New 4GS Owner: 2018 GS350 F Sport
12-15-18, 01:34 PM
#19
i get about the same as my I4 accord around 23-25 mpg surprisingly so not really missed. I do miss not caring about door dings. got one on my driver side passenger door that i fix but now i have one right behind my driver side fender fsport badge. i feel like this color attracts haters now so im tempted to leave it there but it kills me every time i see it. glad i got the entire car wrapped in ppf
12-15-18, 01:36 PM
#20
i like grey better but i might have gotten this instead if i had seen it cause i like the contrast better than my all black. didn't want to order blue on red cause that seemed like a bit too much for me and i really had no around with that combo to see in person
12-15-18, 02:45 PM
#21
Pole Position
Ya gonna have any Paint protection Film put on it? I put Xpel on mine and it was definitely worth it. Awesome looking F-Sport, your gonna love it! I got my 18 about this time last year and still love it.
12-16-18, 04:00 AM
#23
i get about the same as my I4 accord around 23-25 mpg surprisingly so not really missed. I do miss not caring about door dings. got one on my driver side passenger door that i fix but now i have one right behind my driver side fender fsport badge. i feel like this color attracts haters now so im tempted to leave it there but it kills me every time i see it. glad i got the entire car wrapped in ppf
12-16-18, 07:41 AM
#27
Pole Position
$1400 full front section including headlights,A Pillars,mirrors,roof section in front of sunroof,lower half of doors including rockers,door handle cups,door edges and door pillars and section above door handles and lower rear 1/4 panels. Xpel is an excellent product with gloss that almost outshines the bare paint itself. No offense on the Simoniz coating from the dealer but you could probably get the same protection if you applied a wax yourself for much less $$. For best results you could correct the paint and have a ceramic coating applied. You don't need to ceramic coat sections where Xpel would be applied until after the film is installed. Just my .02 cents.
12-16-18, 12:24 PM
#28
$1400 full front section including headlights,A Pillars,mirrors,roof section in front of sunroof,lower half of doors including rockers,door handle cups,door edges and door pillars and section above door handles and lower rear 1/4 panels. Xpel is an excellent product with gloss that almost outshines the bare paint itself. No offense on the Simoniz coating from the dealer but you could probably get the same protection if you applied a wax yourself for much less $$. For best results you could correct the paint and have a ceramic coating applied. You don't need to ceramic coat sections where Xpel would be applied until after the film is installed. Just my .02 cents.
12-16-18, 12:29 PM
#29
$1400 full front section including headlights,A Pillars,mirrors,roof section in front of sunroof,lower half of doors including rockers,door handle cups,door edges and door pillars and section above door handles and lower rear 1/4 panels. Xpel is an excellent product with gloss that almost outshines the bare paint itself. No offense on the Simoniz coating from the dealer but you could probably get the same protection if you applied a wax yourself for much less $$. For best results you could correct the paint and have a ceramic coating applied. You don't need to ceramic coat sections where Xpel would be applied until after the film is installed. Just my .02 cents.
12-16-18, 12:33 PM
#30
I would also recommend making sure they don't use precut film so they can wrap all edges. I did full body which is 5-7k for 3m, xpel would be about the same but i think suntek is a little cheaper. Ceramic coats are nice but they're more of a long term wax so if you regularly wash/detail your car i would skip this from a detailer and just do it yourself with a gyeon syncro kit yourself one weekend for a tenth of the price. ceramic coats still require regular maintenance to keep it up for the 5-10 years its advertised for.