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Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

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The front bumper is steel on an All Terrain. The upper piece between the bumper and the body/grill is a plastic piece.

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pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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The front bumper is steel on an All Terrain.

Shouldn't they rename that edition "All Paint Chips"?

 

Honestly, you would think GM has enough expertise to know that steel bumpers must be coated with better thicker paint or gravel guarded to resist chipping.

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Trackermi Enthusiast

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They had to repaint mine also, tons of paint chips on the front bumper after less than. 4,000 miles. The dealer did it out of good faith but looked at me like it was me . I said if it was my driving then why less than a half inch above the bumper not a single mark? They agreed to do it after that. It's not normal to have 60+ chips and only 4k miles

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fondupot Senior Enthusiast

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I found a chip in the paint of my All Terrain bumper today. It's a spot about the size of a dime. the paint is still attached, but I could easily peel it right off. Might be having a work with my dealer about getting it fixed.

 

Was curious if it would be covered under warranty? Not even 10k miles yet. (9355 miles as of today).

Rewillia Enthusiast

Rewillia

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Clear bra is a must on a painted front end

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sllarson55 Enthusiast

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I had the entire front end wrapped with Xpel Ultimate a week ago on my black AT. Very hopeful that it will preserve the look of the front end for years to come.

fondupot Senior Enthusiast

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I had the entire front end wrapped with Xpel Ultimate a week ago on my black AT. Very hopeful that it will preserve the look of the front end for years to come.

 

How much $$$?

 

My dealer said they wont cover the paint chips on the bumper so Im gonna have it done myself. But I'd like to get some added protection while I am at it.

KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

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I have a question. You guys put the clear bra in the bumper only?

I have a GMT900 with painted bumpers but it's the same thing.. I got the steel part of the bumper done and the hood... No reason to cover plastic as it dosent chip.

KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

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How much $$$?

 

My dealer said they wont cover the paint chips on the bumper so Im gonna have it done myself. But I'd like to get some added protection while I am at it.

From my understanding all xpel dealers have different pricing... I got the bumper and hood done for about 260. Got a quote for the same thing I got done at another xpel dealer in a different town for 850.

fondupot Senior Enthusiast

fondupot

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From my understanding all xpel dealers have different pricing... I got the bumper and hood done for about 260. Got a quote for the same thing I got done at another xpel dealer in a different town for 850.

Wow that's a pretty big discrepancy. I guess I'll have to do my due diligence.

 

 

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GMC-AT Senior Enthusiast

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The Xpel guy in my area wanted $850 ... no side mirrors or fender.. just everything in the front. Screw them..They can pound sand.

 

If you don't want paint chips... don't tailgate others... that simple.

 

1 year and 11K miles... I have one small chip that I touched up. And.. I drive 80% highway travel with my truck.

Not a bad enough issue for me.. just stay 5 or 6 car lengths back. Definitely shouldn't be an issue for you guys just cruising around the city.

KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

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The Xpel guy in my area wanted $850 ... no side mirrors or fender.. just everything in the front. Screw them..They can pound sand.

 

If you don't want paint chips... don't tailgate others... that simple.

 

1 year and 11K miles... I have one small chip that I touched up. And.. I drive 80% highway travel with my truck.

Not a bad enough issue for me.. just stay 5 or 6 car lengths back. Definitely shouldn't be an issue for you guys just cruising around the city.

From what I have seen, it does in fact increase the odds of rock chips when tailgating but it's still inevitable to get hit by them.. Rocks and debris travels far when flung up, also even if you pass someone who is in the right lane you can still be hit by rocks. I tried to avoid chips by staying away from everyone... It's worth paying the money to not have to worry about it IMO

fondupot Senior Enthusiast

fondupot

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Not a bad enough issue for me.. just stay 5 or 6 car lengths back. Definitely shouldn't be an issue for you guys just cruising around the city.

 

I'm gonna post a pic of my chip later on. I hardly go on the highway. most of my driving is around town.

sllarson55 Enthusiast

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How much $$$?

 

My dealer said they wont cover the paint chips on the bumper so Im gonna have it done myself. But I'd like to get some added protection while I am at it.

It was $1050 to cover everything to the front doors including the entire hood. It was a bit of a premium but I decided that I didn't want the line across the hood and on the front quarter panels. They were able to wrap at all of the edges so the look is very clean and should have a better chance of not peeling up in the future. If you look closely you can see it at the corners where they had to cut small reliefs.

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