Alfa 4c PPF..

[T5GRF]

I have PPF applied to my Spider covering the front bonet, wings, sills and exposed carbon tub. It was an ex AR car supplied direct so I Presume it was applied by Alfa Romeo U.K. And not a dealer.
The fitting of the film is generally poor, many edges have been cut short meaning they trap dirt which on a white car is pretty noticeable..
None of it is peeling off but it looks to me as though it won't last too much longer before it does.
I know a few in here have got AR to pay to have it replaced, could I ask what condition yours was in to pursuade AR to cover it under warranty?

[MawsleyCarValeting]

Mine is bad too. Only applied down each side of the car to the lower sils. Some of the edges were left slightly too long and are now peeling around 4 mm. Never claimed on the warranty as I will remove it myself machine polish the panel and get a decent company to reapply the PPF.

Edited by MawsleyCarValeting on Saturday 19th January 19:10

[Stuart J]

Had mine done under warranty and paid extra to the firm doing it to do the rest of the car .
Dealer won’t do it but will use someone they nominate so with a bit of research you can get an idea if they are any good before they are let loose on the car , mine was done by a firm in London who do a lot of top end sports cars and it was one of the better ones I’ve seen. My last 4c was done by a CG performance , I think the best installer in the UK .

http://cgperformance.co.uk/paint-protection-film/

Edited by Stuart J on Sunday 20th January 16:46

[Stuart J]

MawsleyCarValeting said:

Mine is bad too. Only applied down each side of the car to the lower sils. Some of the edges were left slightly too long and are now peeling around 4 mm. Never claimed on the warranty as I will remove it myself machine polish the panel and get a decent company to reapply the PPF.

Edited by MawsleyCarValeting on Saturday 19th January 19:10

I know you can polish the paint so do but for anyone else a good PPF hides small imperfections and a couple of coats of a good quality wax will enhance it really well

[T5GRF]

Stuart J said:

Had mine done under warranty and paid extra to the firm doing it to do the rest of the car .
Dealer won’t do it but will use someone they nominate so with a bit of research you can get an idea if they are any good before they are let loose on the car , mine was done by a firm in London who do a lot of top end sports cars and it was one of the better ones I’ve seen. My last 4c was done by a CG performance , I think the best installer in the UK .

http://cgperformance.co.uk/paint-protection-film/

Edited by Stuart J on Sunday 20th January 16:46

Could I ask if your PPF was actually peeling or was it just poorly cut and finished?
Was it the dealer that coughed up or the Alfa new car warranty?

[Stuart J]

T5GRF said:

Could I ask if your PPF was actually peeling or was it just poorly cut and finished?
Was it the dealer that coughed up or the Alfa new car warranty?

Poorly cut , just a hint of a peel at the very edges , more glue collecting dirt but Alfa warranty paid . Film is applied by Alfa , it wasn’t a dealer fit so a warranty issue

[T5GRF]

Ok thanks for clarifying that, it sounds the same as mine.
Did you take it back to the supplying dealer to make the claim or just the most local?

[Stuart J]

T5GRF said:

Ok thanks for clarifying that, it sounds the same as mine.
Did you take it back to the supplying dealer to make the claim or just the most local?

Went to the suppling dealer , good dealer but a warranty claim can go through any dealer