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Here's my 2 cents. Much of the carbon I see is really shit IMO. Doesn't save much weight and ends up looking like crap after a couple years and is hazy and yellow. Anyway, end of rant on that lol. If you like the way carbon looks that is most important I guess. I would recommend just doing the ceramic coating yourself with a spray on product. IMO, ceramic coating is overrated unless you have a really nice car that justifies that cost. Plus you would still need PPF because ceramic coating does not protect against rock chips (no where near PPF). I use Mequires spray on ceramic coating. The PPF (clear bra) available today is excellent. I have the front ends of 2 cars done (including headlights). But IMO, the main purpose of PPF is to protect against rock chips. I would love to PPF and ceramic my entire car, but it isn't worth the cost. I don't really see the point in doing anything to the trunk because the trunk is one part of the car that takes the least amount of abuse. If it was me, I would save money I would spend on professional ceramic coating or PPF for the trunk and save that to have the clear coat on the trunk resprayed after a few years (if needed). Also, I am not aware of any PPF that has a UV protectant in it, which is what you need to protect carbon from fading. Also, I would argue that using a spray on ceramic coating product regularly is potentially better than a professional ceramic coating because you can reapply it regular whereas the professional ceramic coating is quite expensive and thus you likely will only be doing it once. I have seen as much as $2k to get a whole car done. I would absolutely recommend PPF for the front bumper though. My car is a 2013 FRS with 110,000 miles and the front end looks nicer than 90% of the 86s you see on the roads. PPF on the front bumper stops over 99% of rock chips; no joke.
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