fenix-silver
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Wanted to protect the most vulnerable areas of my new Si straight away and was looking into PPF. Called around to a few shops and it looked like it would run me $1K+, which was kind of tough to swallow. I mean, it's "still" just a cheap economy car. So I started looking into DIY and after reading and watching some videos, it seemed like this was something I could handle. Looked around for pre-cut PPF and came across a few companies that offered it at reasonable prices. Both were willing to customize their normal packages to provide only the pieces I wanted. Due to the cost of the front bumper piece and the fact that it looked like that piece would be a huge PITA to install, I forgo the bumper. I decided if the front bumper ever got bad enough, it's not too bad to get that resprayed.
So, I ended up with a Suntek Ultra kit that included the front 1/3 of the hood, the front portion of the front fenders, the a-pillars, the front part of the roof, the side view mirrors, the door handle cups, the top of the rear bumper, and the door edges. Installation went pretty well! The hardest parts were the mirrors due to needing to really stretch the film to cover the rounded shape. Also, the handle cups are kind of tough due to having to work under the handles. The large size of the hood piece wasn't too bad, although I did make a few mistakes. The hood piece also included wrapped edges, which are a bit difficult since you need to keep going back over the edges to keep them stuck down. It's not a professional quality install as there are a few small bubbles (I've been told those should slowly disappear) and a couple places where a piece of dust got trapped, but from more than a few feet away, none of that is noticeable. I would not hesitate to install PPF again. I kind of enjoyed it, other than those darn mirror pieces.
So, I ended up with a Suntek Ultra kit that included the front 1/3 of the hood, the front portion of the front fenders, the a-pillars, the front part of the roof, the side view mirrors, the door handle cups, the top of the rear bumper, and the door edges. Installation went pretty well! The hardest parts were the mirrors due to needing to really stretch the film to cover the rounded shape. Also, the handle cups are kind of tough due to having to work under the handles. The large size of the hood piece wasn't too bad, although I did make a few mistakes. The hood piece also included wrapped edges, which are a bit difficult since you need to keep going back over the edges to keep them stuck down. It's not a professional quality install as there are a few small bubbles (I've been told those should slowly disappear) and a couple places where a piece of dust got trapped, but from more than a few feet away, none of that is noticeable. I would not hesitate to install PPF again. I kind of enjoyed it, other than those darn mirror pieces.
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