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Old 10-29-2021, 12:58 PM
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Default Full XPEL/PPF with seam ?

Dear all,

Before equipping my car with XPEL/PPF, I have the following question.

Recently, I noticed on a 992 that the protective film on the rear bumper, below the licence plate, does not consist of one part. A seam is clearly visible underneath the licence plate.

My question is whether this is normal or should the PPF guys do a better job?

Thanks for your replies.







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Old 10-29-2021, 01:32 PM
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Sorry to see, should have done a better job. Looks to have a spec of dirt under it on the left piece also.
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Old 10-29-2021, 01:39 PM
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I've head this argument but you have to understand WHY you are protecting the front in the first place. You want the thing to withstand normal wear and tear and look 'new' all the time. Sure you can repaint it in 3 or 5 years, but it's going to continually be getting ****tier and ****tier until you finally cave to get it done.

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Lazy installer. That’s a terrible job which should be redone. I’ve doing wraps on my cars for 15 years (about 1-2 cars a year) and I’ve never seen such a seam.
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Was the job entrusted to the dealership?
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Pics? You really should NOT see the plastic at all



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