Damage to PPF

[John_Matrix]

The original owner had PPF fitted to my car from new. Under the front number plate to the left, edge of the bodywork, right on the crease, I have a small hole in the PPF. I know you can’t patch it. Anyone know the cost to get that piece done? Super irritated but it has protected the bodywork

 

[John_Matrix]

This was fixed at £100. I’ve always been sceptical about PPF but, to be fair, it did its job here. Whatever hit the film hard enough to tear it would doubtless have damaged paintwork significantly.

 

[Andy H]

Sounds like it was a quite an impact. So was the paintwork completely saved by the PPF?

 

[John_Matrix]

Lower part of the ‘splitter’

 

[Andy H]

Lower part of the ‘splitter’

Yikes, that would have been ugly without the PPF! I'm glad I went for it on mine. A splitter paint repair would have cost a lot more for sure.

 

[MiamiBlue]

That's an unusual PPF damage. I wonder what caused that?

 

[scv]

Looks like a "scuff" kind of defect-something (tire from another car swiping by?) PPF did its job though.......

 

[allenyao09]

My RS6 had a damage on the front quarter panel and I had a shop replaced the ppf. It was $1400 for the removal and installation. £100 seems like a super good deal.

 

[Jinba ittai]

The hole in the ppf is for sure new and not from the install? Seems odd to me that a scuff would rip the ppf back to bare paint and not damage the paint at all.

 

[scv]

The hole in the ppf is for sure new and not from the install? Seems odd to me that a scuff would rip the ppf back to bare paint and not damage the paint at all.

But isn't that the purpose of the film? It seems it did its job for you-I know I'm impressed.........