11-28-2016, 03:10 PM | #1 |
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How noticeable is partial Hood/fender Xpel wrap?
I'm taking delivery next Wednesday in Greenville, and talking w/ Extreme Colors to install. They have City Package and Highway package which has a $500 difference but if I'm correct only difference is the addition of door edges w/ the highway package. Both options are partial hood/fenders and full bumper. But I'm curious how noticeable is the line across the hood and fenders since it is only partially installed? I've seen one pic on a Porsche that look quite noticeable, but others I can't tell at all. I'm just not sure I can justify the increment up from $899 to $2K to do full just based on this "partial" factor.
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11-28-2016, 04:17 PM | #5 |
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im cheap so i did the Xpel bikini hood (partial hood). Saved my self hundreds of dollars
Its noticeable allright. But I dont care, im protected. You have to be really close to notice. Maybe a few feet away. heres a pic. The invisible line is right in the middle of the pic. U can barely tell from the pic though, but its there.
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11-28-2016, 04:31 PM | #6 |
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I went with Suntek, full on the front, and any lines are difficult to see unless you get close to the car and are specifically looking for them. As others have said, Xpel is a bit thicker, and therefore perhaps slightly more noticeable. I might be more concerned about the rocker panels and rear fender flares than the aft areas of the hood and front fenders.
Here's a photo illustrating the rear area coverage on my car:
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Joking. Only joking. That doesn't look all that bad. I was shying away from the partial coverage because of the line but your photos look totally acceptable. Thanks for posting. |
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11-28-2016, 07:17 PM | #8 |
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Not trying to jack the thread here, but for you guys who are doing Xpel right after taking delivery, is that OK to do? I thought the paint needed to cure for a couple months before doing the clear bra. if you are East Coast and doing the coverage as soon as you take delivery, that paint might be only 6 to 7 weeks old. is that still OK?
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11-28-2016, 07:33 PM | #9 |
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Keep in mind what the car will look like in 3-5 years when the PPF has aged and taken a lot of abuse. That demarcation line may be even more noticeable. Yellowing probably won't be a problem but difference in wearability might. I'm a detail fanatic so I don't think I could live with the line because I would know it's there and see it immediately.
On my car, it's full hood or no hood. Front bumper-only is another option I've considered but my car will be a DD, so full front clip seems worth the extra up-front cost - but it's a very bitter pill to swallow @ $2k. |
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11-28-2016, 09:47 PM | #10 |
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Thanks for the feedback so far. The pics posted really don't show much of a line and to have the protection on the interstate I will be driving daily I think protection is necessary. But that $1200 difference to go full full hood and fenders could be used to get a ceramic coating instead... think that's where my head is at currently.
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I always do full front. I have full front, headlights, mirrors including the black base, A pillars with partial roof, full rockers, and behind the rear tires. Much of my edges are wrapped to limit the edges since they are a bitch to keep clean on a white car. Llumar self healing film. $1900.
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It really depends on the color of your car. White will be the worse one and the film will be more noticeable. Darker colors (every other option in the M2) will hide the film edges better.
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On an M2, we highly recommend at least a full hood, bumper, and rocker panels at a minimum. Quote:
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Unless you stop right in front of the car you wont notice it.
Pics in order show: Door edge, Hood and fender, Hood
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its about as noticable as the factory sticker on the 3/4 panel infront of the rear tyres.
Personal preference, and depending how OCD you are. Id say go which what you are comfortable paying, as there is always 100's of ways to waste (i mean spend) more money. I went for the full front XPEL to the windscreen (bonnet, wings, bumper, lights, mirrors). |
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I decided to go with Bruxsafol STX 160 RC full front (fenders, full hood, bumper, mirrors).
Will get the car next Saturday Lets see how the result will be. |
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Agreed. I just got mine done Thursday. You can see it up close but standing back you can not see it. Worth it. I wish I would have done something with the headlights. Day one I had a rock ship on headlight. Minor but still there. all of he sand from winter is terrible.
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