I don't think mine are visible at all. From what they told me, in the past they were no sheets big enough for the macan hood, so they had to use two sheets and therefore a line/seam between the two was visible. I will double check, but the PPF folds toward the interior of the hood all around

 

What I was told today is that at the front, around the lights there will be a seam under each light, and again at the top edge of the hood.

 

I believe 3M have larger sheets now.

 

They do. I had mine redone last month. Went from several pieces to a single piece. No seems.

 

Get more quotes from different places.
My Macan has full hood done with XPEL Ultimate Plus in one piece - no seems no stretch marks.

 

I just had mine done. One sheet for whole front hood. From 3 ft. away I had to ask where the edge was, it is so much thinner and less notable than the ones I had on my 2009 car. I was told to give a couple of weeks to really adhere so not to pressure wash or things like that so I am just leaving it alone for a bit. Happy so far but paid a boat load for it but they appear to have done a great job, will report more after I can clean it up really well. Cheers.

 

I asked my installer of pictures of install and seam location, he sent these over on the car he was doing in the shop. It was xpel. Hope it helps.

 

The Macan hood is one of the largest in the industry, and it wasn't til recently that 72" rolls of film were available to cover it in one seamless piece (Xpel).

 

PPF shop owner here

Try to look for a reputable shop with suntek. They have 72 inch roll and you won't have to seam the back of the hood.

Even before 72 inch you can stretch the 60inch so you wont have any seams, probably can't do it with xpel because the stretch mark will be too noticeable

 

I do not have full hood coverage, though there are no seams by the headlight openings...

It seems to me there should be no seams.

 

I ended up using SunTek, and not Xpel last year. When we bought it last year, the dealer-vendor couldn't do a full hood/single piece with Xpel. There was going to be a seam on either side, so the SA recommended these guys.

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I am actually taking the Macan back in tomorrow for a check on the ceramic coating. I haven't seen much, if all dirt lines. I'll ask them, and let you know what they tell me.

They've been great. You probably aren't in San Antonio, but give them a call.....i'd be shocked if they didn't give you some thoughts/recommendations.

 

Hi @Billygoatgruff

Super old thread I know. I’m about to make a decision on using SunTek on my Macan. Wondering how this brand holds up over time.

Five years on, assuming you still have your car, how is the SunTek PPF doing on your car? Any issues?

Thanks…!

 

Thanks all..I’m definitely going to shop around on this. Prefer to pay a bit more to get a proper install as I just don’t want a bunch of seams on the hood collecting dirt - that line will be very visible on a black car

 

I just got Xpel PPF done on my 2017 Macan. He used the 70 or 72" roll - one small seam under each headlight as the XPEL site shows for precut kits. No stretch marks (but I believe there is still some stretching involved).

 

From experience, any of the precut kits have gaps somewhere. It will be apparent there is PPF on the vehicle after a few months as the lines attract dirt. If you have a black Macan, this will be easier to see the lines and the places where the PPF did not tuck away properly.

Always best to get a good shop to hand cut the pieces and to tuck the edges and corners properly.

 

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I believe the shop has two options for precut sizes... just the surface area, or the surface area plus some for rolling over edges. I had mine done where all the edges are rolled over and the corners nicely trimmed and you would need to look very closely to see any clues that it has film on it.

 

@joyride dirt will not be what shows on the seams it will be dried wax. I finally had my JBM Macan Opti Coated. Now sheds water and dirt easily and I no longer have the dried wax residue had no matter how careful I was in detailing the car Showed the seams.
Your choice but dirt will show on the seams on a white or light colored car black shows dried sealer or wax which is a bugger to deal with and Is the enemy on dark cars.

 

We had our 2018 Macan PPF'd with Xpel at ACAP films Manheim PA with a one piece hood sheet. Bumper, headlights etc all the way up to the roof was 2 grand. We also had Bray winshield film applied. ACAP does amazing work. If you are in the SE or Central PA area this is the place to go.

 

My new Macan Turbo should get shipped directly to a premium Xpel shop in a week or so. The shop is happy to do either the "strike area" package or the "full front" package. I'm not a concours guy, but I do want to stop chips and have the car look good. I know about the "bra line" on the hood, but the shop says that has low visibility on my Carmine Red paint.

