The problem is people are claiming it's applied on front and rear bumpers: both of those are plastic, not metal.
Not to mention the insurance implications. You could expect an increase in premiums across the board for ‘23 Model Ys if they’re being fitted with factory PPF. That’s just an added cost to cover in the event of bumper replacement.
I forgot to mention, but I actually checked last week. My Model 3 has a seam also and it definitely does not come with factory PPF. I applied diy PPF, but it is wraparound, so it does not create such a seam. As such, I remain skeptical what people are seeing are PPF unless someone actually is able to lift it and show an actual film.
The bumper is just painted plastic, so it's not hard to make a marking. Actually a better way to check without marking up your car is just look in the trunk. There will always be a seam line in the trunk where the PPF is applied (while from factory, that section would be continuous).
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My understanding is all of them have the mold line on the bumper portion (make sure you are looking at bumper not other panels), just that depending on the thickness of the paint verses the mold line (and also color of your paint) it is more or less obvious.
That definitely looks like PPF. Surprised this isn't making headlines on some of the other Tesla-rati sites.Know the light is different, but who would tell me this is not PPF ?
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