Full PPF on the rear diffuser

[AdreeN]

Doing full ppf on ITS.
Installer says that rear diffuser is not included, and the matte black intake vents infront of the intercooler are not included as well.

Is this normal? Thought FULL PPF meant the whole exterior.

I feel like diffuser isnt done cuz its a pain given odd angles and shape.

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[Tw1stedlog1k]

They didn't do the front of the intercooler on mine either and I wouldn't expect them to. It's not an area that can be easily covered and the ppf probably wouldn't adhere anyway. The diffuser can probably be done in multiple pieces but I bet the installer likely works off of a template and doesn't want to do a custom piece for the diffuser.

 

[AdreeN]

They didn't do the front of the intercooler on mine either and I wouldn't expect them to. It's not an area that can be easily covered and the ppf probably wouldn't adhere anyway. The diffuser can probably be done in multiple pieces but I bet the installer likely works off of a template and doesn't want to do a custom piece for the diffuser.

Shop only does custom cuts, so was a little surprised they didnt offer to do the diffuser. Just seeing if anyone else has experienced this with ITS, as I am paying for a full ppf but seems theres exclusions

 

[chuckee98]

My installer did the rear diffuser, because that’s what I asked for. I did it for protection from people playing parallel parking bumper cars. He did the front, too (but not the matte black portion). Everything was custom cut.

 

[crepr12]

Full PPF on a ITS...ok

 

[vexingv]

Mine didn't do the front intercooler area. It is matte black plastic, said film wouldn't adhere very well. The rear diffuser was filmed but had to be done in sections. This was back at the end of 2023--not sure if any templates are now available for it.

 

[Fred 930]

Full PPF on a ITS...ok

Yea - wonder what others think about this .....

I did a significant partial PPF on my 2024 ITS - which cost $4500.

With all taxes, options, and Zero dealer markup - the car was $60K, and now perhaps worth $48K on a good day. After some months of reflection, the PPF cost is simply too expensive (percentage of value) for a moderately priced car like the ITS. It would be a different decision for a $350K Porsche GT3 RS - but I don't think PPF on an ITS will translate into any additional future value. What do others think?

And - taking good care of PPF is a pain.

 

[AdreeN]

Yea - wonder what others think about this .....

I did a significant partial PPF on my 2024 ITS - which cost $4500.

With all taxes, options, and Zero dealer markup - the car was $60K, and now perhaps worth $48K on a good day. After some months of reflection, the PPF cost is simply too expensive (percentage of value) for a moderately priced car like the ITS. It would be a different decision for a $350K Porsche GT3 RS - but I don't think PPF on an ITS will translate into any additional future value. What do others think?

And - taking good care of PPF is a pain.

Definitely not ppf to retain future value, but for my own enjoyment and peace of mind. This is very likely the last manual car ill have ever, so I will do what I can to preserve it and keep it part of the rotation long term.

Full ppf is only 5-7% of the total cost where i am, so not exactly breaking the bank IMO. Will depend on diff situations and needs. If you're not looking to hold onto it for 7+ years, you wont optimize the value of full ppf.

 

[vexingv]

Some will argue that PPF is just protecting the paint for the next owner!

My Integra is my second fully filmed car. It's for my own OCD tendencies. The film makes maintaining and cleaning the car fairly easy. Less worrying about chips while driving. The cost was about $6500, which was in the middle range of various quotes I received. Others will argue a full respray of a car is less than that cost. To each his own...

 

[Victorofhavoc]

I took my car out to a new track yesterday and it was littered with debris. The ppf protected the paint and even got a bit pitted in areas. My windshield on the other hand is now toast. It looks like a 150k mi windshield due to the debris. It's so pitted I'm considering just replacing it. Without the ppf on it, this super fragile paint would have been destroyed and I'd be looking at a nearly $2k respray for the front end. So I would say it's worth it there.

I did the full front end, rockers, a pillars, roof, rear valence, and ceramic coated everything else. I made sure the ppf installer did the gloss black areas on the front bumper and rear valence. That said, those are complex areas, especially in the rear, so they have to do it in a bunch of small pieces. You end up losing some coverage this way and if your ppf installer sucks (like mine did), then it ends up looking like it's cracked the moment it gets dirty. If your ppf person is not doing those areas by default when you ask for them, I would shop around elsewhere because it sounds like they don't have confidence they'll be able to do it so they're avoiding it.

One other note, the orange peel on these cars is brutal. Ppf, no matter how high end, will always make it worse to some degree. The front bumper cowl on my red car looked like cheap plastic from factory, and after ppf was on it looks someone painted it in a shed in back woods Ohio. Harsh criticism, yes, but I have to be honest about it.

 

[egxflash]

Yea - wonder what others think about this .....

I did a significant partial PPF on my 2024 ITS - which cost $4500.

With all taxes, options, and Zero dealer markup - the car was $60K, and now perhaps worth $48K on a good day. After some months of reflection, the PPF cost is simply too expensive (percentage of value) for a moderately priced car like the ITS. It would be a different decision for a $350K Porsche GT3 RS - but I don't think PPF on an ITS will translate into any additional future value. What do others think?

And - taking good care of PPF is a pain.

I'm with you on that one. I don't really think it's necessary -- not even from a cost perspective but mostly because I don't expect to realize much of the benefits of the full ppf. I really am not sure how likely I am to get rock chips on like say, the trunk.

If I could do it again, I would've just applied partial PPF to the high risk areas like the front end, strip on the roof, behind wheels and pocketed the savings.

To be fair, I don't plan on tracking my car.

 

[Nerd-Vol]

Yea - wonder what others think about this .....

I did a significant partial PPF on my 2024 ITS - which cost $4500.

With all taxes, options, and Zero dealer markup - the car was $60K, and now perhaps worth $48K on a good day. After some months of reflection, the PPF cost is simply too expensive (percentage of value) for a moderately priced car like the ITS. It would be a different decision for a $350K Porsche GT3 RS - but I don't think PPF on an ITS will translate into any additional future value. What do others think?

And - taking good care of PPF is a pain.

I get why folks purchase it. I’ve just never budgeted into my purchase, so I’ve never had it installed. I’ve also never had a dealer ask about it when I was trading in. Heck last two cars I traded, they didn’t even ask to see the car prior.

 

[Victorofhavoc]

I'm with you on that one. I don't really think it's necessary -- not even from a cost perspective but mostly because I don't expect to realize much of the benefits of the full ppf. I really am not sure how likely I am to get rock chips on like say, the trunk.

If I could do it again, I would've just applied partial PPF to the high risk areas like the front end, strip on the roof, behind wheels and pocketed the savings.

To be fair, I don't plan on tracking my car.

Ironically, those "high risk areas" being covered is typically called the "track pack"

 

[nawfoo]

PPF is getting out of control. Did they PPF your keyfob too?

 

[Victorofhavoc]

PPF is getting out of control. Did they PPF your keyfob too?

Nah, that has a tpu cover... Because who wants to spend 300$ for a new one when your baby chunks it across the garage and it shatters to pieces

To be honest though, ppf has value to you if you care to keep paint in good condition, especially with how awful the paint on these cars is and how easily it chips. If you don't care about the front end being speckled then it has zero value to you.

I've also seen people on this platform spend 1500$ on intakes, 2k+ on steel pipes, and 3k+ on wheels that keep the same height and width as oem (adding no real tangible benefit other than preference for appearance). If it makes them happy then it was money well spent for them. If I was buying a new wheel I'd never choose 19" over 18" on this platform specifically due to tire choice/availability, but others swear up and down they don't like the look of an 18 . To each their own

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