Paint Protection Film

[emd710]

Installer is a LOT more important than the film.

With that said I don't know anything about this film. Make sure to do research online. Make sure to understand what guarantees the film company may provide.

XPEL is a known quantity and hasn't failed me. Installers have failed me.

I would be careful with an installer that isn't with a major film like XPEL. Make sure to have them explain to you why they use this film.

Make sure to get references and make sure they did Macans before.

Even installers that look nice may do a ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ job. It happened to me.

Amen. Buy the installer, NOT the film.

The installer that did our Macan had issues. You can see where the film wasn't applied correctly in more than a couple of spots. They will NOT be getting any more business from me.

[jeff968]

What kind of prices are you seeing on the Macan front end PPF job? Thanks

[Tom]

What kind of prices are you seeing on the Macan front end PPF job? Thanks

It varies pretty significantly based on where you are located. In high rent parts of CA, you can pay upwards of $4k for just the windshield forward. If I had to throw a dart, I'd say somewhere in the $2,000 - $3,500 is typical. Also depends a lot on how much gets wrapped. Scope creep is easy. Side view mirrors, above the windshield, a-pillars, etc., all adds up. Prices only roughly align with quality in my experience, with the best not always being the most expensive. I'd ask around in your area to see who does the best work. Shop the installer, not the film or price...

[WillyDaP]

As noted above the key is using the absolute best installer, the film is important but the top brands are pretty comparable. Tom's note is so true though, the area you live in often sets the pricing.

[Tom]

As noted above the key is using the absolute best installer, the film is important but the top brands are pretty comparable. Tom's note is so true though, the area you live in often sets the pricing.

When you live in the backyard of Apple, Google, Facebook, Broadcom, Nvidia, etc., EVERYTHING is more expensive! I just looked it up, 5 of the top 10 US companies by market cap are within 5 to 25 miles of CP headquarters. And that does not include Telsa, which was founded here and still has the majority of its operations here. So, yeah, PPF is expensive here.

[WillyDaP]

Berkshire Hathaway Headquarters here, Union Pacific headquarters, large Amazon Distribution Center, currently a 750 Million Google Data Center is being built, etc., and PPF is fairly reasonable here in the Omaha Metro, ha. That is not to say PPF isn't expensive because it is, but overall cheaper to install than what it appears to be on the East and West Coast. All that said it is not uncommon for the best installers to also be the most expensive.