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I was recently told that to properly cover the Macan clamshell with PPF there should be two small cut lines in the PPF, one cut line in front of each headlight. Just wondering what others have experienced with this issue. I was told that while having no cut lines looks cleaner, that approach requires stretching the PPF a lot and often results in the PPF lifting.
I have a 2019 S and a 15 Cayenne Diesel. Both have full hood,fenders,mirrors and bumper. A pillar and roof as well . Both cars have had the roof panel portion start peeling from the windshield back. They were replaced by the installer. The Macan hood does have the split at the headlight and if you have the full hood it has a split near the A pillar as seen in the pictures
Last car before the Macan was a BMW. Only did half hood. Got a big chip down to the metal. Would rather see a line in some ppf than a chip. But I fully understand where your coming from. I think car color choice makes a difference too. Forgot to mention mine is Xpel,maybe others are more flexible
Hood CAN be done in one piece with no cuts by headlights, but it’s not an easy install. My previous Macan had the cut lines, but we did my new GTS with no cuts and it’s got zero lift.
Hood CAN be done in one piece with no cuts by headlights, but it’s not an easy install. My previous Macan had the cut lines, but we did my new GTS with no cuts and it’s got zero lift.
it’s all about the installer
I got my 23 GTS (Miami Blue) in last week and brought it in to get the front end covered. It’s turned out to be an adventure. The installer said next to a Viper this is the most difficult install to do. They did have to do the relief cuts with the headlight. They have torn two sheets already and they are working on the third. We will see how this one goes.
Had PPF done on my 23 Macan S and no cuts for the hood, just 1 big piece of Xpel 10mm film. Had one of the best detail shops in the area do the work and while it is difficult to do in one piece, it is not impossible. If they can’t do the entire hood in one piece they must not be a good PPF installer and would look elsewhere.
I was told that one of the issues with doing the clamshell without the cutlines is that the PPF get stretched very thin in certain areas, so it may not be able to provide sufficient protection in those areas, even if the installer is able to install it without it lifting. For those that had it done without the cut lines, what are your views on this thinning issue?
my ppf installer was able to do the entire hood with one sheet of ppf (2022 macan s). they did warn me that it could have stretch marks, but they were able to do it without any additional cuts or stretch marks. its doable!
The pictures are from the precut. It's the cheaper way to go but looks awful, especially on a white car. I bought my Macan with the precut PPF already installed and replaced it with the one piece. Huge difference. Dirt eventually lodges in the seams and it looks awful. Pay up and get the one piece.
The pictures are from the precut. It's the cheaper way to go but looks awful, especially on a white car. I bought my Macan with the precut PPF already installed and replaced it with the one piece. Huge difference. Dirt eventually lodges in the seams and it looks awful. Pay up and get the one piece.
Not to mention it also causes an abrasion line in the paint. So even if you remove it, chances are you'll have a line of fresh paint vs. paint that's been exposed to the elements.
10-08-2022, 09:48 PM
Cut line in PPF on clamshell?
