Did they take the fenders off? Looks great.Xpel Fusion on the painted surfaces and Stealth on the fenders -- could not be happier with the finished product. Close up photo below.
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Did they take the fenders off? Looks great.Xpel Fusion on the painted surfaces and Stealth on the fenders -- could not be happier with the finished product. Close up photo below.
Holy crap those are absurdly expensive for a plastic fender.
No, they did not remove the fenders. I am unable to see seams on the paint side or fender side -- kudos to the installer!Did they take the fenders off? Looks great.
Initially some expense for the molds but these days with the 3d cad modeling it isn't as involved as it used to be. After that they are punched out pretty quickly and with minimal expense. Friend of mine owns the largest plastic manufacturing company in North America so I have seen this process from design to implementation before.plastic is NOT expensive BUT the molds to make them are insanely expensive
Initially some expense for the molds but these days with the 3d cad modeling it isn't as involved as it used to be. After that they are punched out pretty quickly and with minimal expense. Friend of mine owns the largest plastic manufacturing company in North America so I have seen this process from design to implementation before.
$2600 for a set of plastic fenders is just holy cow expensive.
OEM plastics producer for Dodge, Ford, etc, so I would assume contractural limitations in place.get your friend to make them for half price and he will be RICH!
I’ve been seeing people doing these wraps and I’m curious what they do. Is is aesthetic or more for practical reasons?Xpel Fusion on the painted surfaces and Stealth on the fenders -- could not be happier with the finished product. Close up photo below.
At least for me, aesthetics is a secondary benefit. I purchased XPel to protect the surfaces from rock chips and trail scratches. Surface care is incredilbI’ve been seeing people doing these wraps and I’m curious what they do. Is is aesthetic or more for practical reasons?
Practical reasons - protects painted and non-painted surfaces from rock chips and trail rash. Also, makes washing the vehicle extremely easy — especially with XPel Fusion (their new film). Prior to wrapping my fenders, I had a couple drops of gas drop on the fender and immediately wiped it off; but it left a discoloration that took a little more elbow regressed to get out. With the film, it just wipes away. Working on ensuring no future drops!I’ve been seeing people doing these wraps and I’m curious what they do. Is is aesthetic or more for practical reasons?
Love that, thanks for the reply! Definitely makes it appealing to get. If you don’t mind me asking, how much was it to wrap and how did you go about finding a place to do it?At least for me, aesthetics is a secondary benefit. I purchased XPel to protect the surfaces from rock chips and trail scratches. Surface care is incredilb
Practical reasons - protects painted and non-painted surfaces from rock chips and trail rash. Also, makes washing the vehicle extremely easy — especially with XPel Fusion (their new film). Prior to wrapping my fenders, I had a couple drops of gas drop on the fender and immediately wiped it off; but it left a discoloration that took a little more elbow regressed to get out. With the film, it just wipes away. Working on ensuring no future drops!
Yep went seamless. One less potential failure point I guess. Also depends on the color of your vehicle as seams are more visible on darker colors in my experience.For those of you who have had Xpel installed, did you go seamless?
I found my installer by going on the Xpel company site then researched each installer separately (I knew I wanted the Xpel product). Complete vehicle coverage (minus roof) was $5,200 (Xpel Fusion film - their newest product).Love that, thanks for the reply! Definitely makes it appealing to get. If you don’t mind me asking, how much was it to wrap and how did you go about finding a place to do it?
Awesome. Thank you!I found my installer by going on the Xpel company site then researched each installer separately (I knew I wanted the Xpel product). Complete vehicle coverage (minus roof) was $5,200 (Xpel Fusion film - their newest product).