Donnation
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For 2025 Yukon AT4 Ultimate.
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Please look at this quote. I told them they were crazy but wanted your guys option.
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Do you want any of that stuff or are they just including it?
If you don’t want it then I would go to another dealer. Sadly some dealers are trying to pull that BS with consumers to increase their profit. It’s nothing more than a money-grab.
If you don’t want it then I would go to another dealer. Sadly some dealers are trying to pull that BS with consumers to increase their profit. It’s nothing more than a money-grab.
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I mean you have a lot of stuff going on. Seems bit on the high side but not astronomical. Thays about in line with the PPF for my car. But I didn’t do all that extra painting and interior stuff you have going on.
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It seems pretty extravagant.... I had that all done to mine for about 8K and they disassembled, and body shop painted my front grill top and bottom, and fog light bezels as well. They sent my stock wheels out and had them gloss powder coated. They've held up very well. And they were only about a 100 a piece to coat.
I'm working on a list like that for my new incoming 25 but I'm. cutting down a lot of the things that I paid for previously some of them didn't turn out as good as I thought. and others were outright too expensive, and I can find them much cheaper after I get it home. It really depends on what convenience means to you. If you want to pick it up and everything is done, just go ahead and pay them and move on. if you're willing to pick and choose and leave your car for a few days at two or three places, you can probably beat those prices hands down.
I'm working on a list like that for my new incoming 25 but I'm. cutting down a lot of the things that I paid for previously some of them didn't turn out as good as I thought. and others were outright too expensive, and I can find them much cheaper after I get it home. It really depends on what convenience means to you. If you want to pick it up and everything is done, just go ahead and pay them and move on. if you're willing to pick and choose and leave your car for a few days at two or three places, you can probably beat those prices hands down.
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I second this, I think PPF specifically requires any ceramic coating/wax is to be removed prior to install.
This quote seems a bit much… a lot of things look like “wants” more than needs. I am highly skeptical of interior protection (#2) as you are likely not going to scratch the inside for several years. By the time you have scratches the coverage is either void because you failed to spray something down correctly or you forget you have the coverage.
I had my 4Runner for over a decade since new and only ever hand washed it with a twice a year clay bar and wax application. I did 2 or 3 iron decontaminations over that time frame. Regular rinses in the winter at the self wash bay (no brushes or soaps) and 2-3 max hand washes per month in the warmer months.
Paint still looked new since day one when I traded in last spring.
Best thing you can do: avoid parking under sappy trees, park way out in the middle of nowhere in parking lots, don’t drive behind dump trucks, and wipe off bugs at the end of the day when you’re on your road trip (I carry a quick rinse and a few microfibres for this).
That’s really all people should need to do.
Or, one can pay $6,000 on all the paint protection stuff, and still need to do everything outlined above lol.
Paint still looked new since day one when I traded in last spring.
Best thing you can do: avoid parking under sappy trees, park way out in the middle of nowhere in parking lots, don’t drive behind dump trucks, and wipe off bugs at the end of the day when you’re on your road trip (I carry a quick rinse and a few microfibres for this).
That’s really all people should need to do.
Or, one can pay $6,000 on all the paint protection stuff, and still need to do everything outlined above lol.
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(In my best Bill Macy voice)You've gotta have that Clear-Coat!
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I used to run the Nevada market for XPEL - the PPF pricing is ridiculous. A full front end shouldn't be more than $2k, and even that is super high for some markets. Headlights are about $5 worth of film and take 5 minutes to install, so $250 per is ridiculous. The PPF on the interior is equally as inexpensive and easy/fast to install, $400 is a joke.
They also aren't going to do 4 layers of ceramic. That's ridiculous to even say, and XPEL doesn't recommend or require more than one layer. For $2k, if they are doing full paint prep on the whole truck, that isn't terrible. The entire vehicle needs to be polished perfectly, even if it's new, in order for the ceramic to look good.
Gloss black lug nut sets are like $30, and they have to install lug nuts when they put your wheels back on anyways. I'm not sure what "painting" wheels gloss black means, but don't paint them - hopefully they mean powder coat. You can get 4 wheels powder coated for under $1,000 just about anywhere in the country.
Long story short, this is about double of what it should be for everything except the ceramic if they are doing a full paint correction first. If they are just applying it with no correction, then it shouldn't be more than about $750, but it will look like crap.
You were spot on to tell them they are crazy.
