Should I get Kia's Paint protection package

[Ruturaj]

Should I get Kia's Paint protection package or should I spend my money on 3rd party protection films for front of the car? Either way planning to do ceramic coating afterwards.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I know nothing about Kia's PPP. How is it different from a third party application of PPF or ceramic?

 

[Ruturaj]

I know nothing about Kia's PPP. How is it different from a third party application of PPF or ceramic?

That's the problem. The description on website is not very useful but 200 sounds like a good deal.

The paint protection package adds a clear, custom-fit protective layer to your Stinger's bumper, hood, and door handle pocket. For a subtle barrier against surface scrapes and scratches.

 

[MerlintheMad]

That's the problem. The description on website is not very useful but 200 sounds like a good deal.

The paint protection package adds a clear, custom-fit protective layer to your Stinger's bumper, hood, and door handle pocket. For a subtle barrier against surface scrapes and scratches.

That's a good start. That isn't everything, I assume, or else that's no good deal. The hood is the least endangered forward part of the car. Even the A pillars and side mirrors are more in harm's way than the hood. And of course, a PPF of the whole front of the car at least back to the A pillars is the minimum for PPF, imho.

 

[NoVAGT2]

Check out this thread:

Dealer Paint Protection Option

Cheers

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

While buying my Stinger a week ago, the salesperson asked if I wanted to purchase the ceramic coating applied at the dealership
at a cost of $499. I turned down the offer. I have a detail guy I use at the Hyundai dealer that I bought 4 cars from do
a detail that you'd think the car just rolled off the showroom floor.... for $40. Takes him about 3 hours to do, and he does
it right at the dealership. I don't pay Hyundai a dime... I don't know how he is able to detail my car while working
for the dealer at the same time. I don't ask any questions. I think this is a lot more cost-effective than the ceramic coating.

 

[Ruturaj]

While buying my Stinger a week ago, the salesperson asked if I wanted to purchase the ceramic coating applied at the dealership
at a cost of $499. I turned down the offer. I have a detail guy I use at the Hyundai dealer that I bought 4 cars from do
a detail that you'd think the car just rolled off the showroom floor.... for $40. Takes him about 3 hours to do, and he does
it right at the dealership. I don't pay Hyundai a dime... I don't know how he is able to detail my car while working
for the dealer at the same time. I don't ask any questions. I think this is a lot more cost-effective than the ceramic coating.

That's crazy low. Where is it?

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

That's crazy low. Where is it?

Florida... kind of a long drive from NC.
I had him detail my Genesis G80, and two weeks later, my sister's Hyundai Sonata.
Of course we give him a nice tip.

 

[Callum]

I would PPF the front end (bumper, fender, hood) and Ceramic the rear of the car. I regret not doing PPF on my black GT2. It's coated, but does not protect against rock chips.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

I had film applied to front of my Infinity G35 about 8 years ago... just front end, headlights, side mirrors.
After a while, on the front half of the hood that was covered I developed a line of dirt along the top edge.
I guess it stuck to the glue from the film. At first, you couldn't tell the film was applied, but after a year or two,
I developed that line and it looked very obvious. I sold the car to Carmax, and first thing they did was remove
all the film. I didn't get a dime more for the car. Even if I had gotten a few paint chips had I not installed the
film, it wouldn't have reduced the price I got for the car by over $600.
I have a 2016 Corvette that I bought used with 750 miles on it last August that had Suntek PPF (bumper to bumper), and Ceramic
coating over it. No seams - you can't even tell it's there, except for the exceptional shine. Seller paid around $7k for this protection. Do you think he got that back when he traded into the dealer for an IMPALA (omg)?? Short answer is NO.

The trick to not getting front of car dinged up is not to
follow car in front of you too closely. I see many drivers following the car in front of them very closely,
causing front end chips and windshield damage from loose items on the road hitting them. If they maintained a
longer distance from the car in front of them, this would not happen, and they'd get to where they're going
just as quickly. I don't remember the last time I got a rock chip on any of my cars. I try to keep a good distance
between me and the car in front. Seems most everyone is in such a rush and must get as close to the car in front
of them so no other driver can get in between them. A little patience goes a long way, in terms of maintaining your car.
Just one old man's opinion.

 

[MerlintheMad]

A little patience goes a long way, in terms of maintaining your car.
Just one old man's opinion.

Completely agree. However, the unlucky will collect chips no matter how careful they are. On my very first road trip I was struck by a bouncing stone; must have fallen off a truck up ahead and was still moving when I came up on it, and it hit my RF bumper by the headlight, went right through to the black plastic. I could see it coming for an instant before it contacted my car. Same kind of bouncing object also put a nick in my windshield on the same road trip. I never follow too close, but sometimes I get closer when pulling out to pass. Neither of these incidents with bounding objects were when I was maneuvering to pass. A third bit of frustration was a couple of months ago: I was passing an 18 wheel rig on the right and its tires spat something angular across the lane, where I ran over it with my right wheels, and it flipped up and took a tiny gouge out of the lower edge of my right rocker panel. So these are not caused by following too closely: they just happen because that is what *shit* does. Heh!