Today's price, 4th Feb 2016)

Or try micro vortex generators as used by experimental aircraft... but very few LandRovers travel fast enough to generate the savings, never mind the 'vortex' . . . .

[korg20000bc]

I thought this thread might've been about cellulite...

[trog]

More hail damages the better for me, I work for a mob that sells replacement panels. Unfortunately nothing for Landy's