01-13-2021, 02:54 PM | #1 |
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Requesting pictures of front PPF installs
If you have had PPF done on the front of your X5/X6, can you post pictures of the lower bumper? Particularly if you have the M-Sport package. I'm trying to get an idea of how installers are handling the big air scoops on the lower front bumper. I hadn't really thought about it before, but now I see it's a very hard area to install over.
I'm taking mine back for them to fix some things, but I'd like to see what others have done so I can have a frame of reference. Much appreciated. |
01-13-2021, 03:55 PM | #2 |
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I don't have a pic right now but my installer used the pre-patterned XPEL. There is no PPF on any of the black plastic, only painted areas.
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01-13-2021, 05:12 PM | #3 |
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I also don't have a pic and my installer also used pre patterned xpel. On mine, the big air scoops only have the protective film on the vertical piece that's next to the mesh areas and also on the flat areas around the fog lights. Pretty much any area that was smooth, they applied the ppf.
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01-13-2021, 05:58 PM | #4 |
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XPEL PPF
I am considering adding XPEL PPF and would like to see pics also. Wondering if the installers wrap the PPF or just cut it near the edges.
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01-13-2021, 08:06 PM | #7 |
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The XPEL ultimate plus PPF for the front of my X6 M Sport is one piece that covers the entire bottom front part of the bumper, Pictures would be pointless as you cannot actually see anything
The entire section with the red border is one piece. The Black areas are separate sections added on, and the entire area painted white in the above picture is one piece
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Thank you all for the responses for giving me a sense of what happens out there in regards to a X5/X6. Online searches don't really pull up X5/X6s a lot. |
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I'm scheduled to get my full frontal PPF done next week. Been debating just the front and including hood or not. Also, doing ceramic coating on top of PPF and full vehicle... worried how it'll turn out!
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Below are additional pictures, the first showing the “seem” along the rear side panel and the second showing the tire ceramic treatment (really nothing to see, just love the look). |
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Thank you all for your pics. Even if you can't really tell, the fact that you guys included a pic so I could have proof that it can be done so you can't see any lines was very helpful. I had some relief cuts I was pretty unhappy about so I was looking at specific spots at all of your pics and they did help me because I could compare it against my car. So thank you all again.
I talked to the owner and he redid things with his best ppf guy. I'm very pleased now. No visible relief cuts. Took them 3 tries and experimenting, but they got it. They even wrapped the piano black areas. The only things they didn't cover was the grill and the honeycomb parts. He even added ppf to some extra areas as way of apology so he made things right. Now that the car is all clean and pretty without these weird gaps in the ppf, I'm gonna take pics of the car if it's sunny. I actually haven't had a chance to take nice photos of the car since I've had it. I only have some quicky photos from the dealer. |
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