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Yes and I made the right choice | 82 | 64.06% | |
Yes and I regret it | 8 | 6.25% | |
No and I made the right choice | 30 | 23.44% | |
No and I regret it | 8 | 6.25% | |
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08-19-2020, 08:59 PM | #46 |
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I've booked in for a full car PPF, car will go straight from the dealer when I take delivery to get PPF-d.
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08-19-2020, 10:39 PM | #47 |
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I only PPF my track cars. I don't track my M2C therefore it has no PPF. Some areas on plastic bumper get tiny rock chips, but none on metal panels (yet). You can't tell unless you get down and close. I'm not saving the car for the next person, just driving and enjoying it.
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08-19-2020, 11:08 PM | #48 |
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Full car pricing hurts
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08-20-2020, 08:24 AM | #51 |
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Unless you keep the car for more than 5 yrs
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08-20-2020, 09:30 AM | #52 | |
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1) Find a quality PPF installer. 2) Almost ever PPF edge on my car is wrapped over. Barely any exposed edges. 3) Clarity - I haven't seen this with XPEL Ultimate. 4) My installer has zero issues removing PPF. Almost my entire car is wrapped including my Winglets, and Front Lip.
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08-20-2020, 09:56 AM | #53 |
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How much are you guys paying for PPF installation (at least on the high risk areas like bumpers)?
My M2C is in transit right now so Im also debating getting PPF done when it comes in. |
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08-20-2020, 01:32 PM | #54 |
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It wasn't cheap. I spent right around $5k total for all the work I had done. Paint correction, PPF applied all over, and ceramic coating including the wheels and calipers.
Despite the high cost, I justified it because I will be keeping this car for its whole life, it's a garage queen and it makes a huge difference on appearance plus it cleans off very easily. It's just a plain jane M2C, but I'm keeping it all BMW and never leave it outside or drive it inclement weather. Not that I wouldn't, but I don't need to since I have a couple other cars I don't really car about. So it makes me happy to take care of this little car.
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08-20-2020, 05:06 PM | #55 |
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The key to this was mentioned in Brandt's post above.
...it makes him happy. If PPF will make you happy, do it. Period. And who says money can't buy you happiness?
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08-21-2020, 02:18 AM | #56 |
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For those 5 people that did it and regret it, can you please share why you regretted it?
Was it purely because of cost, and that you didn't notice that it saved you from anything? Or was there another reason? |
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08-21-2020, 07:50 AM | #57 |
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I spent like $3200 for full front and rocker panels along with window tint. No ceramic. All facilitated thru my dealer. Figure have them do it before I took it off the lot.
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08-21-2020, 08:54 AM | #58 | |
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08-21-2020, 09:17 PM | #59 |
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The key here, after a repaint, is for it to fully cure. Paint is done in a spray booth that gets to around 120-140 *F. But it still takes 2-4 weeks, depending on your weather, for all the solvent to escape and fully cure.
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08-22-2020, 12:41 AM | #60 |
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Went with full front PPF and don't regret it at all. Make sure to find a quality custom installer - the computer generated cuts of film leave many visible edges. It's a little more pricey to go the custom route, but imo, well worth it.
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08-22-2020, 02:51 PM | #61 |
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For the next person is ridiculous. When you own the car you have to look at it, not the next person. PPF is so the paint doesn't look like shit under your ownership. It just ends up being a bonus to the next person.
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08-22-2020, 04:43 PM | #62 | |
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For example I ceramic coated my vette 2 months back and now selling it for the M2, its a total waste of money and beneficial to the new owner |
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in two years you can see a lot of rock chips depending on location and use case. two years is a long time to look at a front end with chips, that said I couldn't justify ppf for just two years. Doing anything to a car and selling it 2 months later is likely a waste of money if you're not rich. If you had changed the tires it would have probably been a waste of money. |
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08-22-2020, 10:10 PM | #65 |
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Everyone has a valid point here: it all boils down to "value vs. worth". If one sees value in something, they can justify its worth (and price).
I once hanged around a respected violinist, who used to say that, if given the chance, she will sell everything she owned just to play a genuine Stradivarius. Apparently the sounds violins once made by the famed Familia Stradivari ~400 yrs ago had been unequaled even in today's tech world. I didn't see any reasoning in her madness, but I am no violinist. I believe she was dead serious... In my opinion, there is no right or wrong here: you may value more $$ in your pocket who will be put to better use (mortgage, college funds) or you may value and take comfort that your car has some additional level of protection against door dings at the local grocery store, flying debris from that semi in front of you or favourite bird bombs. It's worth noting here that, judging by some forum members' comments, the M2C may been their dream car; some dreams are worthwhile holding onto and protect them. I happen to be in that camp.
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https://www.nature.com/news/science-...iolins-1.21954 My M2C is going in on Tuesday for a partial wrap and full ceramic and given the cost I'm certainly hoping for unexpected joy rather than lessons learned. . |
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