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Old Nov 24, 2021 | 10:15 AM
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Old Nov 24, 2021 | 10:55 AM
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For my C7, I paid right at $2K. Had the front fascia, full hood, headlights, front fenders, lower door/rocker panels, door sills, mirrors and behind the rear tires done.
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Old Nov 24, 2021 | 11:24 AM
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3M Pro-Series product put on my 2022 C8 a couple of weeks ago. Front fascia, hood, fenders, headlights, rockers (up into side scoops), mirrors, a-pillars and windshield header for $1,960. 10 year warranty.
They did a great job wrapping over the edges, too. No seams. Can't even tell it's on.

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Old Nov 24, 2021 | 11:45 AM
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I have a quote for $2500 to do the front bumper ,hood and fenders.
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Welp, wasted that click. Clear bra???
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Lol. 😆
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XPEL $6100. plus tax full car.
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Xpel Ultimate, front bumper, front fenders, headlights, full hood (frunk), outside mirrors, door edges, side scoop edges, A pillars, windshield header, rocker panels and sides into the side scoops; $1400 plus 10.1% tax.
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I had a 2005 SLK350 that had clear bra and I removed it in 2018 so 13 years, The film had many little scratches and nicks where stones had hit over the years. It had slightly yellowed but not enough to be noticeable when on the car but a slight yellow when I took it off. When I took it off the paint was absolutely blemish-free and looked like when I bought it. Perfect. However there were some small chips in areas that were not covered. Still I got premium price on trade in. Much more than KBB.

So my C8 I decided to do full cover. I wanted the roof done because it will be off and on and my previous C4 the roof got a bit of abuse due to the odd drop/belt and zipper scratches as it came off and on. This car is low so the roof is quite visible. Looking at the front and sides this car will pick up a lot of rocks and looking at the tires, it will fling them back. So full cover XPEL. The cost was $4500. and doing the entire car means no lines. The front was going to be $2500 so $1500 more for the whole car seemed reasonable.
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Xpel Ultimate, $2500 -- Full Front Bumper, Front Fenders, Headlights, Full Hood, Mirrors, Door Edges, Boomerangs, A pillars, Windshield Header, Rocker Panels and Above to Rear Wheels, Behind Rear Wheels, Top of Z51 Spoiler.
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XPEL........entire front clip, headlights, mirrors and stalks, $2,700 in Wisconsin
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The main consideration other than price is the quality of the job. If you get a cheap install you might not like the job. Get referrals. If you go by price only you may be disappointed.
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Originally Posted by gdb069
I had a 2005 SLK350 that had clear bra and I removed it in 2018 so 13 years, The film had many little scratches and nicks where stones had hit over the years. It had slightly yellowed but not enough to be noticeable when on the car but a slight yellow when I took it off. When I took it off the paint was absolutely blemish-free and looked like when I bought it. Perfect. However there were some small chips in areas that were not covered. Still I got premium price on trade in. Much more than KBB.

So my C8 I decided to do full cover. I wanted the roof done because it will be off and on and my previous C4 the roof got a bit of abuse due to the odd drop/belt and zipper scratches as it came off and on. This car is low so the roof is quite visible. Looking at the front and sides this car will pick up a lot of rocks and looking at the tires, it will fling them back. So full cover XPEL. The cost was $4500. and doing the entire car means no lines. The front was going to be $2500 so $1500 more for the whole car seemed reasonable.
Was it xpel ultimate or one of the lower xpel films? Bc I was looking at ultimate and getting quotes close to 7k for full car. Leaning toward just doing the front end if I can't get full car under 6k. 4500 seems too good to be true unless it's not the thicker "ultimate" film.
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STEK Full Front and Rockers
$1650 DFW
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