PPF - % of owners doing it

papasmurf_m4cs · 01-06-2024, 08:35 PM

All impact areas. PPF full car ceramic coated. Car looks sparkling. Was expensive, Yes.. I don't care. I will do it on my next car as well. It's Night and Day. People always comment on how the color of my car pops compared to other YMB. Best decision ever.

XB7 · 01-12-2024, 12:33 PM

I got my 24 XB7 a few weeks ago.
I delayed picking up the car a couple days till my Auto Spa had room to take my XB7 in as in Michigan the roads suck and stone chips are common. I knew if I drove it a couple days Id get a stone chip and hate myself LOL
I was debating just the track pack (front, mirrors, rockers etc) but ended up going full PPF. Total cost installed for the whole XB7 with Kavacas top film was 7K (I got a break as I know the owner) they said a full XB7 would normally be about 8500 as its such a big vehicle and not the easiest to install with all the curves etc. I think it was money well spent as I bought the XB7. If I was leasing I doubt Id care.

mrpndev · 07-07-2025, 06:57 AM

Would you still apply if you already got one or two chips? Mine has 700 miles. I’ve been super careful as I was contemplating it, and yet still managed to get two — one in around the kidney grill, and one inside brake duct.

dudley@07726 · 07-07-2025, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by mrpndev

Would you still apply if you already got one or two chips? Mine has 700 miles. I’ve been super careful as I was contemplating it, and yet still managed to get two — one in around the kidney grill, and one inside brake duct.

No, you will see it. Fix them and then do the PPF. They will do a paint correction before PPF is installed.

Corsair · 07-11-2025, 12:21 AM

I scheduled to have PPF installed on the full front on my M340i about a week after I took delivery. Found the closest installer that XPEL listed on their website and set it up. My previous car had picked up nicks in the paint on the hood over time, and wanted to try to protect against that. I see it as an investment to try to keep the car looking great for as long as possible.

I was impressed with how it turned out. Also went for the ceramic coating, too.

dudley@07726 · 07-11-2025, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Corsair

I scheduled to have PPF installed on the full front on my M340i about a week after I took delivery. Found the closest installer that XPEL listed on their website and set it up. My previous car had picked up nicks in the paint on the hood over time, and wanted to try to protect against that. I see it as an investment to try to keep the car looking great for as long as possible.

I was impressed with how it turned out. Also went for the ceramic coating, too.

I think its a waste of money to ceramic coat the PPF. I have been using Optimum Spray Wax on my full PPF 23 M340i for 2 1/2 years and it is perfect.

Burrcold · 07-11-2025, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by mrpndev

Would you still apply if you already got one or two chips? Mine has 700 miles. I’ve been super careful as I was contemplating it, and yet still managed to get two — one in around the kidney grill, and one inside brake duct.

How do you have so many scratches already??

Westside Guy · 07-11-2025, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by mrpndev

Would you still apply if you already got one or two chips? Mine has 700 miles. I’ve been super careful as I was contemplating it, and yet still managed to get two — one in around the kidney grill, and one inside brake duct.

The highways in Florida suck and they are constantly doing construction adding more lanes on I-95. When I only had a few hundred miles on my car I picked up a rock chip on the lower part of my front bumper while driving on that @#&%*$ road.

I purchased a bottle of BMW touchup paint for my Misano Blue color and my shop applied it before putting PPF on my Z4. They did a great job with the touchup paint which was an excellent color match and you couldn't see the damage after PPF was put on the car unless you were looking for it up close only a few inches from the bumper.

N1rve · 07-11-2025, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by mrpndev

Would you still apply if you already got one or two chips? Mine has 700 miles. I’ve been super careful as I was contemplating it, and yet still managed to get two — one in around the kidney grill, and one inside brake duct.

I would do it to prevent more. Just remember if you get any big rock chips, it will puncture and it will leave a mark with a bunched up PPF dot. Less visible on a darker color car, it will look like grey/black dots on a white car lol.

Westside Guy · 07-14-2025, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by papasmurf_m4cs

All impact areas. PPF full car ceramic coated. Car looks sparkling. Was expensive, Yes.. I don't care. I will do it on my next car as well. It's Night and Day. People always comment on how the color of my car pops compared to other YMB. Best decision ever.

Both your Individual Riviera Blue and Yas Marina Blue are Uni (non metallic) colors and after seeing your car back in April at my local Ft. Lauderdale dealer, I definitely agree that RB pops more.

