PPF Question

I have also seen guys stretch the ppf over the mirror with a hole. Disassembly of the door is another option. Honestly, even a small seam done properly will "disappear" after you use her. Unless you are OCD like me...

 

Mike , did you get a 296 !! Congratulations. I’m bringing mine into town next week. pictures ??

 

My GTS had the PPF already on it and it has the seam on above the mirror. Its not really noticeable unless your surveying the car. My car is white so I'm concerned dirt my show on the edges.

 

I PPF my whole car with the stealth one. The only thing I did not cover are the mirrors. They told me easier and nicer to paint them to match the rest of the car.
Just as an idea...
No seam visible this way...

 

I think he means where the mirror joins the door .
Yes you can steam and stretch that’s wheat topaz do now . The seem isn’t that noticeable after a while . I’d go for the steam if they mess it up they will just redo it anyway or if your not happy with it

 

So it is seamed around the mirror? I am going to use one of two providers in San Diego when my car comes in. I have seen one of them remove the mirror. Seems aggressive, but maybe not a big deal to remove?

 

My guys removed the mirrors. No adverse effects 1 yr later.
But do whatever you're comfortable with and what your installer feels their are comfortable with. Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

yes if you steam it it’s just stretching it around the mirror you always see some edges with ffp .you will either have a rim edge around the mirror housing or the other way around seam above it . Or like below just take the mirror off

 

So I have had my car since March , the car is a Rosso Magma GTS. I had it PPF’d in Xpel and ceramic coating on top of that before it was delivered to me by the dealer. The finish is flawless with no grain issues annd a shine that constantly gets comments .

After reading your post I went and checked my car in the garage . With a torch I could barely see the seam which is vertical from the base of the mirror up . I had never noticed this at all .

The other place you will have seams or a cut is the air intakes on the sides , these relief cuts are necessary for the PPF to be perfectly stretched . Lastly the Ferrari logo at the rear needs to be cut around . There’s two options a rectangle or to cut out the letters , I went for this . I looked into the removal of the badge however this is actually a major job given it is bolted on and the access is from under the badge .

Be up front with your concerns , look at the installers work , these cars have been being PPF’d for 3 years so any decent installer should be able to do it well . One thing is the installers use the pattern from the supplier . Whilst the Xpel patterns are great the really good installers alter them to provide better wrapping on edges etc . I would also recommend extra wrap on forward facing edges of any external carbon fibre and also in the areas behind the wheels front and rear.