XPEL clear bra in socal - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

subiestar · 10-18-2012, 09:55 PM

Anybody know any shops in SoCal (around OC) that does clear bra using XPEL film?
All the shops I know uses 3M Scotchguard.

johnb831 · 10-18-2012, 11:11 PM

you can alway go onto the xpel site and type in your zip code to get a shop close to you.

subiestar · 10-19-2012, 04:08 PM

yeah...just found that out, thanks.

SuperDave · 10-20-2012, 12:21 AM

clear pro in temecula is really good tell them Dave sent you!

madoka · 10-20-2012, 05:35 AM

Make sure you shop around. You'd be shocked at the differences in quotes I got from different shops; around $2000!

subiestar · 10-20-2012, 08:53 PM

I ended up getting 3M Scotch at DPtint in Tustin. Best price I could find. I don't think I want to throw down $200 more for xpel.

madoka · 10-21-2012, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subiestar

I ended up getting 3M Scotch at DPtint in Tustin. Best price I could find. I don't think I want to throw down $200 more for xpel.

I don't want to make you feel bad. I'm only posting this as a warning to future readers. You made the wrong choice, especially if it was only $200. I have 3M and Xpel Ultimate on my cars. There is a world of difference in quality and if you researched it on pro installer PPF forums, you would have learned about how well regarded Xpel Ultimate is and how 3M is viewed in comparison. In fact, I'm about to remove the 3M on my IS-F (which cost $1800) and install Xpel on it.

TRD_86 · 10-21-2012, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madoka

I don't want to make you feel bad. I'm only posting this as a warning to future readers. You made the wrong choice, especially if it was only $200. I have 3M and Xpel Ultimate on my cars. There is a world of difference in quality and if you researched it on pro installer PPF forums, you would have learned about how well regarded Xpel Ultimate is and how 3M is viewed in comparison. In fact, I'm about to remove the 3M on my IS-F (which cost $1800) and install Xpel on it.

I heard exactly the same thing regarding how bad the 3M is. I'm learned toward xpel too.

subiestar · 10-21-2012, 07:55 PM

Hmmm...I did find a couple installation flaws. Maybe I could get the shop to refund me.

madoka · 10-21-2012, 11:06 PM

You should research PPFs on forums like tintdude. Here's a sample thread on how pro installers feel about 3M:

http://www.tintdude.com/forum/index.php/topic/70995-vs/

10-18-2012, 09:55 PM	#1
subiestar Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: CBS Limited BRZ Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 78 Thanks: 7 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	XPEL clear bra in socal Anybody know any shops in SoCal (around OC) that does clear bra using XPEL film? All the shops I know uses 3M Scotchguard.

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10-18-2012, 11:11 PM	#2
johnb831 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: SWP 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: SOCAL Posts: 248 Thanks: 148 Thanked 50 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	you can alway go onto the xpel site and type in your zip code to get a shop close to you.

10-19-2012, 04:08 PM	#3
subiestar Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: CBS Limited BRZ Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 78 Thanks: 7 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	yeah...just found that out, thanks.

10-20-2012, 05:35 AM	#5
madoka Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 1995 Nissan Maxima Location: Southern California Posts: 75 Thanks: 2 Thanked 66 Times in 34 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Make sure you shop around. You'd be shocked at the differences in quotes I got from different shops; around $2000!

10-20-2012, 08:53 PM	#6
subiestar Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: CBS Limited BRZ Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 78 Thanks: 7 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I ended up getting 3M Scotch at DPtint in Tustin. Best price I could find. I don't think I want to throw down $200 more for xpel.

10-21-2012, 07:55 PM	#9
subiestar Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: CBS Limited BRZ Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 78 Thanks: 7 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hmmm...I did find a couple installation flaws. Maybe I could get the shop to refund me.

10-21-2012, 11:06 PM	#10
madoka Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 1995 Nissan Maxima Location: Southern California Posts: 75 Thanks: 2 Thanked 66 Times in 34 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You should research PPFs on forums like tintdude. Here's a sample thread on how pro installers feel about 3M: http://www.tintdude.com/forum/index.php/topic/70995-vs/

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