I was going to PPF but then I heard bugs will damage it and it was just too expensive. $7000 is not something I want to spend. (this is a full matte car wrap)
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Model 3 Performance/Ludicrous Waiting Room
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Just got a text that my UR/White is onsite and I can schedule delivery as early as today. Too bad I’m out of town until Monday.
Bugs will damage it? The misinformation that's out there is insane, lol.
I've had PPF on every car I've owned for the last 10-15 years and only once has the PPF taken any real damage. Also, that nickle sized damage to the PPF saved my entire bumper from being repainted. The PPF out there today is incredibly resilient and in most cases, self-healing.
oreobbq
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Congrats! I know someone will be showing up for delivery with a dragy in hand.
pdx_m3s
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It’s not worth the price in my opinion. Rock chips can be reduced by not following trucks and leaving plenty of distance between the car in front of you.
Bug bodies are acidic. I recently drive through a *sugar* ton of bugs at night and you can hear them hitting the glass like little hail. I got home and looked at the front and it was a massacre. Then I thought, what if I had PPF, I would have to have washed my car in the dead of night to clean it before it sets.
oreobbq
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If you leave dead bugs/poop on any surface (paint, wax, ceramic coating, ppf), the acidic substances can eventually cause some etching. Ouch that's NY pricing
Kilotango74
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Lol. Yeah in 4 years of running ppf I have never had a bug blemish it let alone eat through it. Think Ive probably hit a few in that time. Besides what do you think those bugs are doing to your clearcoat?
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oreobbq
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Unconfirmed sources say they’re using your car for demo. The seat bolsters are gonna be all loosey goosey by the time you sit in it. It'll be ok just don't sniff the seat before you wipe it down with an apc. Those are 15 hard miles on the odometer.
My car is also sitting somewhere for a few days. Allegedly.
Well, as I mentioned, I prefer a square setup for cost/simplicity, but Tesla went with the staggered 235/275 setup for a specific reason. Here's what Tesla has to say about it. If you utilize the calculator (linked below) and input the variables for both tires, you'll find that the total contact area increases from 278.39 CM2 to 333.54 CM2. Switching to a square setup and a narrower tire in the rear, I believe, will reduce traction and performance. I'll stick to what the engineers put on the car.
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This is just copium. Leave those bugs on your paint for an extended period and let me know what happens.
It’s fine if someone doesn’t want to spend the money and/or can’t afford it, but don’t spread crazy misinformation about bugs damaging it, lol.
I had a literal golf ball sized stone bounce off my hood and after a little wax to the PPF there was zero damage anywhere.
I started out with trying all of the big name brands of the ceramic coating stuff on my M3LR, but what I found was the RainX waterless car wash stuff works just as well, at a fraction of the cost and the amount of time needed. I use it exclusively on all of my vehicles now.
Same. Ordered UR/B on 4/23. EDD had been May 30-Jun 9 prior to today, and had gone forward a day on either end for several days. Today, it jumped to June 10-June 30. No changes to original order. Still no VIN. Delivery is in the Bay Area.
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