3M Paint Protection Film
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Originally Posted by Stoley' date='Mar 20 2005, 04:58 PM
Where do you get it for $460? This is for the Avery product or 3M? Are you familiar with the LLumar product?
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$460 is for Avery film and I got a discount for it cause I had 3 other co-workers who got their cars done by him at the same time. (*within a week*) so he gave me a discount. else its $500 I think.
I'm not familiar with the Llumar product besides their tint which is pretty good but personally of the two I have now I prefer the 3M its holding up really well. But of course I dont have enough time to really judge the Avery one yet as its only been on for a little less than 2 months so its still perfect at this time. it is a little thinner than the 3M which can be a good thing and a bad thing. Good, its less noticable but I dont know if it protects just as well. So far its doing its job... no damages. If you are familiar with the 710 and the trucks that travel on that freeway you'll know. Not sure if theres another freeway thats worse than this one with trucks and rocks.
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I did get a chip through mine (right between the kidneys) a while back.
Everything else is fine... Except that it is yellowing. Easy to notice on the white. I'm going to see if the dealer will replace it.
Everything else is fine... Except that it is yellowing. Easy to notice on the white. I'm going to see if the dealer will replace it.
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Autobahnd Roadblock (3M) film kit
That's good - I think a lot of the guarantees are meant to cover peeling and yellowing. The newer 3M film is said to be more resistant on both counts.
I had mine installed on Monday - they did a beautiful job - they do all the cars at Ferrari / Maseratti of Washington as well as for several BMW dealerships in the area. Can't say enough about them. They have nationwide support and warranty coverage which sounds pretty good:
http://autobahndint.com/home.html
I had mine installed on Monday - they did a beautiful job - they do all the cars at Ferrari / Maseratti of Washington as well as for several BMW dealerships in the area. Can't say enough about them. They have nationwide support and warranty coverage which sounds pretty good:
http://autobahndint.com/home.html
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Originally Posted by russo' date='May 8 2005, 07:44 AM
Do you guys use the same type of film for both the headlamps and bonnet/bumper? I heard there is a slightly thicker one for the headlamps.
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Originally Posted by russo' date='May 10 2005, 11:59 AM
Ne one knows what is the best way to cut the shape of the bumper with a roll of 3M PPF other than tracing it out the hard way??
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Originally Posted by sixgun95' date='May 10 2005, 10:59 AM
[quote name='russo' date='May 10 2005, 11:59 AM']Ne one knows what is the best way to cut the shape of the bumper with a roll of 3M PPF other than tracing it out the hard way??
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[/quote]695? Ouch... how long do they say it lasts?
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Originally Posted by russo' date='May 10 2005, 08:59 AM
Ne one knows what is the best way to cut the shape of the bumper with a roll of 3M PPF other than tracing it out the hard way??
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Dont try to cut it yourself.. pay and have someone cut it on a plotter, trust me.
Anyone have the design cut for the M-Kit bumper yet? DOH!!!!