It really doesn't look bad at all but I am a bit of a perfectionist so I was considering having it redone. I do like having it on my 996. Porsche paint seems to be more prone to stone chips than other cars. The nose/hood/mirrors are flawless. The majority of 996s I see w/o PPF look pretty hammered by comparison. I don't have it, nor have any interest in adding it to any of my other cars.

 

How long has the PPF/bra been on your car?

 

I don't get it either and it's amazing to me how many cars on BaT list PPF like it's a positive thing instead of a liability.
I always wondered if PPF started out as some lame dealer add-on like undercoating. Personally, I'd take the TruCoat over the PPF.







Actually Titanium but you were in the ballpark . But yes, Porsche called it 'Pure Red' and it was supposedly only available for that edition only in 2006.


This is what the PPF looked like when I bought it. I have no idea when it was put on but assuming it was done when brand new, it would have made it 12 years old when I bought it. The removal was actually a two step process. You remove the film one dime-sized piece at a time and then you go back with spray on adhesive remover for the second 20 hours of fun.








Starting the sloooow removal.

 

I remember when dealerships were pushing these clear bras 20 years ago. I was like, "Nah. I'm good." I did't like it because I felt that the paint outside of the bra would age and weather at a different rate than that underneath. Just like when people would leave their leather bras on 100% of the time.

I've watched a lot of videos of guys in shops removing PPF (in preparation for removing mine) and they find that one knick in the film and they are like, "SEE?! It did it's job! TOTALLY WORTH IT!"...then they proceed to spend hours removing the old PPF and more hours installing the new.

 

Wow.

Before I knew what I know now about how it is possible to remove it, I would have passed on that car because I would have assumed that all of the panels would have to simply be replaced.

 

Yeah, back in the day everybody remembered the silly looking black bras that folks put on the 911s. Then the clear PPF came out. It was the "new" solution.

When I bought my 2002 from the dealer 22 years ago, it had the clear PPF on the front 1/3 of the car. It ended up protecting the paint from a nasty scratch on the hwy, but the damage to the PPF made it look pretty ugly so I replaced it at the dealer with the new 3M stuff at the time and didn't think much about it.

Fast fwd to today, the PPF aged well but did develop a slight yellowing of which a detailer was able to remove. In my case it was on the outer layer. BUT, he made it very clear that he would not attempt to remove it due to the risk to the paint and possible need for a respray. Someday I will have it removed when i have money sitting in my 996 account for a potential respray. Until then, it's staying on the car because it looks fine and still in good shape.

But I dont have a problem with using a PPF on the front 1/3 of the car if it's garaged when not in use to protect it from the elements. The mistake I made was not replacing it every 5 years. Didn't know any better at the time, didn't ask either, nor was I told to replace it every so often.

For sure, I question whether it's actually needed. Dr. Color Chip is a pretty easy tool to use.

But to the OPs question, if it looks like he'll on his car, he either has to have it fixed which potentially will cost alot of money or the buyer will discount his bid to reflect the cost. Either way it's money out of the OPs pocket.

 

It's funny how trends change. The black leather bras are pretty much extinct but they were definitely the rage back in the day.

Last week, I found the bra for my old 1970 911t while cleaning out the garage. I never installed it at any time and neither did the original owner who included it with the sale.







Not a vey good fit on the 'modern' 996.






It's in amazingly good shape for 55 years old though.