Porsche_nuts

OMG. That is awful. Really sorry to see what this hack did to your car.

GiuseppeM

Thank you for the support guys

STG

I'm still having a hard understanding what happened here. They scored the hood with the knife, but what in the hell kind of pressure would it take to break though the aluminum?? Holy sh*t. Get a LAWYER ASAP like mentioned. This is a first class train wreck.

R_Rated

Most expensive PPF install ever.

STG

I thought earlier this thread was getting out of hand and didn't belong here, but this damage is taking it to a whole new level. Very educational to the masses of what can go WRONG

GiuseppeM

There are 2 razor cuts as if he cut the film one time and then decided to cut it next to it, cut thru the aluminum and push down...

It's sad that I was attacked for exaggerating or not accepting Xpel offer to take the car back to the installer but the pictures speak for themselves.

pvr

Unbelievable.

XPEL

That's the paint coming off the sticker under the badge. There is a sticker under every 991 Porsche emblem (no idea why) that gets painted over when they spray the car. Fairly often the paint comes off the sticker if put film over it and then pull it off. Not making excuses, just explaining what you are seeing.

neanicu

That's a hole through the metal! Holy s**t! I only put condom because of you guys. I like it raw. I should count my blessings for having my dealer pick the condom installer in house. I would've flipped if this happened to me! And the prices they charge! Ridiculous! Condom should be cheap.

STG

PPF installers should be regulated somehow. You know how many hacks are out there, and how many hack jobs exist and the owners have no clue??

There's one hack in my town that the dealers continue to use who cuts up paint like its a fetish. Many won't see the true damage until the film has to be removed for replacement.

Someone should come up with a better product and one that takes much less skill to install. These PPF films look great with the right installer, but like I said..... Only like 10 guys nationwide I'd trust my car to. Not very good odds. Any hack can take up the profession. Razor blade, and a roll of film and you're a PPF installer working on $100K+++ cars.

I applaud XPEL for their training and trying to legitimize their network, but still way too much progress to be made.

BTW, my local hack isn't a certified XPEL installer

jhbturbo

Seems like you have the manufacturer making a pretty clear offer for you to bring the car to one of a few shops, remove and re-install the clear bra at no further expense to you. Will almost certainly look at this badge issue at the same time.

As a lawyer, that seems like a good offer to me. It's immediate, the relief is about the most one would reasonably expect to receive if having to go to court to fight for it, and you got the offer without having to incur any legal expenses nor the delay of filing a lawsuit.



No doubt emotions were/are in play to one degree or another on all sides. But if you were my client, I'd recommend you take it off line, call the COO and move forward with getting the car to an acceptable shop and one step closer to getting to enjoy that beautiful car again.

Good luck.

991carreradriver

I am absolutely sick over what happened here. For the first time in my life I ordered a car (my 2016) and I am over 60. If this happened to me, I don't know how I would have reacted, but to be sure it would't have been pretty.

Penn4S

Cannot tell you how sorry I am for your ordeal. It is really a big decision to put a protective seal over your beloved Porsche both financially and emotionally as you try to network to find the best possible installer. Your ordeal is mind numbing.

I took a different route by asking the top body shop in my area who did the best job applying film to high end cars and then reaching out to local Porsche owners at our local C&C. I chose RDS in the West Chester Pa area and they turned out to be fantastic. They were very sensitive to my apprehensions and opened the shop up to me so I could see the facility and talk to the installers. Great group did a great job. Had them do my wife's Macan S too.

Hope you sort this out and get a positive resolution. Owning theses cars is supposed to be a pleasure not an anxiety filled ordeal.

neanicu

It's funny because RDS did my car too and the condom came out great...

TAL2GK

My car isn't even here yet. I've never used these products on any of my other cars, but you guys have just about convinced me to do it to my C2S when it gets in. My dealer even said the only people at their dealership who don't use PPF are leasers.

Having seen this, I'm leaning back to going bareback.