BMW G80 M3 X Drive Detail | Ceramic | PPF | Drive
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- This X Drive G80 M3 gets a full new car detail including paint correction, PPF, ceramic coating and then we take it for a drive! The X Drive has amazing grip and proves to be a promising change to the platform. The last few minutes of video cover my G80 X Drive review and impressions. This video is in our vlog style! let me know if you enjoy this style of video in the comments below and let me know if you love or hate that front bumper!
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Drippin wet gloss baby 💪🏻
The best part is that gloss lasts years!!! Love that unique silver color too.
Great video! I have ordered the car in the same colour/interior combo so it’s great to see the glamour shots. Have you done a video on your opinion of PPF? I’ve found it quite hard to find opinions contrary to the PPF bandwagon and would be really interested to hear yours, based on your expertise. Cheers.
Great color combo. Totally in love with the interior! I want a rs6 and they have a similar Camel Brown color!
My Bugatti Chiron video talks about ppf! The white turbo S video talks about it too. In general I talk about it often lol. It's a hot button thing for me!
It's totally a "trendy" thing And if you buy a expensive car it's part of the car culture now to get expensive PPF to save it from the world.
Depending on your situation it will make sense or it won't make any sense.
I'll certainly make a in depth PPF video one day soon.
@@STATUSDETAIL thanks a lot.
Yes after initially thinking it is a “must have” (mostly based on forums or people who sold PPF 🤷♂️) - I could find very little in the way of balanced, professional opinions online.
I’ll check your videos out - thanks, had been hanging out for this M3 one 👍🏽
Hi. What is the name of the color ?
@@DVerbe skyscraper gray metallic
glamour shots 🔥🔥
My favorite part of filming 😀😀😀
My g80 is coming in two months and I am weighing this decision. It will not be a daily car and my biggest concern is how peppered a car looks after 4 years especially headlights. The cost is ridiculous but I can see the upside of it also. I could use that money for other stuff...
Be sure to follow my Instagram! Literally just posted a story about this on a GT500. That car got front bumper PPF only. Low cost and stops the peppered look. That only really happens to the front bumper. Big rocks go past everything tho ...
My comment on one of the below comments goes pretty in depth on situations and if it's right for you. If your not hurting for money a front bumper only isn't a terrible idea.
Amazing video. I have Isle of Man green ordered, but this skyscraper gray spec is amazing. Do you have a video talking about the reasons against PPF? I’d love to see it as I really am struggling to go with PPF vs just ceramic and other means. My car will not be daily more of an every couple day in car town. Thanks for the great content.
I do have a video against. But it's a little out of date and old.
Many points in that video remain correct but STEK PPF changed my opinion on a lot. We fully body PPF almost every car now. My more recent vids will show a up to date mind set on ppf 👍
@@STATUSDETAILthat is great to know! I take delivery in 2 months and one of the shops here uses STEK. I had not heard of that brand, but the little I’ve researched makes it seem like a great product compared to XPEL etc. I take it with Stek you can really make the finish pop with ceramics on top etc?
@@AUav8r05 from my experience gtechniq ceramic works really well with STEK dynoshield. They make a lower quality PPF that less expensive too. You want dyno shield
@@STATUSDETAILgreat thanks!🙏
do u have a video where u explain why you dont like ppf
I think that's most of my videos lol
The Bugatti video talks about it a little. So does the white turbo s video.
I'll make a video just on PPF one day soon. Be sure to follow my Instagram. My insta stories talk about ppf often!
Great detail video but these are now an 8 speed ZF, I have an X3M Comp with the same drivetrain.
Was chatting with owner about after that drive and he told me this as well. Ge also said the new RS5 sportback I want had it. I'll need to go drive one soon.
I love the dsg in my cars but dual clutch is getting harder to find!!!
Thank you for watching and hope to see you around the channel!!
Amazing work here! For this particular detail, was the car fully wrapped with PPF? If not, where did you guys stop the film on the sides/doors and on the A pillar? By the way, I did see the video on the arguments against PPF, and I am considering those positions. I certainly appreciate the perspective there. Thanks for any help!
