This guy's work was getting absolutely shredded by the bmw bros. Another ppf installer even chimed in and was all

Picking it up this afternoon. Hopefully he actually fixed it and if I see more shit under the film.....

D Griff wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:39 am

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:42 am

Ah balls. Yeah way too small for the child fortresses that are rear facing car seats.

It's like... -esque in size by my estimation.

The caddy and alfa are about a class size down in rear seat space when compared to a 3 series which is why they got dq'ed when I was looking.

Peepin.

Hopefully this shop doesn't total the car. Car seems ok… buttttt I see dust specs under the film . :lolgasm: 3M film also smells like a 55 year old lawyer from Kansas https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExNGZtMjZqdGlra2E4YTl4bTZ3eHJwbHk1MDBucTF6N3RoeWVxa2sxdCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYn...

max225 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:33 pm

Hopefully this shop doesn't total the car.

Car has been dropped off at the detailer of doom. When I pulled it out of the garage I thought of checking the passenger side too. It’s way worse. In what world is this acceptable? Of course he wasn’t there this morning so I had to show his helper all the stuff that needs fixing. When I brought up t...

New 4runner looks hot. I'm sure the TurdPro will be like $80k.

You drove the truck 300 miles in 6 months, and you're looking to add a 3rd vehicle....? :wat: Replace it with something more fun that I’d drive more The clear answer is either CTR/ITS or M3. It just depends on how much $$$ you want to spend. Go put out some feelers to honduh :dillerman: and see if ...

max225 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:43 pm Oh wow he is going to be doing a lot of work

If it was done right the first time this wouldn’t be an issue.

Is there a jcw steering wheel, shifter, and ebrake for this year? That’d be

Oh wow they are fully backing him on this … :disgust: Unfortunately not unexpected by a newer company.. easier to stiff-arm the consumer than to acknowledge you didn’t fully vet your “licensed installer”. :dat: I think he was actually just another installer up in New Hampshire. I looked up other vi...

max225 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 4:01 pm Wait can you break down who said what etc. it’s very confusing to read because it sounds like you got comments from the film manufacturer, installer and added some of your own. I sort of got lost there

Edited. Bolded is from the rep. Regular text are my comments

So I’m making a list of sports cars that would be within each price bracket that are decent … 1. GR86 (30-40k) 2. Miata (30-40k) 3. Type R Shitvic (40-50k) 4. GT premium (50k) 5. M2 (60-70k) 6. C8 (70-80k) 7. M3 (75-85k) 8. F pace (78-84k) 9. Emira (90-110k) 10. Cayman GTS 4.0 (100-120k) 11. Carrer...

The rep wants me to give him another shot. They don't want to break trim which is why the fender badges weren't removed. Because apparently I'd be paying for replacements if they break it? So, taking it to a professional detailer and they don't trust themselves to remove this stuff? :really: Bubbles...

The fender badges seem particularly egregious to me. They're so easy to take off as there's no adhesive to remove or anything. Pros do it no problem. Don't give me bs about them snapping.

Now playing phone tag with a US rep from covrgard.

New stuff is supposed to be close to 10. Maybe longer if the car is kept out of the elements. Gotcha. Of course it hasn't been around long enough to find out. I think I remember seeing a post from detailers domain saying about 7 years. Not sure. Something with the adhesive maybe breaking down.

This situation sucks. It's no fun asking someone to start over but 3 grand is a lot of money for clear plastic film. It does suck but from his point of view maybe he should've done it right the first time? Don't rush jobs and overbook cars because this is the result. The fender badges are 3 clips. ...

Desertbreh wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 12:36 pm So does anyone know how long this PPF lasts when properly applied? 5 years? more?

New stuff is supposed to be close to 10. Maybe longer if the car is kept out of the elements.

Perfection is in his name after all. You could say he’s relentless. I think it’s pretty obvious he rushed my car though. If you look through his IG, he’s got a section of his garage further back that’s the “clean” section while my car sat out here by the door. Don’t know how much to make of it but i...

So far it's radio silence from Covrgard. I messaged them on their site and emailed them. Detailer of doom thinks I'm just dropping the car tomorrow for the b pillar. Should I give him a prior warning for all my issues or ream him out in person? Was planning to do it in person but then if he says he...

So far it's radio silence from Covrgard. I messaged them on their site and emailed them. Detailer of doom thinks I'm just dropping the car tomorrow for the b pillar. Should I give him a prior warning for all my issues or ream him out in person? Was planning to do it in person but then if he says he ...

I mean, $30k for it is really tempting. What about Mk8 :gorf: ? Honestly? If I sell, it's not getting replaced right away. I'd be ditching the hooptie and replacing it with a nicer daily. Long-term, though, I'm just not interested in the MK8 at all. :( There's Elantra N for $33k. My brother loves h...

The reasons for both you and max looking to :plac: are too funnny. You're looking to :nuke: the 2 door sports car because it's just not practical with kids while max is looking for a 2 door sports car because he actually thinks he'll drive it with a :baby: The backseat in the 86 might as well just ...

:pouroneout: It's definitely tempting. This car still feels like it's stuck in the middle for my use case. I would get more out of either having a sport sedan with a real back seat so I could take a kid or two comfortably, or having something that's more of an event to take out for nothing other th...

SAWCE wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:49 pm