10-26-2020, 01:39 PM | #1 |
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Leaving factory protective film on
When cars are delivered in the US, what parts are covered in factory protective film/covering? Have you ever asked a dealer to leave that stuff on for the drive home?
I'm picking up mine from a dealer a decent ways away. I'd like to leave as much on as possible to prevent as many rock chips as I can until I can get it to my ppf installer. |
10-26-2020, 02:49 PM | #3 |
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i always tell the dealer to deliver without doing any prep to paint and leaving protective film on. I would rather trust my detailer/PPF installer to prep the paint/vehicle instead of the dealership hack.
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10-26-2020, 03:01 PM | #4 |
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Yes. Simply request it at the time of sale so they put it on the PO then remind them before you take delivery and they wont send it through PDI department. Bring it directly to detailer and let them unwrap it and protect it properly.
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10-27-2020, 01:17 PM | #5 |
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Makes sense and is a reasonable request. I'd be weary of lifting and slapping if I had a long drive esp in inclement weather.
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My dealer is saying they will remove the white film. If there is damage, they must know about it and should be deal with it immediately not when I take the white film off.
I told them leave the white film on and I will take my chances but they are insisted to take that off. Did you get the car with white film intact? is it on hood, roof and doors? |
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The X5's arrive with film on the hood, front grill surround, and the roof. There are a couple of strips on the door handle (driver side) and some foam strips on the driver door edge to protect when it opens during the delivery process. This is mine upon delivery about 12 days ago. It came off the line in Spartanburg on October 3. It makes for a slightly anti-climactic delivery experience, seeing your new baby for the first time with a thick layer of crap all over it, but the advantages are worth it when you consider that you can get your PPF on before you get any scratches in the surface. Should basically eliminate almost all paint correction (as you undoubtedly know, or you wouldn't be worried about this).
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Ordered in the same color except for wheels. Looks like you have 21" upgrade Y wheel. |
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11-03-2020, 12:30 AM | #9 |
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I'm having it taken off. Those aren't the primary areas I'm concerned about, other than the grill surround. Film is thin too.
I'm looking into other options such as track tape, plastic drop sheets with painter's tape, etc. |
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11-07-2020, 09:20 AM | #10 |
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if you just want to protect rocker panels, headlamps and front bumper from damage ... add several layers of blue painters tape to cover these areas. I also leave the white film on at delivery and only allow my detailer/PPF installer to unwrap the vehicle, perform any paint correction necessary and then wrap the vehicle. This is much safe than having a dealership's "vehicle prep" staff touch and possibly cause damage to the paint. Fortunately for me, my dealer is within a few miles of my detailer, and will drop the vehicle off on their flat bed ... so no worrying about covering areas to protect from rock chips. Might be worth seeing what a tow would cost in comparison for your peace of mind
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if the film isn't damaged then the likelihood of damage underneath it is very unlikely.
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Yep, that's why I said that was "ridiculous". Other than a painting defect, there is almost no way the paint could get "damaged" before the white plastic is applied, so the risk of "hidden damage" is almost non-existent.
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I personally am not one who needs to test every feature of the car when I pick it up. If anything isn't working, it isn't like it won't be covered under warranty if I don't report it on Day 1. In fact, I didn't test anything before leaving the dealer. I came in, did a once-over on the X5, went into the finance office for about 3 minutes to sign the financing docs, then got the keys and left. They gave me the business cards for their BMW Genius in case we had any questions on how anything works (so we could call them), but that was it. With the whole COVID situation, we had no interest in spending more time inside the dealership than necessary, and certainly were not going to sit inside the car with a BMW Genius to spend 45 minutes going through features. Plus, since I had a 45 mile drive home and drove at 3mph on the shoulder with my flashers on (to make sure I didn't get hit by any rocks tossed from passing semis), it was a long drive home. I couldn't waste time testing the sunroof...
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