To what areas are people applying PPF?

Forzanerazzurri · 01-09-2023, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by V8MAN

I am trying to decide if it is worth doing the entire carbon roof, it definitely adds $$ to the quotes I have gotten.
I am just thinking that having the roof ceramic coated would be enough, and in the event of some etching from bird crap or something that can be polished out?

Get the roof done. Good luck fixing that if it gets damaged.

J_Supplanter · 01-15-2023, 03:59 PM

2023 is possibly the last fully combustion M3. Mine is a comp xd, official M 50 w frozen blue. So I went full for 6k through Tinting Chicago (xpel stealth) and tinted 40 front and 15 elsewhere (Rayno S9) for another 500. They did a great job.

A few other reasons I went full on the frozen is 1) I live in the city and don't trust ppl to open their doors (if a car is parked facing north and a strong wind is blowing from the south, doesn't matter how respectful the person opening the door is) and 2) frozen doesn't have a clear coat so chips easier and can't be buffed (gotta repaint).

Living in the Midwest, salt is a concern. Rear doors (behind the door but before the seal) accumulates water and thus salt in the G80. Still need to figure out something preventative there.

brinkmann · 01-17-2023, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by J_Supplanter

2023 is possibly the last fully combustion M3.

No, no it's not.

J_Supplanter · 01-17-2023, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by brinkmann

No, no it's not.

Well that's what I was told at my dealership. Ie, "possibly." Not an absolute statement. But I appreciate the opportunity to clarify. That said, this is a PPF thread, so try to stay on topic, Pinkman.

brinkmann · 01-17-2023, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by J_Supplanter

Well that's what I was told at my dealership. Ie, "possibly." Not an absolute statement. But I appreciate the opportunity to clarify. That said, this is a PPF thread, so try to stay on topic, Pinkman.

I'm quoting your awful, irrelevant post from the same thread...
For future reference, dealerships tend to be full of shit so I wouldn't come here quoting anything they tell you.

J_Supplanter · 01-17-2023, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by brinkmann

I'm quoting your awful, irrelevant post from the same thread...
For future reference, dealerships tend to be full of shit so I wouldn't come here quoting anything they tell you.

Ok, I agree with you. I shouldn't have put stock in the GM's insight. However, he is a fam friend, so I did. Plus I'm excited about my first new car and helping ppl so I may have went overboard with my reasoning for full PPF.

For the benefit of ppl coming here for answers, I'd revise my initial reasoning to simply "because my M3 Comp was expensive and you can't buff scratches out of matte or satin paint, which can be permanently damaged if not cared for properly."

Feel free to correct me on that as well lol. Just trying to help.

SetAlias · 01-18-2023, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by brinkmann

I'm quoting your awful, irrelevant post from the same thread...
For future reference, dealerships tend to be full of shit so I wouldn't come here quoting anything they tell you.

Dude. Calm down

8262S · 01-24-2023, 12:36 PM

We did full PPF.

I would recommend a sacrificial second layer of PPF over the fender hump behind the rear door on an M3. Here is a link to the thread.

https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1951371

About 75 miles after our PPF job I noticed signs of rocks starting to hit that hump, and the rear quarter panel PPF piece is one piece all the way up to the A pillar (so would be expensive to replace).

Our detailer simply cut and applied a piece of PPF on the front side of the hump that can easily and cheaply be removed and replaced.

FYI we do not have spacers and have installed the TLG mud flaps.

I would also PPF the bumper under the trunk, which is prone to scratches loading and unloading (ours doesn’t have that).

Our lower piano black rocker panel PPF is also getting well worn in front of the rear tires. But that is a single piece that we can easily have replaced.

Those are the major high impact risk areas that I have seen in about 10K miles of ownership.

MichaelB1969 · 01-24-2023, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 8262S

We did full PPF.

I would recommend a sacrificial second layer of PPF over the fender hump behind the rear door on an M3. Here is a link to the thread.

https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1951371

About 75 miles after our PPF job I noticed signs of rocks starting to hit that hump, and the rear quarter panel PPF piece is one piece all the way up to the A pillar (so would be expensive to replace).

Our detailer simply cut and applied a piece of PPF on the front side of the hump that can easily and cheaply be removed and replaced.

FYI we do not have spacers and have installed the TLG mud flaps.

I would also PPF the bumper under the trunk, which is prone to scratches loading and unloading (ours doesn’t have that).

Our lower piano black rocker panel PPF is also getting well worn in front of the rear tires. But that is a single piece that we can easily have replaced.

Those are the major high impact risk areas that I have seen in about 10K miles of ownership.

Good tips. The one in front of the hump sounds like a similar piece that every 911 comes with from the factory. My 991.2 had one there.

