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Ordering and Delivery: Lucid Air Touring

My scheduled pick up date is 3/22 at Short Hills. Would have been 3/17 but im away until the 21st. I dropped the Stealth option.
 
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Seattle WA delivery 03/13 here! Really a fantastic car. I have driven from 16 to 68 miles today.Always smiles while driving. And I noticed people driving behind taking pictures of my cars!
Thanks to forum! I found little foam in between headlight and requested appointment for removing that.

Timeline :
Dec 31 21 reserved Pure.
Finalized in Aug 10 22
Jan 25 23 upgraded to Touring White Santa Cruz 19inch
Feb 2 VIN assigned
Feb 22 shipped
Mar 1 final inspection (Delayed because detailing person got sick
Mar 13 Delivered!
 
Today marks one month of ownership and I'm still head over heels in love with this car. It was worth every penny!

Congratulations and Welcome to all the other new Touring owners that have joined me in owning this masterpiece over the last month or so.
 

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lucidtouringman said:
Not quite...the workmanship left a little to be desired...the car is going back because the PPF is already peeling off in a couple of spots and I also found a bubble that I couldn't quite squeeze out myself... I'm sure John will take care of it.. but would've been nice to get it right first time..
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Did you bring back the Air to the shop for correcting the PPF problem, if yes do you still recommend?
 
uh, dumb question. on the dashboard atm and about to enter registration information. one of the questions is "plate transfer: yes, no, i have personalized plates." are they asking whether i'm transferring plates from one state to another? or transferring my current plates to the lucid? thanks 😅
 
LucidTouringCL said:
Did you bring back the Air to the shop for correcting the PPF problem, if yes do you still recommend?
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Most probably will take it in next week ... I am sure they will correct it...but in general John seemed (jokingly?) miffed with me that I was looking at the work in that much detail...I think he just wanted me to sing praises like the masses...but due to my line of work...I tend to be more detail oriented so was pointing things out to him a lot which I think bugged him....personally I do not like it when there is pre-cut PPF used as it then becomes an exercise in essentially pasting stickers...but the true skill is in manually cutting the PPF and placing it to where each corner, each edge of the car's panels are protected....but there are fewer and fewer shops doing it that way...pre cut allows them to turn the car around faster...I do think John will take care of me...I just dont like the time spent dealing with this though...I'd say look at other shops too and have them show you their work maybe?
 
Impatient7536 said:
uh, dumb question. on the dashboard atm and about to enter registration information. one of the questions is "plate transfer: yes, no, i have personalized plates." are they asking whether i'm transferring plates from one state to another? or transferring my current plates to the lucid? thanks 😅
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Its them asking if you are taking your plates from another vehicle to place on your new Lucid. This basically tells the DMV that they do not need to issue new plates for your new car when you go register...
 
Babyrocko1908 said:
Today marks one month of ownership and I'm still head over heels in love with this car. It was worth every penny!

Congratulations and Welcome to all the other new Touring owners that have joined me in owning this masterpiece over the last month or so.
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Did you discover the Bear logo embossed behind the speedometer screen yet? I will not share more to allow you to 'discover' it....but right there with you...Loving the car still!! Masterpiece is a good word for it...
 
lucidtouringman said:
Most probably will take it in next week ... I am sure they will correct it...but in general John seemed (jokingly?) miffed with me that I was looking at the work in that much detail...I think he just wanted me to sing praises like the masses...but due to my line of work...I tend to be more detail oriented so was pointing things out to him a lot which I think bugged him....personally I do not like it when there is pre-cut PPF used as it then becomes an exercise in essentially pasting stickers...but the true skill is in manually cutting the PPF and placing it to where each corner, each edge of the car's panels are protected....but there are fewer and fewer shops doing it that way...pre cut allows them to turn the car around faster...I do think John will take care of me...I just dont like the time spent dealing with this though...I'd say look at other shops too and have them show you their work maybe?
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@TotalDetailingPA Gabe, what are your thoughts on the PPF installation method described here? Any other differences in the two applications you can add for the community using your expertise?
 
