Paint finish on inside sills
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They do a Griff kit www.armourfend.com/images/griffith_4302.jpg or you can get the products uncut.
My Porker was done by the prev. owner when new. It's still looking excellent except for a section that an over-enthusiastic valeter buggered up !
Edited by jaydee on Monday 17th December 11:22
or (0) 1992 892 896 or info@armourfend.com
They do a Griff kit www.armourfend.com/images/griffith_4302.jpg or you can get the products uncut.
My Porker was done by the prev. owner when new. It's still looking excellent except for a section that an over-enthusiastic valeter buggered up !
Edited by jaydee on Monday 17th December 11:22
I was going to get my Griff Armourfended after a total respray but it's not without problems.
1) It's expensive and must be fitted by a trained fitter or it will look crap.
2) You can see the joins between the treated bits and non treated bits (may not be a problem for you).
3) The edges can collect crap and show lines across the car.
4) If it gets damaged it's a total pain to sort it out.
So I didn't bother. Would be interested to see if anyone violently disagrees but at £800 it seemed a bit overpriced to me.
1) It's expensive and must be fitted by a trained fitter or it will look crap.
2) You can see the joins between the treated bits and non treated bits (may not be a problem for you).
3) The edges can collect crap and show lines across the car.
4) If it gets damaged it's a total pain to sort it out.
So I didn't bother. Would be interested to see if anyone violently disagrees but at £800 it seemed a bit overpriced to me.
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1) It's expensive and must be fitted by a trained fitter or it will look crap.
Too right, a trained fitter is essential.
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2) You can see the joins between the treated bits and non treated bits (may not be a problem for you).
Not the case on the Porker because the Armourfend runs the full length/width of the protected area. This would be the same on the area you want to protect. I couldn't recommend it for the nose of a Tiv though, I think it would be noticeable there.
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3) The edges can collect crap and show lines across the car.
See above. The only area where the film does not meet a shut line/seam is on the rear wheel arch. It does collect a little polish but running along the seam with a detailing cloth sorts this.
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4) If it gets damaged it's a total pain to sort it out.
Can't agree with this. The area I had to have replaced (a valeter used rubbing compound to try and remove it !!!) was simply heated with a hot air gun, peeled away and the area cleaned with solvent. The new piece stuck on and it looked exactly the same as the other side after the first wash.
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So I didn't bother. Would be interested to see if anyone violently disagrees but at £800 it seemed a bit overpriced to me.
Hmm, that does sound pretty steep. The guy who fixed mine suggested that the whole kit (not including bonnet) would come in at about £450 fitted.
I would suggest contacting them and finding out if someone can do just the area that's attracting damage. I'd also recommend getting the wing mirrors, headlamps and wheel arch edges done but I'd leave it at that.
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