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Hi everyone,

collecting my new M3P MSM on Monday. Taking it to get full stealth PPF done at a reputable place. They sprung it on me though in the small print on my invoice that there will be two seams on the car

One on the front bumper which I’ve seen before because I had full front last time, but they also said there would be one on the edges of the carbon fiber spoiler on the trunk as they only do the trunk on 2 pieces as Xpel requires this for warranty.

my question is, does anyone have picks of this and how much of a big deal is it? I’m kind of concerned about seeing the seam and potential for dirt but they say they’ve never had one complaint about the way they’ve done it on all their model 3s

thanks everyone.
 
The right side is clean, the left near the spoiler is dirty. You tell me.

If your PPF guy is doing a proper job, you should see relief cuts in the corners. If not, it’s going to peel back sooner or later. You won’t get 100% coverage. Any PPF installer worth their salt won’t tell you that you are getting 100% coverage. I’ve done 6 cars in matte PPF. Xpel and Stek.

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I got Xpel Ultimate from a place out where I am in NY who is a “premier dealer” and their workmanship stunk. Yours looks leagues better for the most part. I have had to go back multiple times to get these fixed. Front bumper is this week.

This workmanship is not worth the price I paid and from what I see of Xpel they will keep sending you back to the same installer. These photos are more for perspective of install quality.
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