Mercedes-Benz GLE Hail Damage Repair

Every panel hail hits

Roof The largest surface and the most exposed. Dents here create stress points and, left alone, can lead to water leaks.

Hood Double-wall construction traps dents, and temperature swings make the metal expand and contract, worsening the damage.

Doors Complex curves and body lines. Window mechanisms and weather seals get checked as part of the repair.

Trunk and liftgate Rear panels on hatchbacks and SUVs show every imperfection and are expensive to replace outright.

Quarter panels Non-replaceable body panels and the hardest dents to reach — wheel well and interior panel access is often required.

Fenders Bolt-on panels — cheaper to replace than repair if the dent is deep enough, but most hail dents on a fender are a clean PDR job.

Rockers Low panels that collect road grime and water. Easy to miss without a full walk-around, so we check them on every car.

Mirrors & trim Plastic and chrome trim pieces a quick estimate routinely overlooks — part of the same Light Booth inspection.

Steel body, aluminum hood and trunk

The GLE's hood and trunk lid are aluminum on most trims, worked with the slower technique described on our aluminum and EV page; doors, fenders and roof are steel and repair the standard way.

Sensors in the bumpers, not just the roofline

Mercedes builds radar units for adaptive cruise and collision warning into the front and rear bumper covers. Hail rarely damages the bumper cover itself since it sits at an angle to the sky, but where panel work happens near a sensor housing, we know its location before starting so nothing gets bumped out of alignment.

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Aluminum and EV panels