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Price check on 3M paint protection.

4K views 19 replies 12 participants last post by  wrwrx 
#1 ·
Checking to see if $700 is good for for 3M installed on the front bumper, leading edge of the hood and first bit of the quarter panels. As the installer called it the "highway protection" package.

Thanks for the input.
 
#5 ·
Ouch I'm glad i have a friend that owns a shop and does it! He is charging me 400 for the whole 3M kit, hood, fenders, bumper, mirrors, roof edge, and head lights annnnnnnd undercoating!


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#12 ·
Im very surprised to see a couple guys think that just because the front bumper isnt metal that there is no need to protect it from rash and pitting. Isnt that the whole point of getting a clear bra to protect the original paint? Heck yeah you want to cover the bumper thats the most prone area on the car!!

I just ordered the 3M pre-cut kit from invisible mask and im hoping its something I can tackle myself. I only paid a little over 200 bucks for everything on the front of the car. Comes with installation DVD and all the tools needed. I am pretty handy doing fine detail stuff like this and have even done some basic window tinting before. I just didnt want to spend almost a grand to get it installed professionally. We will see what happens.

James
 
#18 ·
Just the front of the hood and fenders cost me $170 installed using 3M material. I did not do the bumper, but was quoted an additional $60 if I had. It was highly recommended no to put any clear film on the chromed plastic pieces (chome grille, mirrors, etc). I understand it can cause the chome to delaminate from the plastic.
 
#20 ·
While I did not do the whole front end. I did the headlights. I had them done on 2 vehicles ive had in the past. After a while the clearbra got pock marks and a lil beat up. Never really liked how they looked at certain angles. So this time around, I've decided against it.

Along with the headlights I did the door pockets ... because the women in my life think they are Freddy Kruger and have an uncontrollable urge to scratch the $hit outta the area behind the door handles. All the cars I've owned in the past had these marks when ever women were transported on a regular basis. It was either 3M the doors or bring back chivalry ... haha. I tried taking pictures but they came out too blurry with my cell phone. After my next wash i'll have to grab the DSLR and snap off some pics.
 
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