Ventureshield on my Blizzard Pearl today, PICS

Well, I took the leap and had a local installer slap on the Ventureshield today, did the hood, mirrors, bumper, headlights, turn signals, fogs and the lower rocker panels where your feet tend to kick when getting in and out of the car. They did a great job, I had to work the right angles to make the seem show up in the photos, I was unable to notice it during the day without really getting down on it and knowing what to look for... have a look and let me know what you think!

That's really awesome. It looks good, hardly noticeable. I want to, but I'm too lazy to do that for my Prius.

That looks really great. I'm gonna get my Blizzard Pearl baby done as soon as I get her in 2 weeks, right after the window tint. I got a price quote of $780 for full hood, fenders, bumpers, headlights and mirrors. I'm gonna ask about the lower rocker panels. That's a good idea. The clear bra quote was about the same at $799, but Venturesheild has the lifetime warranty.

Thanks for the pics. It really helps to see it.

Tracy

Do you mind sharing what you paid?

I'll be honest, it was more than I would normally spend... I'm an insurance agent for a very large and known company and thus know the owners of all the body shops in my small town and could likely get a great deal on paint work if I were paying out of pocket... that being said I do drive 40 miles round trip every day and decided that I would just go for it and see how it worked out. I paid $749 for the entire front end and then it was $50 more to do the lower rocker panels. They did nice though, the rocker strips start at the bottom of the front fender and go all the way back to just in front of the rear wheel, they wrap up into the inner door seal where the painted surface meets the plastic interior piece that says Prius.. $50 well spent in all likelyhood. So, my total price was $799.. not terrible but not cheap..

i had 3m film on my 2005 outback 3.0r, hood only.


wish i had it on the bumper also.


when you wax your car put a strip of painters tape along the exposed edge. this way you wont get a white wax build-up. never work near or hit the edges or they can slightly bunch up making the line more visable.



also spray the black plastic with tire foam or 303 protectant before you wax. it leaves a coating that the wax can't stick to. nothing worse than a white haze on the black plastic.

Priusagent, just had mine done Thursday and I'm happy. Looks like they did a great job on yours. I had a small black spot embedded under the hood film and the installer insisted on ordering a new hood piece to replace it and admitted he didn't catch it before. Overall a great job though for $699 ($751 incl.tax). Covers bumper, lower valence, hood and mirrors. The dealer did not carry the Plexus wax/cleaner that Ventureshield recommends, so I"m trying to find out what synthetic wax to use thats locally available.

Curious how this product compares with the 3M product. I understand the 3M product has a 5 year warranty. Thanks-

Very nice.
I asked about the rocker panels when I had mine done and I guess they did not have the patterns at the time...
congrats!

Well the rocker panels are pretty flat surfaces. I hadn't really considered doing them when I had my car done, but I suppose that it would be one one the easier DIY projects to attempt with a couple strips of bulk film to cover the wear surfaces.

The old cliche is if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all.

To be honest I planned to have a clearbra installed, but after viewing these pictures now I'm not so sure. To me the seams are a little too visible, plus the product seems to even be affecting the over all tone and brightness.

If you are happy with it I guess that's all that matters. I haven't given up on the idea. Maybe some more pics in regular outside lighting and from a little more distance?

I've actually heard such good things about Ventureshield and the latest generation of 3M that I'm a little suprised that I don't particularly like the pictured results.

Hate to be the "Negative" guy, but you did post and ask what people thought.

FWIW, I actually found it hard to take pictures that would show the film edges. You really ought to see a covered car "in person" in order to determine whether this would work for you or not. On my car (Blizzard) from a couple feet away, the 3M film really can't be seen. It is as shiny as the rest of the car as well. The most noticeable line would be the hood line and you can avoid that by having the whole hood covered if it bothers you. I wouldn't make a decision just by viewing posted pics. I found myself looking for cars in parking lots that had film applied in order to decide whether to do this. Only problem with that is you don't know what film they used. Ultimately, I figure rock rash will be a whole lot more noticeable than the film.