jaws12

I’ve had my SL55 for a month now and I’ve driven her about 800 miles.

As my car is Obsidian Black, I had PPF installed from the a-pillars forward and the entire car ceramic coated before I took delivery from the dealer.

So, while detailing the car, I noticed quite a bit of chipping on the rockers directly in front of the rear wheels. I immediately brought the car to my PPF installer and had the rockers PPF’ed.

He told me that he had 3 other SL customers come in with the same chipping and that MB should have included a piece of film in that spot like Porsche does for the 911.

Any current owners out there that care about that kind of stuff should check the rockers and get them wrapped ASAP.

BLAM

Tip much appreciated! I’ve PPF this area on most of my sports cars.

van_rider

Excellent tip!

jjj benz

What does it cost to get the rockers ppf?

jaws12

About $550-$600

For me, I have the front end, a-pillars, above windshield, mirrors, and rockers.

Entire car is ceramic coated (including all PPF on the car) and windows tinted 35% with ceramic tint.

All together the cost is $4500

wem

Thanks for the heads up. I picked up my new SL55 this afternoon. I can already predict that my wife’s rings will scratch the doors when she pulls the exterior door handles. I will probably get the entire car done with ppf tomorrow instead of just the front clip.

wem

In case anyone wants a breakdown of the approximate costs for PPF and Tint on a SL, here is the estimate from my local installer who is currently doing everything on the list.

Xpel Ultimate Plus PPF

Bumper kit: $690

Full Hood, fender, mirror kit: $1,300

Headlights: $70

Doors: ¼’s: $1,160

Rockers: $500

Roof/A-pillars: $100
Trunk Lid: $380

Rear bumper: $700

PPF Total: $4,900



XPEL XR Prime Ceramic Tint

Xpel XR Plus: (96% IR heat reduction)

All side glass (4 windows): $465

Windshield: $400

Back glass: $300

Tint total: $925

Grand total: $5,825

*Includes Complimentary ceramic coating for your soft top and C2V3 (6 month) Ceramic Sealant for the body.

BLAM

What product did they use on the soft top? Any ceramic coating can be use for the top?

wem

I didn't know that they were going to treat the soft top. They tend to use Gtecniq products. I plan to use the Gyeon Wet Coat periodically as a hydrophobic topper on the entire car. It looks super easy to apply.

BLAM

I’m thinking I might go with Chemical Guy’s HydrotThread on the top. Anyone with experience with this product?