Estimate a paint protection film job from vehicle size, coverage package, film tier and region. The result is a low / typical / high planning range, not a quote.
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Assumptions, labelled as estimates: a typical full-body sedan in a US-average market on standard film is modeled at $6,500 installed. Other packages are fractions of that (partial front 15%, full front 28%, track pack 45%, full body 100%). Vehicle size, film tier and region apply multipliers. Low is 80% of typical; high is 130%. Paint correction, ceramic coating, body-kit panels, or removing bumpers can add to a real quote. Compare a color-change wrap with the car wrap cost calculator.
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Partial front is aimed at daily chip protection on the leading edges. Full front is the most common retail package: bumper, hood, fenders and mirrors. A track pack adds the areas that pick up debris at speed — rockers and A-pillars. Full body is a much larger job and is priced accordingly.
Use this page for clear (or occasionally colored) protection film. Use the wrap cost calculator for a color-change or graphic vinyl wrap, and preview colors in the wrap & stance preview. Some owners do both: PPF on high-impact areas, wrap on the rest. Get itemized quotes for each.
For a typical sedan in a US-average market, a full-front package (bumper, hood, fenders, mirrors) often lands around the mid-to-high $1,000s, with a wide shop-to-shop spread. SUVs and trucks cost more. Use the low / typical / high range as a planning band, then get written quotes.
Partial front is usually the bumper, a portion of the hood, and the mirrors. Full front adds the rest of the hood and the fenders. A track pack typically adds rockers, A-pillars and sometimes the leading edge of the roof. Full body covers all painted panels.
No. PPF is a thicker, usually clear (or sometimes colored) urethane film meant to absorb stone chips. A vinyl wrap is primarily for color or design. You can have both, but they are quoted and installed differently. Compare a color-change wrap with the car wrap cost calculator.
The film itself costs more, and install time is higher because edges, bumpers and sensors have to be finished carefully. That is why package prices, not just area, drive the estimate.
Yes. Premium and ceramic-coated films cost more than a standard film, and shops in large coastal metros often charge more than Midwest or smaller-market shops. The multipliers here are planning assumptions, not a survey of current shop rates.
Not exactly. Quotes vary with paint condition, body-line complexity, whether bumpers come off, ceramic coating on top, and local labor. Treat the figures as estimates and compare at least two local installers.