Xpel ultimate and seams on F12

Xpel makes pre cut kits I believe. The best installers custom cut and roll most edges where practical.

 

I have an Xpel installation done on my F12 last year and all the edges are rolled except for the very end of the hood (close to windshield). This was a problem with the size of the largest sheet available.

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Do you have any pictures to share? Our Pre-Cut kits allow for wrapped edges where possible...typically this includes wrapped edges on the hood, except in the corners and the the back of the hood (because of the size). The fenders will wrap inside the wheel well, and so on. If its possible to be wrapped, our kits allow for it. Pictures would be great

I pulled up the pre-cut kit, please excuse the crude photoshop. We haven't had an F12 in the shop in awhile, but the next time one comes in, i'll try to get close up's of where the seams are located in a real picture. There would be a few more, but here is an example. The green areas are at the minimum where the seams would be visible.

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Sub par had the full front of mine done and nothing like this. Really terrible


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I am pretty shocked with horror results, especially if we talk about certified installers.

Since you have horribly installed clear bra, be careful with removing process. That job is more delicate than installation, because you can damage your (expensive) color pretty easily.

Take a look:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYH5emgD3ec

 

Looks terrible!
Mine has no visible edges whatsoever; all edges are rolled to behind the panels.

 

So bad news- you got a mediocre/ poor install.

Good news- its not the end of the world.

My advice is to find a better installer and just bring the car to them and have them remove it and do an installation. Once you have your car sorted out you can present your case for refund to the first installer. Who knows, maybe they give you something back or not. Life is too short to waste your time and I would just move on but thats just me..

 

Did you ask for wrapped edges? Also who was your installer, I'd like to reach out to my sales rep so he can follow up with you and the installer.

Id give them the chance to fix/rectify the issues you have with the installation.

Yes, some of the edges could be closer to the panel edges, but not all the edges are wrap-able. For example, the headlight picture. That is exactly how we install, right up to the edge of the fender near headlight and wrap on the inside of the fender towards the hood, thats why there is a notch cut out. From this picture, the hood looks like the film is wrapped over the edge.
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This looks as if its part of the pre-cut template
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This could have been a bit closer, but we do not wrap the edges due to the space/room to work involved on the inside of the door panel.
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They should be able to address this issue when you see them, as the film is lifting a bit. But the pre-cut kits do have the corners cut out because you can't manipulate Clear Bra like vinyl. It doesnt stretch over corners, the relief cuts are necessary
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Again, please send us a PM with your contact details and your installers information. Give them a chance to fix the issues you see on your wrap. If they are reluctant to help, let us know and we'll go from there.

 

Mine is perfect. But at the top of the hood (near windshield) we had to make a cut and paste because I was told Expel did not have any film wider than 60".
I have xpel on Aventador, M6, 458 , Ford GT and others. Love the healing process.

Having watched my guy I would NEVER try it myself.

 

We appreciate your business! Yes the newer car hoods are getting wider and longer than any film manufacturers biggest roll. So we're forced to create "relief cuts" in order to wrap the entire hood. For example on the new Clamshell hoods on Porsche SUV, F-Type, F12, etc

 

@op NICE,

One of my local sales rep's should be in contact with you in the next day or two

 

Great to see the XPEL team address this. Looks like you will get it sorted. I have full XPEL on my F12 and is a world better than your shots.

 

+1. This is awesome customer service.

 

Sounds great, sorry for what has happened. No doubt, Dewey will take care of you!

 

Awesome news! Lets hope new installer will make things right.

 

Excellent...I suspect Xpel just cemented a bunch of clients going forward with their support.

 

Sounds great, glad Dewey was able to take care of you! Let us know how the installation goes!

 

Great service XPEL. Cheers !

 

So much better. That has to be a relief.

 

This turned out to be a very informative post by Nice, and the last comparison pictures really helped to demonstrate the difference between a good and poor installation. Just yesterday at my local F car dealership I compared my xpel install to that of another F car that was in the service bay. The film was a different brand to xpel, however the quality of the installation was vastly inferior on the other F car. Again goes to show how important it is to choose the right installer by asking to see their previous work on similar cars.