This was a full front ppf
Everything was tucked and wrapped edges.
Ppf can be really helpful for some people. Especially if they understand the product and it's limitations and drawbacks
@@STATUSDETAIL Thanks - much appreciated. It sounds like you guys didn't go down the lower sides or anything. For me, I am trying to think about where I would stop the PPF on the lower sides to mitigate the visibility of the PPF termination lines. I also have a Skyscraper/Tartufo G80 on a boat coming across the Atlantic right now.
@@michaelbetanzos6172 I think you're talking about the rocker panels and the only way to do that with no seams is to basically do the whole piece. For what it's worth that is super low visibility in doing just a small section on the bottom would be very inexpensive and when it's inexpensive you're not going to be scared to replace it if it gets beat up
I'm really curious why you don't recommend PPF.. thanks. I've always got it to prevent rock chips and it seems to help a lot with that. Now I'm curious since I've never heard an installer not recommend it.
I'll treat this comment like a first conversation with a customer.
Lmk how you use your car.
How many miles do you drive a year. Lots of highway or little trips around town?
Do you often do Rally's or cruises with friends who have cup tires?
Any track time?
Also what kind of car is it. Weekend fun car or daily driver? Do you plan to keep the car for many years or is it a toy you sell in 12-24 months?
Based on your answers I'll let you know my honest opinion on if you need film and the pro cons. Plus what spots I'd do👍🙂
@@STATUSDETAIL hi! I was actually wondering the same thing. I ended up getting PPF + ceramic but now wondering if the ppf was worth it for my situation…😶
Primarily a weekend fun car, but occasional mid-week errands/trips around town and every so often long drives/trips on the weekend (250-500+ miles roundtrip)
No rallies or track days
I plan to keep this one forever (‘18 BMW M2)
Would love to hear your thoughts!
Thanks!
@@Meeeks hello!
So the most "dangerous" part of your driving habits in terms of Rock chips is the 300-500 road trips. If your doing that a couple times a year then you are rolling the dice on a stone chip a couple times a year too.
So full front end PPF. Mirrors. Bumper. Hood. Fenders. Is going to be expensive and probably around $3000 or more depending on installer and how good that install is. I'm assuming it's high end and every edge that can be tucked is tucked.
It's possible you see value in that ppf and it certainly helps stop little stuff. BUT when the big rocks hit... They go past everything and into your base coat or bare metal. So when you have ppf you now have limited options especially if your meticulous.
You can leave it alone.
You can pull the film and put touch up paint
You can pull it and put touch up paint and re ppf but that won't look right
You can pull ppf and repaint and ppf again. This is the only true solution to getting back to original condition. Also $$$$$
If you have no PPF. A good detailer or body shop can fill that Rock chip in. I do Rock chip repairs for free after a ceramic detail for 5-7 years.
So it's really a gamble but in most cases and from what I see on my customers cars the value proposition of ppf isn't actually very good. Especially when you consider if the time rips once a year stopping a rock do you replace $600-800 of ppf every 12-16 months for 10 years if you keep it forever? Or paint it once every 5-10 years.
I can see doing just a front bumper. It's likely to get that little stuff and have the peppered look. PPF stops that. But nearly every ppf job that's a few years old has a bullet hole in it from a rock and almost no one wants to pull a $800 piece of plastic off to find out if it hit the paint too. So it stays on and looks bad.
But didn't we put ppf on to avoid this situation? I'd rather have a chip and live with it or touch up. Ultimately when time comes if it's a keeper. Just body shop the bumper or hood. If you keep cars a year or two then no one cars about a rock chip. No car has ever sold for less because of 1 or 2 chips. Not even the 1.5 million dollar McLaren P1 I did recently lol.
Complicated topic. I hope this was helpful 🙂
@Augustine Yoo glad you enjoyed it 👍🙂
Would love to see u guys do it on a black g80 :)
Someone bring me a black Sapphire metallic G80/G82!!!!!