Since the "full front" package is 2.6 times the price of the "strike area" package, can I hear good arguments to go full? Thanks in advance.

 

I posted about this in another thread - I’ve been in and out of the supply side of ppf for several years. 72” material is not quite the same premium grade TPU as is used for the major company premium products. A good shop using free cut, not precut panels for the hood can stretch a quality TPU ppf film to fit a Macan hood. That said, products like STEK Dynoshield (full disclosure, I have a strong positive bias for STEK) and Lumar/Suntek can stretch pretty far without getting “chicken skin” that forms when a film is stretched too far. That was and possibly still can be a problem with Xpel. Free cut installation is generally a bit more expensive than using unmodified precut panels but also generally results in a better installation - it requires a more skilled installer so there’s the cause and effect. For clarity, not all parts of every ppf wrap are cut freehand. The better shops know how to work with the software that drives their plotter/cutters so that the patterns for the panels that are cut have more than sufficient overhang to reduce any exposed edge seams (like at the pointy parts of the rear of the hood). I’ll stop now . . .

 

So I had the dealership PPL or XPEL a full bra. The seams seem sloppy. Should I bring this back to redo?

 

So I had the dealership PPL or XPXL a full bra. The seams seem sloppy. Should I bring this back to redo?

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That looks very average to me, the joins I have experienced have been tight fitting

 

I have no seam. One big piece for the entire hood.

 

Dealership or specialty shop? That’s the way to go. Do your edges wrap over?

 

That seam in your picture is very sloppy. Installing this film requires skill and I suspect that many shops don't really have it.

I have the "rock protection" package of XPEL installed by a pro shop two hours from home. The front is like a bra, the mirrors and a patch in front of the rear wheels are covered. All seams are as good as they can be. The bra edge across the seam sometimes collects more dirt and thus becomes obvious. The full hood coverage was a lot more $, but I wish I had done it because there are now some small "pits" on the uncovered part of the hood.

 

Right after I bought mine in late 2008, I had the PPF done. Ceramic coating was not as popular as it is today so I only had the front covered with the mirrors. I started to notice that right afterI washed it and toweled the hood dry I saw water spots. But when it was dry they hardly showed. Two eyars went by and I was gettring ready for heart surgery. Knowing it would be a while to be able reach accross the bonnet and up on the roof, I had the PPF redone and also popped for Modesto Ceramic.

The reason for the water spots was the first company that did the PPF did not prep the surface as in a paint correction. I specifically told the second company about it. Never a problem once.

On a personal note... Just completed two weeks on the road visiting my wife:s family. One at a time for two days each. 1,383 miles. I cannot tell you how bad the front would have gotten beat up by crap flying from semi trucks and off road tires on everything in the very deep south. PPF pays for itself. Truly.

 

Right after I bought mine in late 2008, I had the PPF done. Ceramic coating was not as popular as it is today so I only had the front covered with the mirrors. I started to notice that right afterI washed it and toweled the hood dry I saw water spots. But when it was dry they hardly showed. Two eyars went by and I was gettring ready for heart surgery. Knowing it would be a while to be able reach accross the bonnet and up on the roof, I had the PPF redone and also popped for Modesto Ceramic.

The reason for the water spots was the first company that did the PPF did not prep the surface as in a paint correction. I specifically told the second company about it. Never a problem once.

On a personal note... Just completed two weeks on the road visiting my wife:s family. One at a time for two days each. 1,383 miles. I cannot tell you how bad the front would have gotten beat up by crap flying from semi trucks and off road tires on everything in the very deep south. PPF pays for itself. Truly.

If you don’t mind me asking, how much was the Modesto Ceramic? I’m going to get Ceramic Pro (don’t have a lot of options in my area) but need to do a little research into the different levels, etc.

 

For all thinking about PPF, I will suggest you TELLand do not ask the shop doing it to perform a paint correction of those areas the film will be installed onto. Any flaw, swirl, scratch or mineral deposits will show under the PPF. Try this... if you have flourescent lights in your garage, look at the areas to be covered. Everything you see will be there AFTER the PPF is applied. Now they will clean it but not buff out any imperfections. GL...