They also aren't going to do 4 layers of ceramic. That's ridiculous to even say, and XPEL doesn't recommend or require more than one layer. For $2k, if they are doing full paint prep on the whole truck, that isn't terrible. The entire vehicle needs to be polished perfectly, even if it's new, in order for the ceramic to look good.
Gloss black lug nut sets are like $30, and they have to install lug nuts when they put your wheels back on anyways. I'm not sure what "painting" wheels gloss black means, but don't paint them - hopefully they mean powder coat. You can get 4 wheels powder coated for under $1,000 just about anywhere in the country.
Long story short, this is about double of what it should be for everything except the ceramic if they are doing a full paint correction first. If they are just applying it with no correction, then it shouldn't be more than about $750, but it will look like crap.
You were spot on to tell them they are crazy.
PPF is impact protection. Ceramic is just a detail product. Two different things.
PPF on a front end with ceramic on the whole car after is very common. Keeps the whole car looking nice and the front protected from chips.
PPF is applied first, then the ceramic is applied over the whole car including the PPF after.
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Don't paint the rims. Powder coat only......
11,000.00 dollars and it will not run any better or faster. I would spend that money on a DOD delete with new cam and lifters along with a good tune.
Then get a decent ceramic coating and power coat them wheels. It will look better and run better. But it’s your money so enjoy it & make that dealership richer. Good luck
The wheels you can take off and send to detroitwheelandtire.com and they will refinish them for you for less than that. I had a set of 20" x 10" Dodge Durango SRT wheels done for around $700 total.. I dropped them off, so that helped with price for sure.
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Did Will Farrell give you that quote in his Weatherman plaid blazer?
One problem here. The dealership is double dipping on you. They’re getting a cut rate, low ball deal with their external vendors to do that work.
Those vendors work for cheap to get fed all the jobs at the dealership. The dealer is charging you full retail price that the vendor couldn’t charge the dealership without being laughed off the lot.
Watch the expression on the dealers face if you ask to speak to the person doing the work. You’ll see the BUSTED expression.
Take that quote to an auto sound, tint or body shop for a 2nd quote. You’ll save enough to get a GM big brake package for free.
One problem here. The dealership is double dipping on you. They’re getting a cut rate, low ball deal with their external vendors to do that work.
Those vendors work for cheap to get fed all the jobs at the dealership. The dealer is charging you full retail price that the vendor couldn’t charge the dealership without being laughed off the lot.
Watch the expression on the dealers face if you ask to speak to the person doing the work. You’ll see the BUSTED expression.
Take that quote to an auto sound, tint or body shop for a 2nd quote. You’ll save enough to get a GM big brake package for free.
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Donnation
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Did Will Farrell give you that quote in his Weatherman plaid blazer?
One problem here. The dealership is double dipping on you. They’re getting a cut rate, low ball deal with their external vendors to do that work.
Those vendors work for cheap to get fed all the jobs at the dealership. The dealer is charging you full retail price that the vendor couldn’t charge the dealership without being laughed off the lot.
Watch the expression on the dealers face if you ask to speak to the person doing the work. You’ll see the BUSTED expression.
Take that quote to an auto sound, tint or body shop for a 2nd quote. You’ll save enough to get a GM big brake package for free.
2025 Yukon | Performance Brakes | Brembo Upgrade Package | Front 6-Piston | Red | GMC Logo | Pair
Add the ultimate braking performance to your 2025 Yukon with this Brembo® 6-Piston Performance Front Brake Kit in Red from GMC. This Genuine GMC Accessories Front Brake Upgrade Kit features Red Brembo® six-piston, fixed aluminum calipers and larger-than-stock Duralife™ rotors. The Red Brembo®...www.shopchevyparts.com
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Personal opinion. It’s a Yukon and not an exotic or collector car (if it was an aventador I’d say the film is well worth it). Keeping it perfect won’t help resale value any. If I was me I’d just put PPF on the front bumper to stop 90% of the chips.
It’s a depreciating asset and the 11k will just be thrown away with it.
It’s a depreciating asset and the 11k will just be thrown away with it.
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Yeah I was really just looking to protect the front from chips. It was his idea to protect the whole front. Thank you for the good advice.
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Well yeah he wants to make money. I will tell you that my old 2015 Tahoe is destroyed with rock chips but the hood and front fenders really don’t have any damage. It’s just the front bumper. The trucks are so high off the ground anything that gets high enough to hit the hood is pretty rare.
If I ever get a new suv I’d just PPF the front bumper and call it a day for sure. That’s the best bang for your buck.
