[TCBavarian]

I know the PPF thing has been beaten to death, but the CS is a limited production model that may or may not hold its value well. Some of us plan to "baby" this a little more like a garage queen, daily driver it or track it.

I'm really exhausted with all the PPF options and if it is really necessary in my case. Mileage per year maybe 2500. It will sit in the garage under an M Perf Indoor Cover.

I thought it would be beneficial to create a poll with options for everyone. Waxes, coatings and sealants not included.

[kyrocks]

I will drive mine. I will PPF entire front only. The 2020 competition I have now has no PPF. The bumper takes a beating.

[TCBavarian]

I forgot to take into account geographic location. I live in an exburb in South Florida. When I lived in Austin, cars and their windshields would take a beating with rock chips. I'd imagine more rocky terrain areas like TX, AZ (Southwest) are more prone?

[sdhotwn]

I will garage queen/track mine (wasn't an option ). I just redid the paint on my M3 that has 173,000 miles on it. The front bumper, hood, edges of front fenders, A-Pillars, mirrors, and roof were pretty banged up, the rest of it was essentially fine except for scratches from incidental type things from its long life. So That's the route I've decided to go on the M2 is to protect those high wear areas. My F30 with 60K miles has essentially the same wear patterns with bumper by far the worst, hood second, mirrors 3rd, a-pillars fourth, and roof fifth.

[TCBavarian]

Originally Posted by sdhotwn

I will garage queen/track mine (wasn't an option ). I just redid the paint on my M3 that has 173,000 miles on it. The front bumper, hood, edges of front fenders, A-Pillars, mirrors, and roof were pretty banged up, the rest of it was essentially fine except for scratches from incidental type things from its long life. So That's the route I've decided to go on the M2 is to protect those high wear areas. My F30 with 60K miles has essentially the same wear patterns with bumper by far the worst, hood second, mirrors 3rd, a-pillars fourth, and roof fifth.

This is a great example. So how much did the respray cost?

[medphysdave]

Mostly DD, and hoping to see the track a couple times a year realistically. I'm getting the full front and rockers. I still think it's overkill. My guess is bumper and rockers would have been sufficient.

The sticky cup2 tires edged me to get the full front since they may sling a few more stones.

[DocEyes]

Half Queen actually 😁....won’t see winter so she’ll only be on the road probably 6 out of 12 months. Having always had black cars and didn’t protect them much and suffering the consequences, I just wanted to keep this car as pristine as I could, hence full PPF.

[sdhotwn]

Originally Posted by medphysdave

Mostly DD, and hoping to see the track a couple times a year realistically. I'm getting the full front and rockers. I still think it's overkill. My guess is bumper and rockers would have been sufficient.

The sticky cup2 tires edged me to get the full front since they may sling a few more stones.

I'm doing front and rear carbon mudflaps instead of rockers. We'll see

[sdhotwn]

Originally Posted by TCBavarian

This is a great example. So how much did the respray cost?

I went with a slightly more economy shop, and tore down the whole car myself, pulling all the trim, door panels, pulled off bumpers etc. That saves a TON on labor and assembly. So they just had to do finish and respray. That said it worked out to somewhere around 7K to respray the majority of the car. Front bumper and grill surround had been done recent enough to not need a redo, trunk lid was in good enough shape to skip, side skirts I skipped for cost, and they ended up doing the rear fenders for free because they enjoyed the project. So... Figure if you do the whole thing it would have been probably over 9k, and I had a quote from another shop that was a bit higher end to do about half the car for 7k alone.

[MomoM3]

Garage Queen: Full Front (Bumper, Fenders, Hood, Mirrors, etc)

+ ceramic coat body, wheels, calipers

Will put less than 7,000 mi per year on her but she'll be well protected.

[mikeyymonster]

So does that mean it'll take awhile to hit 1200mi break in if you garage queen??

[il Nemico]

My cs will be a tucked in the garage save for the fair weather weekender / track outings.
I plan to go for the full ppf burial.
Have had that done on a previous car and happy with my installer and results.

I do think you've left out an option.
Auto flex dip.
And I wonder what my compatriot here in Oregon, M2PDX has planed for his..


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[MomoM3]

Originally Posted by mikeyymonster

So does that mean it'll take awhile to hit 1200mi break in if you garage queen??

Usually I'd just drive it around everywhere to hit break-in but this is an odd year for sure. Might take a while especially since I'm in the Northeast and will get take delivery of the car in the dead of winter.

[TCBavarian]

Originally Posted by mikeyymonster

So does that mean it'll take awhile to hit 1200mi break in if you garage queen??

With my '18 M2, I hit 1yr before 1200 mile break in service. It was done at that time just shy of 1200 miles

[Acetech]

Not into the stuff and never have been. I'd rather have chips than all the cut lines and peel back and dirt in and under the seems plus all the variations in the finish after it's pulled and stretched during application.
I will use it judiciously in high impact areas like the rock spray areas behind the tires

[M2PDX]

Originally Posted by il Nemico

My cs will be a tucked in the garage save for the fair weather weekender / track outings.
I plan to go for the full ppf burial.
Have had that done on a previous car and happy with my installer and results.

I do think you've left out an option.
Auto flex dip.
And I wonder what my compatriot here in Oregon, M2PDX has planed for his..


https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=23649562

I'll Autoflex every new car I buy from now on. $3k for full protection in any color you want, and it looks and performs just like paint!

[Pol]

Entire car here + Gyeon Quartz Coating on top.

[TCBavarian]

Originally Posted by il Nemico

My cs will be a tucked in the garage save for the fair weather weekender / track outings.
I plan to go for the full ppf burial.
Have had that done on a previous car and happy with my installer and results.

I do think you've left out an option.
Auto flex dip.
And I wonder what my compatriot here in Oregon, M2PDX has planed for his..


https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=23649562

I would categorize that under "Full Car". The concept of my poll (coatings/sealants aside) was to grasp the amount of car that will be "protected" with a type of film with respect to how the car will be used. I'm glad everyone responded. It better helped me (and I hope others) make the call that were on the fence. Being a babied garage queen, I am leaning toward going au naturel.

[sdhotwn]

Originally Posted by M2PDX

I'll Autoflex every new car I buy from now on. $3k for full protection in any color you want, and it looks and performs just like paint!

This is awesome stuff but the only installer in my state is pretty iffy looking so not an option.

[M2PDX]

Originally Posted by sdhotwn

This is awesome stuff but the only installer in my state is pretty iffy looking so not an option.

Finding a quality, experienced and professional installer is important. This needs a good paint booth and high quality paint gun. Done right, it looks fabulous!

Drive to Oregon! Rose City does a fantastic job!

[medphysdave]

Anyone get xpel done through dealership? Curious if there is a cost savings? I noticed it was an option, but did not inquire because I already have something planned.

[AlpsRider]

My M235i had chips all over the hood and front bumper after 3 years and 28k miles. My M2C has PPF on the front bumper, hood, front fenders, rocker panels, mirrors and rear bumper. So after 28 months and 19k miles there are no chips on the hood. The front bumper takes a beating so there are a few rocks that have perferated the PPF. The rear bumper PPF totally saved it from a respray when some idiot bounced off of the bumper 3 times when parallel parking. It tore up the PPF but after a rewrap the bumper was like new again.
I think PPF is worth it if you want your car to look nice.