Paint protection film

[sweatandsteel]

Just recently looked into this myself. I can get the full front including headlights, mirror caps, painted fender flares, door cups, door edges, and hood for around $1,000. Not sure I will get it all done at once but I already have 3 chips on the front bumper! 

[TRKLGND]

Had the bumper, both horizontal grille bars and the fender "wings" done with 3M Premium Shield.  Also had door edges done.  $890.  I too was expecting $500 - $600 but it is 1000% worth the money.  There are a bunch of companies selling pre-cut kits.  They also sell insurance on them for 10%-20% of what the kit costs, so that when you jack it up they will send you new film.  That's why I went with a professional installer.
I looked into ceramic coating as well.  $1800 plus any needed paint correction!  I can't justify that.

Edited April 20, 2020 by paracutin

[Stephen Porco]

Bumping this thread and looking for some advice!  I get the keys to my 2021 GMC Sierra Elevation tomorrow.  I for sure am going to get the paint-matched metal bumper wrapped with PPF.  But trying to decide whether to also do the plastic piece above it (funky shaped and wraps around the headlights).  I'm looking at $350 CAD for just the metal piece or $600 CAD for both.  Thanks!

[Black02Silverado]

I had the front bumper done on my 2019.  I should have had the front of the hood done as well.

 

On a side note, I did purchase the precut PPF off eBay for our 2016 Suburban headlights and my 2014 Cruze's headlights and installed that myself.  Really easy to do and they came out great.  Now that we moved and the vehicles sit outside, I'm trying to keep the lens from going bad so fast as they do from sun exposure.  I felt this is way better than applying a spray coating.

 

 

[DenaliSS]

5 hours ago, Stephen Porco said:

Bumping this thread and looking for some advice!  I get the keys to my 2021 GMC Sierra Elevation tomorrow.  I for sure am going to get the paint-matched metal bumper wrapped with PPF.  But trying to decide whether to also do the plastic piece above it (funky shaped and wraps around the headlights).  I'm looking at $350 CAD for just the metal piece or $600 CAD for both.  Thanks!

On my Chevrolet version, I had Xpel installed on those side pieces, along with a partial on the hood that goes up about a third (19" about).  I went with film on the headlights and LED marker and see how that works out.  5 year ceramic also. 

 

I talked with the installers on what they felt looked best and because I was only doing a partial, I asked to have the film that comes down over the fender, cut at approximate same angle as those side pieces that wrap around.  

[fastk9dad]

I just got a quote for Xpel on my yet to arrive Sierra 1500 AT4 and it was just under $1100 +tax for grille & bumper only. Seems a bit high based on others posts. 

[slj2008]

Whole Front end ( grill/bumper/fender wings/10" on hood/mirror caps/door strips-edge/door stills) also had window tint- 50% windsheld / 5%strip on top windsheld / front windows 35% / Rear & back 5% . cost about 1000.00  i used the company about 30 yrs. Helps protect my BLACK Truck

[Mac-427]

I've had two warranty issues with Expel and in both cases they were handled immediately with no hassle.  That means alot to me.

[fastk9dad]

On 8/30/2021 at 3:00 PM, slj2008 said:

Whole Front end ( grill/bumper/fender wings/10" on hood/mirror caps/door strips-edge/door stills) also had window tint- 50% windsheld / 5%strip on top windsheld / front windows 35% / Rear & back 5% . cost about 1000.00  i used the company about 30 yrs. Helps protect my BLACK Truck

 

I think I need to head to to WI to get mine done. I received a quote from another shop for 1k to do grille, bumper and headlights. Better than the first shop but still not as great as your deal.

[It's Tim]

Everyone absolutely needs tint, wheels, tires, bilstein shocks and at the very least paint protection film... why do you think gov has been cutting all those checks. 

[Bhurt]

On my last truck I had the first 18" of the hood and fenders done plus the bumper.  Well they say you can hardly see the line where the material is on the hood and fenders but maybe because I knew it was there I could see it all the time.  And then when the truck got dusty I could really see the line... So on the new truck I had them completely wrap the hood and fenders.  They also did the complete front bumper, my door sills, the little quarter section just in front of the rear wheel and inside the rear wheel wells with a 1/8" roll over the lip.  I basically tried to cover all the places I found stone chips on the last truck... Cost... well lots...$2350 Canadian but in my opinion its well worth it... I drive a fair bit of gravel and there's no shortage of sand and salt on our roads in the winter.....