USC-Hawk
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Periodically make the trip north to LA CO. Mostly stay down here in San Diego. Too hot up there!
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TheQuiet_1
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I live in St Petersburg, FL. I did some research on the best PPF installers and some reviewers have mentioned that they have spent roughly $800 to $7k for stealth matte PPF or just a clear PPF coat for partial or the entire vehicle. It all depends on the size of vehicle, what grade of coating you want and etc. But, your price point is about average median for what you wanted on your MY. That is a definitely long haul and I can tell it was all worth and made a vacation out of it. There is only two to three in the St Petersburg area that does PPF, not counting Tampa or further north or south counties that does PPF installations. As the saying goes: "Go Big or Go Home".
what ceramic coating did you use? diy?
did it make it more shiny afterwards? does it retain the matte quality?
thx! its powder coat. i plastidipped a few parts on my previous car and saw it starting to come off after 3 years. didnt want to go through the same thing again with the rims in 3 years.
In trying to decide what wheels to get I keep going from getting the Geminis and replacing them with TSV, then thinking it would be easier to just get the Inductions, then I see this photo I think I should just powder coat the Geminis. Wish they just had a 19" wheel I liked from the beginning. Would make it an easy decision and way less hassle.
iamnid
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I went through the same thought process. I ultimately did not want to spend $2,000 on the induction wheels and spent $3,500 for 19" Tsportline TSTs with Michelin Pilot tires. I recouped about $1,200 on the geminis so it ended up being almost the same price as going with the inductions and I ended up with something I liked the look of better and with better tires.
Did you sell your Gemini's with wheel, tires, and TPMS for $1200?
My preference would be to just sell the OEM Conti tires as I want to swap them out for better All Weathers but I feel like the market for take-off tires is a lot smaller
iamnid
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Yes, sold them all for that price. It was hard to find someone who wanted them.
Schulz1983
Model Y LR AWD: Matte PPF, Vossen HF-1
I used Avalon King DIY. First wash today and it cleaned super easy. It retains the matte look but gives it a wet look. Does that make sense? It looks really sharp with the ceramic coat. Also impressed with Avalon King to the effect of coating plastic and glass. Even the plastic cleaned up to that new shiny look today.
Schulz1983
Model Y LR AWD: Matte PPF, Vossen HF-1
thats awesome! i bought a bottle of avalon king recently too. was originally going to use it for the glass and black trims. but might add it on the ppf too based on what you said. do you mind sharing a few more pics please?
Schulz1983
Model Y LR AWD: Matte PPF, Vossen HF-1
Wow! This spec is wicked. What kind of wheels are those?
Also, is that a wrap or matte PPF?
phayze one
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I had to park across the street because of construction going on next door but caught this sweet framing.
Nolmt50
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