Znomorph4theWin · 01-30-2023, 03:44 PM

For my ‘23 M3CX, I chose to do the entire car in Xpel Ultimate Plus. I’m OCD about keeping my cars pristine so it was worth it. Driving is a lot less stressful knowing that every inch is protected.

8262S · 01-30-2023, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Znomorph4theWin

For my ‘23 M3CX, I chose to do the entire car in Xpel Ultimate Plus. I’m OCD about keeping my cars pristine so it was worth it. Driving is a lot less stressful knowing that every inch is protected.

Just after a snow storm this past weekend we made a short trip on the highway. As I was passing a snowplow (and getting pelted with salt that was being spread, ice, snow, and slush) I remarked to my passenger that I was so glad we got full PPF.

I can actually drive the car and know that it is protected to a degree.

kamslm · 01-30-2023, 11:26 PM

Did STEK on full front end, front lights, CF mirrors, roof, pillars, rockers, partial rear bumper below trunk, removed and extended factory film on rear fenders, then ceramic coated entire car with Finest Reserve. Don't care about the glass as my insurance covers full OEM replacement for stars and cracks and I can live with pits. Starting to second guess myself on not doing full PPF after reading this thread. But already in this $6k.

8262S · 01-31-2023, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by kamslm

Did STEK on full front end, front lights, CF mirrors, roof, pillars, rockers, partial rear bumper below trunk, removed and extended factory film on rear fenders, then ceramic coated entire car with Finest Reserve. Don't care about the glass as my insurance covers full OEM replacement for stars and cracks and I can live with pits. Starting to second guess myself on not doing full PPF after reading this thread. But already in this $6k.

Yeah, you are probably 2/3 of the way to full PPF. I got a quote for a comprehensive partial PPF and decided to just go all the way.

dr1ven · 01-31-2023, 09:27 AM

Xpel Ultimate Plus 10mil on the whole car. Entire front of car has two layers and high impact areas also have 2 or more layers.

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J_Supplanter Private 61 Rep 58 Posts Drives: BMW M3 Comp xDr Join Date: Jan 2023 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW M3 Competi ... [9.50]	2023 is possibly the last fully combustion M3. Mine is a comp xd, official M 50 w frozen blue. So I went full for 6k through Tinting Chicago (xpel stealth) and tinted 40 front and 15 elsewhere (Rayno S9) for another 500. They did a great job. A few other reasons I went full on the frozen is 1) I live in the city and don't trust ppl to open their doors (if a car is parked facing north and a strong wind is blowing from the south, doesn't matter how respectful the person opening the door is) and 2) frozen doesn't have a clear coat so chips easier and can't be buffed (gotta repaint). Living in the Midwest, salt is a concern. Rear doors (behind the door but before the seal) accumulates water and thus salt in the G80. Still need to figure out something preventative there.
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8262S Captain 762 Rep 745 Posts Drives: G80 M3 Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Wisconsin iTrader: (0)	We did full PPF. I would recommend a sacrificial second layer of PPF over the fender hump behind the rear door on an M3. Here is a link to the thread. https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1951371 About 75 miles after our PPF job I noticed signs of rocks starting to hit that hump, and the rear quarter panel PPF piece is one piece all the way up to the A pillar (so would be expensive to replace). Our detailer simply cut and applied a piece of PPF on the front side of the hump that can easily and cheaply be removed and replaced. FYI we do not have spacers and have installed the TLG mud flaps. I would also PPF the bumper under the trunk, which is prone to scratches loading and unloading (ours doesn’t have that). Our lower piano black rocker panel PPF is also getting well worn in front of the rear tires. But that is a single piece that we can easily have replaced. Those are the major high impact risk areas that I have seen in about 10K miles of ownership. __________________ BMW M3 Competition xDrive, Dravit Grey over Tartufo
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Znomorph4theWin Second Lieutenant 450 Rep 258 Posts Drives: 2023 BMW M3 Comp M xDrive Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	For my ‘23 M3CX, I chose to do the entire car in Xpel Ultimate Plus. I’m OCD about keeping my cars pristine so it was worth it. Driving is a lot less stressful knowing that every inch is protected.
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kamslm Private 36 Rep 85 Posts Drives: 2023 M3C Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: CA-Bay Area iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 BMW M550ix [0.00]	Did STEK on full front end, front lights, CF mirrors, roof, pillars, rockers, partial rear bumper below trunk, removed and extended factory film on rear fenders, then ceramic coated entire car with Finest Reserve. Don't care about the glass as my insurance covers full OEM replacement for stars and cracks and I can live with pits. Starting to second guess myself on not doing full PPF after reading this thread. But already in this $6k.
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dr1ven Private 306 Rep 64 Posts Drives: 2023 BMW M3 Comp Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW M3 Competi ... [5.00]	Xpel Ultimate Plus 10mil on the whole car. Entire front of car has two layers and high impact areas also have 2 or more layers.
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