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Old Feb 11, 2014 | 07:56 AM
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Why didn't you drive it to Porsche for Expel?
The Porsche dealership is the only place in the city that has a certified Xpel installer! While setting this all up I discovered A LOT of Porsche owners have Xpel put on their new cars!
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Old Feb 11, 2014 | 08:03 AM
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Thank you all for your kind words! So many of you folks have waited a lot longer than me and some shorter but we all have at least thing in common.....we all will eventually enjoy this wonderful car! I feel so blessed to be able to do this!
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The Porsche dealership is the only place in the city that has a certified Xpel installer! While setting this all up I discovered A LOT of Porsche owners have Xpel put on their new cars!
Congrats on the new C7. It looks great. Being in Kentucky, I understand perfectly why you had it taken on truck to have the Xpel installed. How long did the install take? Is the first C7 they have done? Enjoy driving it when our weather gets much better.
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Old Feb 11, 2014 | 08:23 AM
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Congrats on the new C7. It looks great. Being in Kentucky, I understand perfectly why you had it taken on truck to have the Xpel installed. How long did the install take? Is the first C7 they have done? Enjoy driving it when our weather gets much better.
Like many places in the country it's been a crazy winter! They are just starting on the installation this morning and estimate it will take at least two days to complete! There is just one guy that does Xpel and he has done many many cars in the past.....but never a C7. I have seen his work on Porsches though and it looks very good!
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Old Feb 11, 2014 | 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Specracer
Like many places in the country it's been a crazy winter! They are just starting on the installation this morning and estimate it will take at least two days to complete! There is just one guy that does Xpel and he has done many many cars in the past.....but never a C7. I have seen his work on Porsches though and it looks very good!
At least the forecast is looking better in the 10 day future. I am doing Xpel at the Museum before I pick up mine in March. I wanted it protected before I take it on the highway. Those installers have a lot of experience, which I believe is a good thing.
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Old Feb 11, 2014 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by rocket68
At least the forecast is looking better in the 10 day future. I am doing Xpel at the Museum before I pick up mine in March. I wanted it protected before I take it on the highway. Those installers have a lot of experience, which I believe is a good thing.
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Congrats and enjoy your new ride.
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Congrats. Like the silver. I had mine XPEL'd and windows tinted yesterday. The XPEL took one guy 9 hours and you can't even tell it is there. He did an awesome job. He does the installations for the local Ferrari dealership.
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Old Feb 11, 2014 | 10:16 AM
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Good to see another KY person on here! Bought my '05 C6 from Bachman two summers ago. Would definitely recommend them, top notch place.

p.s if you ever need to deal with the folks in the service dept, try to work with Terry Thomas. I've worked with him multiple times and has been very helpful. Probably the friendliest out of the bunch too.
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Old Feb 11, 2014 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by loudvolvo
Good to see another KY person on here! Bought my '05 C6 from Bachman two summers ago. Would definitely recommend them, top notch place.

p.s if you ever need to deal with the folks in the service dept, try to work with Terry Thomas. I've worked with him multiple times and has been very helpful. Probably the friendliest out of the bunch too.
Thank you for the recommendation!
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Congratulations! You won't regret having the XPel protection
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My grandma used to have plastic on her couches, is this the same thing but for Grandpas?
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Old Feb 11, 2014 | 07:30 PM
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My grandma used to have plastic on her couches, is this the same thing but for Grandpas?
Exactly the same!
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Old Feb 11, 2014 | 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Specracer
Exactly the same!
As soon as the flat bed picks it up, place it in one of these in the garage--that way you can look at it

Seriously, pics of XPEL when finished.

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Originally Posted by ATX-C7
As soon as the flat bed picks it up, place it in one of these in the garage--that way you can look at it

Seriously, pics of XPEL when finished.

I will post pictures and it appears that I will be actually drive it home on Thursday! Can't wait!
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