It’s crazy - they are a certified installer from 3M and had a bunch of 5* google reviews, though mostly from their ceramic, paint correction and detail services.
Im calling Monday to see what they can do.
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Paint Protection Film - opinion from those who’ve had it
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Im calling Monday to see what they can do.
insaneoctane
Well-Known Member
They are listed as a ‘silver’ level installer on 3M’s website, but the only one within 30 miles of where I work. Sucks if they can’t do better, but I think I’d rather them just remove it than leave on as is.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/dZHjeW7UsYeCRCHp7
Photos of my install. 3 feet away from the car.
MY PFF saved my car's paint when someone scraped my fender. Only cosmetic pff damaged and I replaced it for 300. I live in the SF bay area. If you want a recommendation msg me.
Photos of my install. 3 feet away from the car.
MY PFF saved my car's paint when someone scraped my fender. Only cosmetic pff damaged and I replaced it for 300. I live in the SF bay area. If you want a recommendation msg me.
Yours looks great - would you mind sending a couple close up pics of what the edges are supposed to look like on a model 3?
Google has not been as helpful as I thought, or maybe my google skills just suck. I’d love to have something for reference when I go back up there Monday.
dsnows
Member
I had Xpel ppf and Opticoat Pro+ put on my Model S. I have no complaints, but difficult to answer your question because I don't know what the paint would look like if I hadn't done it.
Atari2600
Active Member
I’m over 50 and I’ve seen much better and I’ve seen worse over the years. Subaru paint is worse than Tesla.
Spoke with the installer this morning (or the sales/front desk, not the actual installer) - he was super cool and apologetic, not defensive at all, which was a relief. Asked for a few pictures of my concerns, which I sent - and he was going to reach out to their 3M rep, who is also an installer in a different market, for some advice on how to better apply. After speaking with him, this was the first Model 3 that they have done - they have done other Tesla's, just not M3's, and it is a bit tricky - which I could see - that bumper looks like a nightmare.
Good to hear they are going to do everything they can to make it right though.
Good to hear they are going to do everything they can to make it right though.
+1, that isn't a great job. My side view mirrors have a tiny gap if you look closely, but everywhere else lines up. How much was the PPF?
I agree, but if I were going to have it done, which I wanted to do - then this was really the only option in my area. They have done a number of other high end cars (much higher end foreign cars than the M3) and are attached to an import dealership that sells very high end cars, so thought I was OK.
I phrased my post wrong - i did ask him up front if they had done a model 3 and they told me no, but they had done other Tesla’s. I really wanted it done, so took the risk of proceeding anyway. In my follow up conversation this morning he mentioned it as a reason his installer may have gotten the bumper application off.
Not a lot of Model 3’s where I’m at in North Carolina as well, so them never having done one wasnt surprising.
$1500 - which was another reason I thought I’d be OK. Still might be - jury is out, but sounds like they want to make it right
Edit: it was just a front end wrap: bumper, fenders, hood and mirrors
That was what I had asked for, when i picked it up, he said they wrapped the edges they could like hood and underside edges (which they did) but couldn’t wrap some without taking panels off. I thought that sounded like BS (uh, Tesla leaves you like 1/4 between panels to tuck those edges, lmao), and that was kind of my expectation - that it would be virtually undetectable.
Sorry you got a poor job hopefully they can make it right. Let us know what happens.
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