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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753

Paint protection film Interesting fact - LR offers X-Pel PPF not 3M but they only offer it in Satin finish whereas if you go to an aftermarket specialist X-Pel film is also available in gloss clear film. After this weekend mine is going in to my local detailer for the bramble rash/ pinstriping in the G-Techniq Ceramic coating “corrected” and them I’m having the clear gloss self repairing film done, just waiting for the quote and date now. According to their website the film finish from a specialist is 1/3rd the price LR is asking for New Defender 110 wrapping. There is a problem doing the bonnet though - the letters have to be removed as the factory doesn’t get them in exactly the same place on every car so the other option is to have a window in the film big enough to accommodate the few millimeters of variation in location so I’m not doing the bonnet, basically I’m doing from the panel join under the headlights to the join where the metal work joins the rear light units and from the bottom of each door up to the window line. I’ll update when the quote comes in. Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come 2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed!

5th Oct 2020 2:42pm

GreenMonster Member Since: 30 Sep 2020 Location: Virginia Posts: 77	You should also be able to get a 10 year warranty (although full of loopholes) on xpel as well as other brands. I’m going on 5 years on suntek on my Volvo and it’s clear as the day I got it. Will definitely put it on my Defender when it comes. Prefer gloss to the satin anyway.
5th Oct 2020 3:11pm

Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753

Price to do the two sides and the bonnet quoted just now is £1980. JLR are asking £3775........ and that’s for satin finish not clear Click image to enlarge Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come 2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed!

5th Oct 2020 5:40pm

zilch Member Since: 11 Sep 2019 Location: Whitsundays & Sydney Posts: 816	on the 20th mine is in for a full xpel gloss wrap with the exception of the roof, which they will ceramic coat along with the rest of the car once the wrap is on.. Full wrap and ceramic coat was about $2K cheaper than LR's satin wrap. yet another pommie bar steward down under MY20 110 P400 SE Defender MY10 3.0 RR Sport
5th Oct 2020 10:28pm

Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753

yes I’ve saved £1000 over the LR wrap with ceramic and x-pel, the whole car was done with the ceramic first though. Why are you putting ceramic over the wrap, won’t that stop it self heeling? Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come 2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed!

6th Oct 2020 7:39am

zilch Member Since: 11 Sep 2019 Location: Whitsundays & Sydney Posts: 816	No idea Tim, I will ask  yet another pommie bar steward down under MY20 110 P400 SE Defender MY10 3.0 RR Sport
6th Oct 2020 8:04am

Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753

Mine goes in for it on 19th and they want the car for 4 days to complete it. Should be an easy job for them to work on a car with big flat panels unlike the Lotus, MacLarens and other expensive sports cars that they seem to be doing every week. When I was i yesterday for the quote the team were working on a race prepped Lotus Evora that has hardly any flat surfaces and spoilers galore! Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come 2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed!

6th Oct 2020 8:12am

zilch Member Since: 11 Sep 2019 Location: Whitsundays & Sydney Posts: 816	Likewise, they want it all week.. as for the bonnet they will lay the gloss wrap, but hold off ceramic coating until the Black decal goes on a week later at the dealers. They will ceramic over the bonnet decal to ensure it retains its Matt appearance.. yet another pommie bar steward down under MY20 110 P400 SE Defender MY10 3.0 RR Sport
6th Oct 2020 8:27am

Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753

I’m now thinking that I’ll forgo the winch and get the extended wheel arches/ wheel arch protection instead - in the harsh light of day I use the winch on the 90 maybe 3 times a year so the £5000/£6000 cost of the winch can be better spent on additional protection to the car. I heard the underside land hard on something on Sunday but put the car on the village garage ramp yesterday and there’s some scuffing and some trapped marsh grass but no signs of anything like a dent underneath, so happy it wasn’t anything to match the sound it made! Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come 2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed!

6th Oct 2020 8:43am

zilch Member Since: 11 Sep 2019 Location: Whitsundays & Sydney Posts: 816

Going to wait and see what ARB/TJM/Opp lock bring out Tim for a winch bar and have a choice on what winch to fit. I will also take my time on sourcing under body protection from after market suppliers. My RRS full under body protection bash plates cost $1200 fitted from Ironman 4x4, far cheaper than LR’s front scuff plate. yet another pommie bar steward down under MY20 110 P400 SE Defender MY10 3.0 RR Sport

6th Oct 2020 9:55am

Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2640	Tim in Scotland wrote: yes I’ve saved £1000 over the LR wrap with ceramic and x-pel, the whole car was done with the ceramic first though. Why are you putting ceramic over the wrap, won’t that stop it self heeling? Ceramic coating goes ontop of PPF.. suntek / xpel films are 'ceramic friendly'
6th Oct 2020 10:35am

Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753

Thanks for that, it wasn’t clear in the literature I got. Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come 2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed!

6th Oct 2020 11:45am

Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2640	Yeah, all the ceramic benefits are just applied onto the PPF, and the PPF is your protection against harsher impacts, the ceramic stuff like swirl marks and light scratches. I think it's worth the money - I've had it on a car for 4 years and its immaculate still. (suntek / Gtech)
6th Oct 2020 11:47am

AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3707	Just booked mine in for the PPF application. Just need the vehicle  130's have feeling's as well you know
6th Oct 2020 12:05pm

Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753

Be aware that the guys doing mine aren’t sure yet if they will have to remove the DEFENDER letters on the bonnet......... pity that PowerfulUK hasn’t yet got a set on the go as my local dealer wants £85.83+VAT (£103 total) for the set, that’s £12.88 a letter! The reason for not being sure is that the production line doesn’t always stick them on to align with the window in the film panel that they cut from a downloaded pattern from X-Pel and it can be difficult to cut the film exactly around the letters if they are left in situ during the film application....... I’ve ordered up a set “just in case” so they can be stuck on the film afterwards if necessary  Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come 2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed!

6th Oct 2020 3:45pm

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