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Many pieces were cut by the computer, but the hood, front chrome pieces, and A pillars were done by hand and he wrapped the protection around the edges. I had him take the A pillars all the way past the back windows and a 5" strip behind the sunroof to protect the paint from my roof rack. Fender to door gap - you can see a few mm of the edge. https://i.imgur.com/ExJvyJH.jpg Here is where the A pillar protection ended https://i.imgur.com/qKrg0La.jpg The pillar protection was wrapped 2" inside the door sill https://i.imgur.com/4BUcwxK.jpg The computer cut mirror pieces - the whole front is covered but it pulls away over 1/2" near the back https://i.imgur.com/psSnWJ7.jpg The headlights and chrome are all wrapped with no edges https://i.imgur.com/neIcxgS.jpg The hood was completely wrapped - no lines on top at all. https://i.imgur.com/AHoEiIz.jpg This is the largest noticeable gap other than the mirror - this is the fender to A pillar https://i.imgur.com/pUr0h6V.jpg |
yeah i would ask why the edge is quite far from the lip of the mirror cap everyone seems to rave aboue xpel but llumar/suntek has hydrophobic properties built-in |
The more I was reading about the Suntek Ultra, the more I was comfortable with it being the one I was using. Apparently it will also let more shine through from the metallic paint. I have my 10 year warranty card and receipt fot the work as well. Here is one thread I read on the SunTek Ultra: https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1468323 Anyways, I have a $40k Jetta that I put over 40k a year on, my last car looked sandblasted and I needed to replace my headlight covers 4 times on it, so for the price and the decent quality, I am quite happy with this application. It will never be a show car but at least it has some paint protection at an ethical price. I went to Street Legal Tint in North Van for a quote as I was in the area, and they wanted $3000 for the same material, same application. Street Legal wanted $600 for the tint on the windows I want - and Brookswood is going to do it for $150 to install with the same tint I am ordering - SunTek HP Blue 50. Yuki didn't have this in stock as it isn't common and the roll is expensive as he has to bring in 100' at a time, so I ordered 25' of it from Tint Center online which will cost about $200 CDN after exchange; making it $350 for the window tint vs $600. Good enough for my Jetta. |
From what I was told Suntek will have more gloss and more clear but it's thinner. Xpel is thicker but not as clear as the Suntek. The last picture looks like a hand cut, usually all the panels are tucked so you can't see the lines but the overall job looks pretty good for $1k. What film was used? |
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I could see if I had an exoctic like yours, Harvey, I would demand full wrapped edges, but for the $1000 taxes in on a Jetta - I'm rolling just fine with the budget and the function over form. Brookswood Tint had a steady stream of new cars from dealers coming through his shop, so the local car dealers trust him to do their work. |
I’ve used Glossworks based out of Coquitlam. He makes XPEL templates that go past the edges so he can wrap around most straight edges so there is no likely hood of a loose edge coming loose. I’ve had it on my car for over three years and it’s perfectly on there! It’s also a pretty penny to make it look right so there is little sign of wrapping done. |
i have nothing else to compare it to but for the money, yuki @ brookswood is amazing he spent some time prep yesterday afternoon then spent most of the day wrapping the full front including lip on dark gray exterior it's invisible with a nice gloss, only until I'm an inch away with a flashlight can i trace the edges the area around tow-hook point is a bit rough but that's super nitpicking...mirror was two piece but turned out well he didn't do the A pillars which is kinda my bad as i didn't clarify...the non-glossy plastic grille in front of the horn/rad was not covered, i didn't mind...but he did cover the glossy part where the license plate sits he's basically a one man show so dont expect quick email replies...he's also currently wrapping a black CTR im sure if you spend 2-3x more you could get something absolutely flawless, but i'm really satisfied with how it turned out |
^ let's see a few pics, I have no idea what car/truck you drive. Call Yuki and ask about the A-pillars, he only added $100 when I asked about mine and did them just the way I asked him to, all the way to the back window. |
1 Attachment(s) nothing fancy just a miata, snapped a potato pic in dim garage last night slightly rough corner tow hook cover and roughly 3-4mm uncovered where the front bumper is heavily creased (i'm assuming if done it would cause bubble easily). i'm usually very anal but not bothered by this surprisingly, not visible unless going with a fine-tooth comb surprised you go back and forth btw squamish and langley a fair bit...i might do it for i'm out in the valley but dont wanna waste a whole afternoon for just A pillars haha |
now wanting to cover the rest of the panels...looked at ceramic coating but quite spendy for what it is brookswood said he doesn't have template for the doors/rear bumper :confused: prefer to keep it suntek ultra for better match anyone tried vancouver clear bra? good google reviews and apparently does porsche center's fleet but his website is awful |
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