Precisely. I got 2 quotes for an R8 Spyder and opted for the lower price of $6k (including paint correction and ceramic coat). (SW FL) It was just poorly installed. This is not an area you want to search for best price. Search for best installer!
Lol!! Love it!! No thanks…I’ll go to a different surgeon. Don’t want her to look differently at you after working on me! Haha!!!
Sounds like you all are saying go for the most expensive. I can tell you that does NOT work in Tampa.
Nor does the best charge the most.
Absolutely. Though, there are two things I would routinely advise against.......dealership and factory PPF installation.
It’s a independent shop but the one that the dealership sends all their customers to. They don’t have an employed in house guy for that.
The group that will be doing my satin ppf on my Lambo is about $1k more than some of the others I've seen. $1k is not going to break me but I definitely don't want to feel like I'm getting ripped off. Over the past month i've been to the ppf shop at least 3 different times. Each time they were very welcoming and showed me different stages of the process on some amazing cars. They have huge windows so if you like you can watch them do each step of the disassembly, wrap and reassembly of your vehicle. The SAs at the dealership only recommend this one shop in my area. Their comment to me was: "They are a little more expensive than others but we've never seen one of our customers with a problem and their work is outstanding". I've seen them working on a black Perf, taking it from gloss to a matte black, my first thought was "this is exactly how I want my car to look!!" I'll be taking my Tesla there for a full frontal Xpel, I'm sold!
Hopefully, someone on the forum can give some honest feedback about said installer. TBH, that PPF job on my first Porsche was so bad I had them redo it and when it came back it was just as bad as the their first effort plus I had three chips on the roof on the drivers side as an added bonus. It turns out the installer was both careless and sloppy. Bottom line, poor installers can do real damage...........
The dealer will outsource the work to the local cheapest source. Bottom line. Lamborghini's have tons of creases in their exterior lines, and that's where some installers cut corners. This is one area where I would feel more comfortable selecting the installer based on referrals. I would not rely on dealer unless you know his source, then convenience helps. Some dealers will tell you the source
Tfenton02, you are dead on! This is exactly what I experienced.
I’m in Orlando (winter park technically) so I was thinking to have it done by the dealer since it’s being delivered not local pickup. Based on the feedback in general sounds like I’d be better off using one of the guys around here who I can screen their work.
Finding a first rate installer is the key, and far more important than the PPF material used. I found someone of high quality in the Central Texas/Austin area that has proved to be both outstanding and consistent. I found him by word of mouth from other highly satisfied car enthusiasts..........the highest recommendation one can earn.
Just had my Lambo done at UA; they do great work, car never looked better. Took a week and the did it right. Reach out to Christian and tell them John with the Balloon White AV sent ya. He will take car of you for sure.
Old post, but where (shop and city) in Texas had you receive this quote? I'd like to replace my full frontal!