lucidtouringman said:
Its them asking if you are taking your plates from another vehicle to place on your new Lucid. This basically tells the DMV that they do not need to issue new plates for your new car when you go register...
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thanks, that makes more sense. 😅 it was after the AZ resident question, so thought they were asking if i want them to switch the plates from AZ to CA and got a brain fart
 
Babyrocko1908 said:
@TotalDetailingPA Gabe, what are your thoughts on the PPF installation method described here? Any other differences in the two applications you can add for the community using your expertise?
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Thanks for the tag! Hopefully this helps.

lucidtouringman said:
Most probably will take it in next week ... I am sure they will correct it...but in general John seemed (jokingly?) miffed with me that I was looking at the work in that much detail...I think he just wanted me to sing praises like the masses...but due to my line of work...I tend to be more detail oriented so was pointing things out to him a lot which I think bugged him....personally I do not like it when there is pre-cut PPF used as it then becomes an exercise in essentially pasting stickers...but the true skill is in manually cutting the PPF and placing it to where each corner, each edge of the car's panels are protected....but there are fewer and fewer shops doing it that way...pre cut allows them to turn the car around faster...I do think John will take care of me...I just dont like the time spent dealing with this though...I'd say look at other shops too and have them show you their work maybe?
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I think that you vastly underestimate the level of difficulty installing PPF. Installing paint protection film, even in kit form, is extremely difficult. The use of a plotter is also standard practice, as doing bulk installs often requires disassembly and a lot of shops don't want to take on that liability. It also depends on what the client wants. If you didn't clearly communicate you wanted every edge wrapped and no visible seams or edges, then how would that shop know that's what you wanted? Because if you had a hardline requirement for that and that shop didn't know and you let them perform the install, this isn't the shop's fault.

Remember that this is a trade of paint protection - not paint perfection. You can wrap every edge or almost all of them doing bulk installs but to call one more skilled and not the other is a large misunderstanding in the level of work involved in installing PPF.

Pre-cut or plotter-cut PPF doesn't equate to low effort. It equates to safe and long-lasting. Wrapping every edge often isn't advised as stretching the film that far or wrapping it around an edge where there isn't enough complete paint (such as around the front edge of the front door where it meets the fender) to secure the film is typically ill-advised. Stretching and pulling on film to wrap around edges can stretch it beyond its capabilities, causing the adhesive to fail and eventually pull back. Some shops will slather a car in adhesive promoter unresponsibly to encourage this type of full custom install - the problem is that when you need to remove the film later, it can pull paint with it and leave adhesive EVERYWHERE.

Our shop offers a hybrid model where we will customize those plotter cut kits to extend edges and some cars we will do a complete custom install on. Again - depends on client wants, needs and the type of vehicle.

My advice to you is this: so long as you've got majority coverage, lines are even, the film isn't full of stretch marks and adhesive marks or dirt in egregious amounts (every vehicle has some) - thats considered a professional job.

I highly suggest viewing our online buyer's guide resources - it has a lot of educational information to help you become an educated consumer.
Some helpful videos:
Source: I operate Ceramic Pro Pottstown:
 
TotalDetailingPA said:
I think that you vastly underestimate the level of difficulty installing PPF. Installing paint protection film, even in kit form, is extremely difficult. The use of a plotter is also standard practice, as doing bulk installs often requires disassembly and a lot of shops don't want to take on that liability. It also depends on what the client wants. If you didn't clearly communicate you wanted every edge wrapped and no visible seams or edges, then how would that shop know that's what you wanted? Because if you had a hardline requirement for that and that shop didn't know and you let them perform the install, this isn't the shop's fault.

Remember that this is a trade of paint protection - not paint perfection. You can wrap every edge or almost all of them doing bulk installs but to call one more skilled and not the other is a large misunderstanding in the level of work involved in installing PPF.