@@STATUSDETAIL where are you located, I’m getting my black sapphire g82 delivered so I’d be interested in getting work done
@@seandabomb1399 Hey Sean! Status is about 10 minutes past Iron gate on i88. Aurora IL. Would love to earn your business! My email and phone number are on statusdetail.com
Amazing work here! Can you possibly confirm if this M3 was in the Donington Grey color?
Skyscraper gray metallic!
Thanks! Check out our other videos! Especially the hyper car details 🙂🙂
New to the channel but why don’t you recommend ppf?
Thanks for checking out my CZcams channel 🙂👍
Basically my style of detailing is an all out attempt at perfection. So I want cars to have perfect paint corrected paint. Maximum gloss from my unique dual layer ceramic etc.
Ppf is a great idea for some people. Mainly for people that track cars often. Drive a ton of miles and it's almost all highway or for people that do a lot Of driving with friends who have sticky tires that throw rocks.
The main drawback of ppf for me is the additional orange peel it adds to a panel. Especially when the adjacent panel has no ppf. You also have inevitable seems in some places because not everything can be fully tucked. Ultimately PPF can still get rock chips because nothing will stop a really big rock. So is it really offering protection? It's also pretty expensive In comparison to reasonable body shop that could repaint a bumper for almost similar cost. I can also put touch up paint in chips if no ppf is on car. But if a Rick goes past film I can only peel the ppf off and when we redo ppf it will look awful with the chip defect under. So if your that much if perfectionist you need to body shop hood before round 2 of ppf.
It's kind of the debate of the century with me lol. Because I recently started offering it for customers like this one who really wanted a status detail and knows my stance on it but still wants ppf at end of day.
I could go on.... Lol hope that gives insight. Full ppf pro cons video in works.
Skyscraper gray or Brooklyn Gray??
This car is skyscraper gray. But I love Brooklyn gray. I love the nardo gray and chalk color!!! Might get my RS5 sportback in Nardo ...
Awesome review! I also have a xdrive m3 but I do have a question as I am trying to diagnose if I have a problem right now. When turning right or left from a full stop in first gear, I get this feeling like some gearing is not catching. The car doesn't necessarily shake but the acceleration is not smooth. It feels like a 4x4 car making a u turn and getting that jerky acceleration. In a straight line, the gear shifts are perfectly smooth/normal. Is this something you are experiencing in your m3 as well or something I should look into? Any information would help! I've been looking for information online but its hard to find information on the car as the xdrive m3 is especially newer.
Interesting. I didn't personally experience that during my drive. I'd suggest copy pasting this comment to the Plife youtube channel. He is the owner and will know more!
What tire dressing did you use on this detail? Gyeon tire? Looks amazing!
Gyeon Q2 Tire
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How much did you charge for the ceramic ppf on the whole car. ?
This was full front ppf. Some custom rocker ppf.
Paint correction. Ceramic on just about everything. Wash decon etc.
$4200 ish. This was awhile ago. But that sounds roughly correct
Do you have a video on just ceramic coating and the benefits? I'm getting an m3 comp xdrive in skyscraper grey also in just a couple of weeks! This whole time I was thinking about doing ppf, but now I'm thinking if a proper ceramic coat would be sufficient. Thanks for any input u have.
I don't have any videos on that actually..but when I get comments like this it helps me know I should make one!!!
I have a video on ppf that you should probably check out.
In general ceramic makes your car way more glossy. It maintains that gloss for years. It will be very hydrophobic and have amazing water beading that will also last year's. A bit of scratch resistance is added and chemical resistant like bird poo for example.
It acts like a sacrificial layer top. So of you polish off some light imperfections you are really mostly removing ceramic and then just reapply fresh ceramic over top.
Ceramic is a no brainer and has zero drawbacks in comparison to ppf. So ceramic should go on stand alone or on top of your ppf. The only real drawback is that is cost money to install! I hope that helps! Enjoy that awesome G80😃😃
@@STATUSDETAIL thank you so much for your knowledge. Too bad I live in NY otherwise I'd bring the car right to you! Great to see how passionate you are about your work.
