niejelow
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I had my air dream p covered with Xpel new hydrophobic coated ppf.
Yeah, it was definitely a shocker on expense. I'd never even heard of it until I joined the forum. But given the price of the car (GT) and the obsessive desire I now have to keep it looking pristine, I opted to do it. Of course, it will do nothing to prevent a rock to my windshield which happened 5 miles from dropping it off at the PPF place, but that's a different curse, I mean story, altogether.*died*
I am not knowledgeable about wrap and ceramic cost. I was thinking it would be around $3000 max. Looks like everyone is doing at least some kind of wrap here. Anyone thought but decided not to go with it?
Wait so now you have a Crack in your windshield?Yeah, it was definitely a shocker on expense. I'd never even heard of it until I joined the forum. But given the price of the car (GT) and the obsessive desire I now have to keep it looking pristine, I opted to do it. Of course, it will do nothing to prevent a rock to my windshield which happened 5 miles from dropping it off at the PPF place, but that's a different curse, I mean story, altogether.
Where in Virginia did you get the quote? I'm in Fredericksburg and looking for an XPEL installer.Approximately how were you charged? I received the following quote in Virginia:
XPEL Paint Protection Film Full Vehicle Protection
$7,700.00
XPEL Fusion Plus Ceramic Coating Add-on to full vehicle PPF - without Paint correction
$1,200.00
XPEL Prime XR Plus Window Tint - Car
$899.00
Total: $9,799.00
Where in Virginia did you get the quote? I'm in Fredericksburg and looking for an XPEL installer.
Educating myself. Interesting video I saw comparing no coating vs PPF vs Ceramic
Thanks for info! Will consider that. PPF will be too expensive for me. Will be digging up more info later though I wonder if ceramic coating decreases heat absorption from the sun? Also need to look at more before after pics. I think ceramic provides better visual upgrade on non-white carsHe did not say what kind of ceramic coating he used. All ceramic coatings are silicon dioxide . . . except one: Opti-Coat. Opti-Coat is silicon carbide, which is both harder (MOHS scale 8) and more chemically resistant than silicon dioxide. And their newest product -- Pro3 -- is a four-step application process that leaves an 8-micron coat on the car (about four times the depth of most ceramic products, including Opti-Coat's earlier products). The downside is that it requires professional application, is expensive ($3100 for a sedan), and requires annual inspections/detailing by the installer to maintain its lifetime warranty.
I used Pro3 on my Zenith Red Dream. At almost 4,500 miles and numerous hand washings, there are no swirl marks or any other marks on the car. Opti-Coat will not protect from rock chips as well as PPF, but it does not have the risks of peeling, discoloring, or dirt buildup at the edges that film has.
Tinting the entire car in 3m crystalline was 1500 for meI’m in San Diego and got a quote for Xpel ultimate plus full car wrap plus ceramic on top for 8k. 3M crystalline windows, back and sunroof for 1250$ and 950$ additional for front windshield. The wrap and ceramic seem on par with the forum but how about the tint?
If anyone has thoughts on this or other things to help protect the windshield, please let us know. I remember someone posted the price of a windshield a while back. It was roughly $1500 (which was a lot, but not as bad as I thought it would be). Well, I'm here to tell you that the $1500 is the price of the glass only. The install is a day and half process including calibration and the total cost is going to be $2505 + tax. In AZ, the insurance company should be required to pay for it, but I'm guessing another one any time in the next decade will probably get me blackballed. Really hoping that Lucid gets to a point where they can repair smaller cracks.Has anyone tried protective film on the windshield? Does it help with rock chips/cracks? Get a lot of them driving on the NJ turnpike. Given that you would need to replace the entire windshield/roof complex if there was a crack.
I was planning on Opti-Coat, good to hear others have used it also!