fstezaws

I just crossed 10k miles and love every minute.

But every time I wash the car I can’t help but feel a little embarrassed by how bad the rear 3/4 panel rock guard film looks. It just feels like sandpaper almost lol. I know that’s it’s job but I was curious how bad everyone else’s looks.

Have you ever replaced it on any of your other Porsches? This is my first Porsche and first car that had a substantially wider rear end than the front so it’s not surprising but wasn’t necessarily expected.

I drive only on paved roads and not dirt roads.

LexVan

I've replaced mine twice already on my 2014. It's a non issue event.

eagle1960

It's doing its job. If it bothers you it's easy to replace diy or at a ppf place.

detansinn

Yep, that's why Porsche puts it there. Not a big deal to replace when it starts looking rough and tumble.

VintageRacer

I drive my car and don't worry about road rash.

GTorTT

About to replace on my 2011 TTS. Not because of rock dings, but the film is getting a matte buildup that won't wipe, wax or polish off. OEM films were around $50 per side. That's the price of perfection.

rhr992c4s

This is totally normal and inevitable. The film is cheap to replace. The 992 has even wider hips than 991 and front tires will thrash the rear hips, even going beyond the area covered by the factory film. I recommend full PPF of rear hips and then double layer on piece matching the factory one and replace it every 1 to 2 years.

aggie57

I replaced it several times on my 997, not because it was dinged up but because it would go yellow after a year or so. Didn’t matter whether Porsche part or after market, that car was white so I guess it stood out more. I do use my cars on gravel roads (911’s are great fun on them!).

It does annoy me though how the leading edge on my current car, also white, picks up grime easily. Guess that’s SoCal roads for you.

gcurnew

Yep. Pitted all to heck on my 2020. Happy I did PPF back there and a second layer a bit larger than the OE-sized hip protector: I'm driving on gravelled roads and there are a significant number of "hits" visible on the film above and in front of the top layer of film.

Maverick787

Enjoy driving your car, only you notice. (:

drchip

No but the underside of the rear bumper gets thrashed... At this point I just consider it a feature, and elegant aging battle scars. My 992 C4S has 2600mi on it in the last 5mo for reference.

drcollie

Also know that for those of you that put spacers on your cars to make the wheel "stand out" more aggressively, you are going to get even more of this sandblasting effect.