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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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08-23-2020, 09:29 PM | #67 | |
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1. Too many leading edges gathering dirt. This is especially noticeable on a light colored car. Solution: Find a skilled installer who can wrap the front edges around the hood and front fender. 2. PPF is peeling back. Solution: Find the best installer in your area. If this does happen, a good installer will fix it under warranty. 3. Debris was caught under the PPF during install. Solution: Same as above. 4. If rock goes through or almost through the PPF (which has to be rare, and I shudder to think what the actual paint would have looked like with that kind of impact) it may look like a rock chip. This cannot be touched up. Solution: None except replace that piece of PPF it it bothers you that much. 5. If you do have damage to the car where the PPF is, you'll have to pay for the paint and the replacement PPF if you are not going through your insurance. Solution: Go through your insurance unless you have a high deductible. (And don't forget to let the paint cure for 30 days before having the PPF reinstalled.) Anyway, those are all the scenarios that I can think of (outside of the cash outlay up front).
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"A musician's relationship with an instrument goes beyond measurable acoustic features, and can be deeply personal." How deeply connected you are with your vehicle depends on a plethora of personal reasons. And, ultimately, that connection may drive the "to PPF or not PPF" decision. I do not recall a single time that, upon parking my M2C, I didn't at least once looked backwards and admired its sleek and aggressive lines. Heck, even a few times I pretended to look for the 'non-existent storm in the skies' only to sneak in another look....shoot, you know you did it too!!!!! Lastly, as I plan on keeping this M2C for the long term (10+ yrs), my decision was an easy one to make, so yep, I do not regret for a second getting a full body SunTek Ultra PPF...
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Hood and fenders only - SunTek $500, Stek Dynoshield $650 Whole car - Stek Dynoshield $4000 |
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It's worth mentioning that if you're going to get PPF you should talk with the installer and set expectations for where seams are expected to be visible, and where the ppf is going to be wrapped around panels. Also ask about how much debris is acceptable under the ppf, and if there is too much, or a defect, will they redo the panel free of charge?
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08-27-2020, 11:02 PM | #73 |
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Well, my car is in the shop now and I stepped up to a full wrap with ceramic coat rather than the partial coverage I had planned. My biggest regret is waiting 6 months to get it done as the car had a bunch of rock dings, road tar and embedded dirt that will show up in the prep work cost $$$. Feedback on this and other threads was partially to blame so you are all a bunch of enablers.
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I ended up getting PPF on the bumper, headlights, front and rear fenders, hood, side skirts and behind the rear arch.
It's been on for about 2 months and is very good so far. I did have to take it back due to a bubble developing but the installer was more than happy to fix the issue and even arranged collection/delivery of my car so I didn't need to use up my own time. I think a lot of it depends on having a local, reputable installer. |
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10-23-2020, 09:18 AM | #78 |
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I was in the "no" camp, but decided to get full front wrapped anyway. I thought I'd try the new stuff that's been hyped and never do it again if I regret it.
After several months of driving, I don't regret it one bit. I would do it again. I wasn't into PPF before because I had it installed on my e46 M3 back in the day. In those days, the film sucked. It yellowed in no time and the precut 3M film made the front end look like crap. It only cost $500, so go figure. This time I forked out $2k on the best installer in town. All edges of the Xpel ultimate plus were wrapped and you literally cannot see the film. Looks like a masterpiece. Front end is incredibly easy to clean and there's not a single blemish or rock chip. If I had the funds, I'd get the full car wrapped and call it a day. Modern day PPF is not a gimmick. It's truly spectacular stuff. |
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