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I live in NJ and I am always on the NJ turnpike and parkway.I think it depends where you live. In Alberta, Canada it's a necessity on every vehicle IMO.
Thanks for your feedback!I've had my car for a little over 3 years now. I thought about PPF, but decided against it. 3 years later, I do not regret that decision.
I think that is what I am going to do. There are other things I would rather spend my money on. Thank you!It’s personal preference and no wrong answer. The way I see it is that I’m not putting my car in a show, so it really doesn’t make sense to protect it. I’m going to pound the piss out of the car with high mileage, so dings are going to a way of life. I don’t like it, but I can’t avoid them. It’s a work car, now a showpiece. I love my car dearly, but I have to accept it’s going to get some scars in life, just like myself.
For what it’s worth, I’ve had my car for over 2 years now and the paint still looks good. There are some dings, but most people won’t notice or care. Here’s something else I couldn’t avoid: stones cracking the sunroof. PPF isn’t going to stop that and frankly, with so much glass on this car, I’m more concerned about it cracking than worrying about the paint.
Enjoy the ride and spend your money on something more useful. YMMV.
I never have done this before so I think I will take your advice.There is an extremely simple answer to this, actually.
If you did that on your other vehicles, do it on this one. If you didnt do this on your previous cars, there is no reason to do it on this one. Its not a porsche or rare car that is going to appreciate in value by sitting in a garage (current used car market exempted).
If you were a person that did this stuff before, do it now. If you were not, dont.
Awesome, thank you! I am leaning towards passing on the PPF. It is a work car and it will still be beautiful hahaAs others have mentioned, this is a personal decision. As I have said in other posts on the subject, a $9 bottle of Turtle Wax Seal and Shine is a perfectly legitimate and effective way to protect your paint.
That said, I personally believe that our Teslas are more prone to rock chips. The huge painted front bumper is very likely to get exposed to rocks and debris. The torque turning the wheels exposes the rocker panels to a lot of rocks and debris. If this doesn't concern you, if you don't care if you get a few rock chips, and if you would rather keep $2K in your pocket, then don't get PPF. But if you want to minimize risks of rock chips, then PPF is unique. It is the only paint protection product on the market that has self healing abilities.
Here is a great video that demonstrates the healing ability of PPF and gives lots of helpful info. Skip forward to time mark 1:25 to see the guy purposely scratch his paint with a steel brush:
That is exactly why I even know about it. I never thought about PPF but I heard that they chip easily and it went to my head. I think I will use the Tesla Paint Repair Kit and wax. Do you know if the paint repair kit works well? I have never used one. Thanks!I have a MSM 3 and got full front Xpel PPF the day after I received the car (12/2019) because of advice from other Tesla owners. It was around $2k and was the thicker, 10 mil wrap from Xpel. Yes, it is self healing with scratches but the damage you get on the front of the car isn't from scratches, it's all rock chips. Also, most of the scratches I see that heal could be handled by a fresh coat of wax. 90% of my mileage (30k) is on the highway. Every single rock chip that damages the PPF also makes an impression/chip on my paint. I could have spent $55 on the Tesla Paint Repair Kit and my paint would look better than it does with the PPF.
Am I mad I got PPF? No. Would I get PPF again? Also no.
The Tesla certified body/paint shop in my city uses the exact kit you can find on the Tesla website. Unless you know where the chip was and look really closely, you can't tell that the paint was touched up or chipped in the first place. I haven't personally used it, but I have seen the results and they exceed expectations.That is exactly why I even know about it. I never thought about PPF but I heard that they chip easily and it went to my head. I think I will use the Tesla Paint Repair Kit and wax. Do you know if the paint repair kit works well? I have never used one. Thanks!
HA, I really don't know. I bought the car when it was a year old and it was already done. I can tell you I bought the car from a gentleman in NJ and he gave me the info of the installer for warranty purposes. It was installed by leebers LLC in NJ. I wish I had the rest of the car done, guess I didn't make that clear before. I ewould guess it was in the neighborhood of $2200Do you mind me asking how much you paid for full front? I work out of PA so it wouldn't be too hard to get it where you got it I assume haha
YES! If you can afford PPF, add it on front of every car (even Ford) you buy. In 2 years, not a single tiny problem with my M3 paint under PPF.Hello everyone! I am new to this forum and a brand new Tesla owner. I was told that the paint isn't as strong as other cars and I was wondering from your experience if getting PPF to protect from rocks and other things is necessary. I currently drive on the highway very frequently and just want to know if the added expense is necessary. Thank you!
Yeah, I got a couple of dings and PPF did not prevent that. It's too thin to do anything about it. At most there is a chance it protects the paint from coming off, but the bump is still there.A lot of people mentioning dings here but PPF does not really help with dings. Chips, yes.
I screwed up on some of my DIY PPF and it wasn't hard to remove. Of course it wasn't on the car for years and I didn't use any bonding agents (I know some of the pros use it to adhere the edges). Also I used 3M Pro, so other brands/types may have difference adherence to paint. I think the pros use a steamer to remove them and pull off the film at a shallow angle to avoid damaging paint.I had PPF on an older car and it was impossible to get off without damaging the paint. After 7-8 years, the PPF sections looked way worse than the uncovered sections so I wanted to get rid of it, but it was impossible. I probably could have had it removed by a pro but I sold the car instead.
Maybe just do the full front (hood, bumper, side mirrors, side panels) and rocker panels? That's what we did. At some point though, it's still just a car albeit an a nice mimimalist electric one. I still don't care for the lower quality in fit/finish.haha yeah I hear that.