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PPF question
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follow.johnny
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Good decision to get the front fully wrapped. I also had mine fully wrapped and mirrors since owning past white cars without getting PPF, the front is just riddled with rock chips and I know my Tesla will be a long term investment it's worth keeping the paint nice and clean.
As for wrapping the doors/rear bumper - You may want to consider to weight the pros/cons it's worth wrapping to protect from door dings but if you get rear ended, your insurance will most likely not cover the PPF and you'll be at a net loss imo.
Wrapping the doors would give you a peace of mind of not getting door dinged tho.
As for wrapping the doors/rear bumper - You may want to consider to weight the pros/cons it's worth wrapping to protect from door dings but if you get rear ended, your insurance will most likely not cover the PPF and you'll be at a net loss imo.
Wrapping the doors would give you a peace of mind of not getting door dinged tho.
the guy quoted me $1800 for xpel sheet. Full front hood, front bumper, side fenders, side mirrors. door edges and back only near bumper area
Back then, partial hood and partial fenders were more common. Nobody likes the line across the hood. Full Hood, Full fenders, bumper, mirrors, top of rear bumper, and headlights are much more common now. but the cost is much higher as a result.
RDubya
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If you are EVER going to be in an area that uses rocks on the roads (mostly for ice), I would strongly recommend you get at least the majority of the body done. Here is a pic of the rock chips at the rear door of my M3 (with 11,600 miles) after just one winter of rocks on the road.
That's a common question - that's where the clarity of the film is important (any film with a textured appearance you may see a noticeable difference from covered to uncovered areas). In general it's very hard to distinguish the covered area from uncovered, you are adding a thick glossy piece of material so you are effectively adding a bit of depth to the covered panels but if properly maintained you will be just fine.
To everyone elses point - I would strongly consider covering the rocker panels as well, they take a beating!
joebruin77
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I've had my Model 3 Performance for about 6 months. I did the full car wrap in Xpel PPF and it looks awesome. A few weeks ago, it was hit while parked. The left fender had to be replaced and the front bumper repaired. But the cool thin is that even though the metal was bent out of shape, the paint itself was not scratched. The ppf absorbed nearly all of the damage. Yes, the ppf had to be replaced. But I'd rather replace the ppf than repaint those parts. I was amazed at how much protection the ppf provided to the paint.
Now that's an interesting picture! You expect the dirt to come up immediately after the wheel, but that dirt from the front wheel, has travelled all the way back to just in front of the rear wheel, just where it flares out! I just installed carbon fiber mudguards this past week, since they put tons of sand on my roads in Maine. Hadn't even thought of the dirt going that far back. Here's a few pics of my mudguard install, pre-and post first rainy day. Now you're making me think I have to put PPF on the rocker panels. Dirt still gets past the mudguards, but alot less.
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If you're a DIYer or brave, you can install your own precut PPF, Suntek or 3M. I ordered a 30" piece partial hood from invisiblemask.com. Includes the matching pieces of front quarter panels, and the mirrors, and door edge guards for $200. Install wasn't too hard. The mirrors are the hardest cause you have to do a bit of stretching. Doors are $400. Front bumper is $180. Now that I've done the partial hood, quarter panels and mirrors, I've ordered the door pieces. After those, I may order the front bumper and the rockers. Here's a pic of the partial hood and quarter panels I did last week. You can see a hint of where the 30" comes up to, right where the carport shadow crossed the hood. The shiny spots are just reflections.
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RDubya
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Yes, all of that damage is just rocks from this winter when the county was putting out rocks for ice. I called the Portland Oregon Tesla service center and was basically told that it is an environmental condition and therefore it has nothing to do with Tesla. How are you feeling about your carbon fiber guards? I just ordered some from protectmytesla.com and will put them on as soon as I can.
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