Pre-cut or plotter-cut PPF doesn't equate to low effort. It equates to safe and long-lasting. Wrapping every edge often isn't advised as stretching the film that far or wrapping it around an edge where there isn't enough complete paint (such as around the front edge of the front door where it meets the fender) to secure the film is typically ill-advised. Stretching and pulling on film to wrap around edges can stretch it beyond its capabilities, causing the adhesive to fail and eventually pull back. Some shops will slather a car in adhesive promoter unresponsibly to encourage this type of full custom install - the problem is that when you need to remove the film later, it can pull paint with it and leave adhesive EVERYWHERE.

Our shop offers a hybrid model where we will customize those plotter cut kits to extend edges and some cars we will do a complete custom install on. Again - depends on client wants, needs and the type of vehicle.

My advice to you is this: so long as you've got majority coverage, lines are even, the film isn't full of stretch marks and adhesive marks or dirt in egregious amounts (every vehicle has some) - thats considered a professional job.

I highly suggest viewing our online buyer's guide resources - it has a lot of educational information to help you become an educated consumer.
Some helpful videos:
Source: I operate Ceramic Pro Pottstown:
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Gabe, the nerd in me loves these type of detailed educational responses. Many here are probably like me and are novices at PPF, ceramic coatings, etc and this is helpful to me in understanding the process. It's also just another reason why I hired you for my full PPF and ceramic job.
 
lucidtouringman said:
Did you discover the Bear logo embossed behind the speedometer screen yet? I will not share more to allow you to 'discover' it....but right there with you...Loving the car still!! Masterpiece is a good word for it...
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Nope. It was snowing this morning. :mad::mad:
 
TotalDetailingPA said:
Thanks for the tag! Hopefully this helps.


I think that you vastly underestimate the level of difficulty installing PPF. Installing paint protection film, even in kit form, is extremely difficult. The use of a plotter is also standard practice, as doing bulk installs often requires disassembly and a lot of shops don't want to take on that liability. It also depends on what the client wants. If you didn't clearly communicate you wanted every edge wrapped and no visible seams or edges, then how would that shop know that's what you wanted? Because if you had a hardline requirement for that and that shop didn't know and you let them perform the install, this isn't the shop's fault.

Remember that this is a trade of paint protection - not paint perfection. You can wrap every edge or almost all of them doing bulk installs but to call one more skilled and not the other is a large misunderstanding in the level of work involved in installing PPF.

Pre-cut or plotter-cut PPF doesn't equate to low effort. It equates to safe and long-lasting. Wrapping every edge often isn't advised as stretching the film that far or wrapping it around an edge where there isn't enough complete paint (such as around the front edge of the front door where it meets the fender) to secure the film is typically ill-advised. Stretching and pulling on film to wrap around edges can stretch it beyond its capabilities, causing the adhesive to fail and eventually pull back. Some shops will slather a car in adhesive promoter unresponsibly to encourage this type of full custom install - the problem is that when you need to remove the film later, it can pull paint with it and leave adhesive EVERYWHERE.

Our shop offers a hybrid model where we will customize those plotter cut kits to extend edges and some cars we will do a complete custom install on. Again - depends on client wants, needs and the type of vehicle.

My advice to you is this: so long as you've got majority coverage, lines are even, the film isn't full of stretch marks and adhesive marks or dirt in egregious amounts (every vehicle has some) - thats considered a professional job.

I highly suggest viewing our online buyer's guide resources - it has a lot of educational information to help you become an educated consumer.
Some helpful videos:
Source: I operate Ceramic Pro Pottstown:
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Thanks for the helpful information, please tell me what do you think of this, is it really protect the windshield?
It is from the shop near me:
"Our Stek windshield films can help you protect your windshield from rock chips, minor road debris, and other contaminants which may cause damage. All of our window films come with 99% UV ray rejection as well."
 
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