@@jananis.6461 Glad I could help!
Checkout statusdetailstore.com for car care supplies! I offer ceramic too if you want to diy a install 🙂
Is this color skyscraper gray?
I believe it was. It was a long time ago I did this car but I believe some other people asked that question when the color was fresher in my mind. So if you check a couple other comments you can probably confirm.
Don’t agree on fallout remover. You have to do it even if the car is brand new. Car travelled by train etc etc plus he drive to do the break down of the engine.
The point is the paint correction process does that decon for you. You remove clear coat and everything imbedded in it during that step. This clogs your pads uo more but you can swap pads more often to mitigate.
Fallout remover is definitely handy in many different situations primarily when it's really obvious and bad.
@@STATUSDETAIL I don’t like to contaminate my pads…
@@Nakinakpgm agreed. But we do have options depending on level of contamination and and time table to complete a job. Don't get me wrong. I use iron x often lol.
I am thinking of getting a frozen white m3c. Is that paint really hard to maintain and is ppf important as the stone chips on that paint job is going to be expensive to repair???
One of the only times that I highly recommend PPF and it's an absolute no brainer and honestly it's a little crazy not to is when you do frozen or matte paint that's OEM. It's virtually impossible to repair because you cannot paint correct it. So for example if a bird poops on your hood and it etches it.... Game over.
Highly recommend doing full body PPF on any matte OEM paint. That's basically the only time you're going to hear me highly recommend you do full body PPF lol
You will need Matte PPF. Gloss ppf won't work.
@@STATUSDETAIL yeah thats what i was thinking. Thank you
@@adnantausif3126 thanks for watching 🙂
Is this exterior gunmetal grey 2 ?
Skyscraper gray metallic
Where are you guys located?
We are in Aurora IL 🙂
Checkout statusdetail.com for contact info or shoot me a dm on Instagram 🙂
@@STATUSDETAIL Fort Worth, your a bit far. Good luck!
what is that handheld foam machine called?
I think you are talking about the IK Foam Pro 2. Or the pf22 foam Cannon in the pressure washer.
Both are sold at statusdetailstore.com
@@STATUSDETAIL thx. i used to have a pressure washer but then i moved to a condo. so a handheld foam machine is ideal. is it just for wheels or sufficient for a whole car?
@@minigiant8998 great question. It works great on wheels. Paint. And even interior.
Simply don't mix the bottles for each work area. So put wheel cleaner in one and that's only ever for wheels. Pit car soap in one and that's only for paint. You don't want to mix wheel cleaner in it. Then dump that out and out interior cleaner in it. The chemical residue will get stuck in the filters and be mixing it all together a bit.
You dilute with water too so don't put straight soap in it.
@@STATUSDETAIL ok thx! im going to get a couple then.
I have a hard time understanding why you don't recommend PPF, Ceramic coating does not protect the paint from rock chips, dings, and wear and tear. I think you are very misleading then. Why would you install something you don't recommend? PPF is by far the best thing you can do to your car to seal in the paint and prevent everyday wear and tear.
I think you should watch my most recent videos
They already have an aftermarket solution for the horrible beaver teeth front end.
Seriously!! I gotta see that! Very excited lol
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wash in the sun?? No thanks
Generally a bad idea. Very true. But Is it possible? Yes. I'm very careful in everything I do.
Why would you want to protect a front like that. It's like reverse plastic surgery.
I think you are talking about the paint protection film. It's not really my favorite method of protection and a hot button topic on. This CZcams channel! Lol
The hope is that it stops rock chips and especially kitty rocks and debris from hitting the car and damaging or scratching it. Peel it off one day and you have a brand new fresh paint job under it.
Reality is it's not usually that simple and it's expensive.
@@STATUSDETAIL He was trying to make a joke about the G8x grille
@@r1ckz0mb0 lol. This is what happens when I reply to comments after just waking up lololol