dp61627

Do you guys think PPF is worth the cost? I was quoted $1500 for the bumper, full hood, fenders, mirrors, headlights, and door cups. I would prefer the PPF to protect me against rock chips but then again rock chips would not hurt my resale value $1500+ in the future. I plan to keep my coupe for 5 years or so and from prior experience the resale value was only reduced by about $150-300 depending on quantity of chips.

Even if I don't get the entire package, I would definitely want the door cups and headlights to be covered in the film as those seem to be the most affected areas with scratches and chips.

Any opinions are greatly appreciated and will help me decide!

dlefty

If your basing everything strictly on cost and ROI, then who knows, sounds like you answered for yourself.

My .02, it's as easy as this:
If you want to not look at chips and scratches on your own car while you drive and own it, then get it done, if you don't care about looking at chips and scratches while you own and drive it, then don't.

i have never had it done on any car, but on my '14 C63 I finally started getting irritated with small chips and tire kick up, so I made my mind up my next one is getting it done.

AMG 17GT

I was in denial on my CL 63 until I washed it myself after 2 years of ownership. I had huge chips on my hood and A pillar after being behind a gravel truck on a highway in the middle of no where.

Having complete protection on my GT is essential now as an owner and car guy. And it guarantees against any future sale objections.

JPMBenz

I have a good portion of my car done and it truly is worth the money. It's great with bird dropping & acid rain. You won't regret it.

GordonGEICO

If you purely care about resale, it's probably not worth it. I'll be quite frank when I say, though, that I've had it on all of my vehicles in the last 6 years or so and never once did resale value ever enter my mind.

I bought a 350Z new in 2006 and after about 5 years/55k miles, I decided to have the front bumper repainted due to rock chips. Long story short, they had a tough time trying to match the color perfectly without having to blend the front fenders and hood too. It might have been the fact that the car had faded a little in 5 years, or the fact that the bumper and fenders/hood were different materials... either way, I'm not eager to go through that again.

I don't care about the effect (or lack thereof) on resale value, I just want my car(s) to look good while I have them.

The XPEL dealer I use here in Houston charges $1895 for a full front application (XPEL Platinum) with wrapped edges and I've already scheduled to have my 2018 C63S Coupe done when it arrives.

digitalnav

I got quoted $700 for my front bumper only.

See63esS

Worth every penny. I paid $1,900 for the full front and mirrors in suntek.

goatfarmer1970

I say only add to metal parts (e.g., hood, fenders, etc.) for two reasons: 1.) plastic parts seem to be more chip resistant (possibly because they are softer and more flexible?), and touching up or repainting a plastic front bumper cover doesn't really hurt resale value whereas painting metal body panels does, and 2.) the film on a bumper can become "cloudy" or just look bad as a result of extremely minor bumper rubbing (e.g., morons using the brail-parking technique in urban environments). In my own experience, the protection on the hood and the fenders is worth the money (partly because it is a lot cheaper to just do a few little spots that tend to be flatter and less complicated to fit), but I have experienced "smudging" or "milkiness" on the clear protective layer (but not the paint) from a car tapping the front bumper during parking...sadly, I never have a front plate to protect me. Anyway, the same tiny impact that you would never even know happens (because it leaves no mark) on a painted bumper can make the the X-pel or other "protected" bumpers look bad. Just my $0.02.

skim7x

1000% worth it. Didn't have it on my last BMW and rock chips galore, especially after 10 years of ownership!

Spent $1100 for full front bumper, fenders, hood, and door cups.

Spent another $1000 on CQuartz Finest over the clear bra and entire car... Ceramic sealant to protect the clear bra to protect the car 😂

Sanch

Xpel clear bra and ceramic coat everything else.

FDNewbie

A couple of points...

- Own vs lease? MBFS lease allows for normal wear & tear, so small dings and rock/paint chips are expected. In that case, it's not worth it to pay for PPF. If you own, and you want top dollar, and will have low mileage, then yes, it may be worthwhile to particular buyers, given it's never had paint work (which is usually cheaper; factor $400-$500/panel for full prep and paint).

- If you own a matte color, PPF is practically a MUST. Matte paints simply cannot be color-matched. It will require a respray of the ENTIRE car. Don't take my word for it; search. So on matte cars (eg Edition 1 Coupes with the Designo Selenite Grey Magno, the PPF is worth its weight in gold, as anyone who knows anything about the paint will know imperfections will cost a LOT of $$ (cost of a full respray) to address. Again, doesn't apply to say a MBFS lease, but would definitely apply for the purposes of maximizing resale. If you're gonna daily drive the car (beat it) and are ok with the depreciation, then maybe it's not such a big deal...

dp61627

Thanks for the help guys. I made it seem as if cost was my only concern, but aside from cost, I was looking to see if there were reasons other than rock chips to warrant me getting the PPF. Eg. other benefits of the protection film

skim7x

Just rock chips... but I can't stand rock chips...

digitalnav

Check this out, pre-cut for our car. You can get it installed from any wrap shop.

http://www.xpel.com/paint-protection...edan/AMG_C63_S

vaelin

I have full Xpel Stealth wrap on mine. Paid about 4k. Worth every penny.

We've got 4 vehicles and only a 2 car garage, so my C63 gets parked outside. There's also plenty of birds at my work. I don't even bat an eyelash when I see bird crap on the car now.

michael640D

same here full Xpel PPF and ceramic coating on top 5 months old 900 miles and on chips or scratches and as I intend to keep the car for 5 years or more its worth the coast of £4,000 for the ppf its a must if you want to keep the car in good condition.

Schwarzman01

Racking my brain if I want to pay $6K for a full PPF on my ‘21 GLE 350. Goring through Relentless Shine in San Antonio, and they use Premium Shield PPF which has a lifetime warranty. Read all the threads and very helpful. Any input would be great before I go and do it this weekend.