However Yas Marina Blue which was available for several years on the M3's and M4's is still a beautiful color to see in person and I would have ordered it on my Z4 if it was a color I could have selected. What I always liked about YMB, is how depending on the time of day and the lighting it changed and you would see different shades of blue. 😎

papasmurf_m4cs · 07-14-2025, 11:15 AM

Indeed. I really love the YMB and every day I had it such a great color. The RB looks more like the waters of Cancun in direct sunlight like Miami blue vibes. It's a great color too.

Riviera, Miami, Daytona beach, and Turkish blue are my favorites of the new G body.

Corsair · 07-14-2025, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dudley@07726

I think its a waste of money to ceramic coat the PPF. I have been using Optimum Spray Wax on my full PPF 23 M340i for 2 1/2 years and it is perfect.

The ceramic coating was for the rest of the car. PPF was only for the front.

Westside Guy · 07-15-2025, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by papasmurf_m4cs

Indeed. I really love the YMB and every day I had it such a great color. The RB looks more like the waters of Cancun in direct sunlight like Miami blue vibes. It's a great color too.

Riviera, Miami, Daytona beach, and Turkish blue are my favorites of the new G body.

Back in the day when it was available, one of my friends owned a M3 in YMB. He is now driving a M3 Competition in Brooklyn Grey and was really disappointed that he couldn't order YMB as an Individual color as he would have selected it again

stbm5 · 07-15-2025, 09:16 AM

if PPF wasn't so expensive I'd do my whole car.

dudley@07726 · 07-15-2025, 10:24 AM

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if PPF wasn't so expensive I'd do my whole car.

My worry would be how different the parts with PPF would weather and look from the non PPF parts.

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papasmurf_m4cs Captain 556 Rep 925 Posts Drives: G82 M4 CS Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Plano, Texas iTrader: (0)	All impact areas. PPF full car ceramic coated. Car looks sparkling. Was expensive, Yes.. I don't care. I will do it on my next car as well. It's Night and Day. People always comment on how the color of my car pops compared to other YMB. Best decision ever.
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01-12-2024, 12:33 PM	#90
XB7 Private First Class 142 Rep 172 Posts Drives: 2018 G63 & 24 XB7 Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Metro Detroit iTrader: (0) Garage List 2024 XB7 [10.00]	I got my 24 XB7 a few weeks ago. I delayed picking up the car a couple days till my Auto Spa had room to take my XB7 in as in Michigan the roads suck and stone chips are common. I knew if I drove it a couple days Id get a stone chip and hate myself LOL I was debating just the track pack (front, mirrors, rockers etc) but ended up going full PPF. Total cost installed for the whole XB7 with Kavacas top film was 7K (I got a break as I know the owner) they said a full XB7 would normally be about 8500 as its such a big vehicle and not the easiest to install with all the curves etc. I think it was money well spent as I bought the XB7. If I was leasing I doubt Id care.
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07-07-2025, 06:57 AM	#91
mrpndev New Member 26 Rep 11 Posts Drives: 25 BMW M2 Join Date: Jun 2025 Location: Indianapolis iTrader: (0)	Would you still apply if you already got one or two chips? Mine has 700 miles. I’ve been super careful as I was contemplating it, and yet still managed to get two — one in around the kidney grill, and one inside brake duct. Attached Images __________________ 25 M2 6MT BSM
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07-11-2025, 12:21 AM	#93
Corsair New Member 8 Rep 15 Posts Drives: 2025 M340xi Join Date: Mar 2025 Location: Washington iTrader: (0)	I scheduled to have PPF installed on the full front on my M340i about a week after I took delivery. Found the closest installer that XPEL listed on their website and set it up. My previous car had picked up nicks in the paint on the hood over time, and wanted to try to protect against that. I see it as an investment to try to keep the car looking great for as long as possible. I was impressed with how it turned out. Also went for the ceramic coating, too.
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07-14-2025, 11:15 AM	#99
papasmurf_m4cs Captain 556 Rep 925 Posts Drives: G82 M4 CS Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Plano, Texas iTrader: (0)	Indeed. I really love the YMB and every day I had it such a great color. The RB looks more like the waters of Cancun in direct sunlight like Miami blue vibes. It's a great color too. Riviera, Miami, Daytona beach, and Turkish blue are my favorites of the new G body.
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07-15-2025, 09:16 AM	#102
stbm5 Captain 680 Rep 956 Posts Drives: 2018 M5 DG Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: 72211 iTrader: (0)	if PPF wasn't so expensive I'd do my whole car.
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