vinyl wrap/clear bra in north Jersey/NY area

[TurboMike]

After calling a few places and a little negotiation I got a price breakdown from Sam'sTint in Nanuet. Since my bumper has 5 huge front plate holes I was thinking of not doing the bumper and letting it get chipped and in the future get a GXP bumper (or wait until someone hits it and insurance pays for it), which is why I got prices without the bumper. He said he'd offer these prices to any G8. He uses 3M and Xpel cuts, and is 3M certified.

$375 half hood/front of fenders
$625 half hood/front fenders/rocker panels/luggage (top of rear bumper by trunk)
$695 half hood/front fenders/front bumper
$995 half hood/front fenders/front bumper/rocker panels/luggage
$1595 full hood/full fender/mirrors/bumper/rocker/luggage

So far everyone local I've been calling as been more $. He also does window tint and vinyl roof covers in white/black/carbonfiber/silver. Might get mine done this week, just cant decide on that front bumper. Getting the holes fixed professionally would be $400 to $500 and might as well go GXP for $600-$700. I just hate to have non-OEM paint on a new car. I've never seen any nonOEM paint look perfect in the long term. So it just seems dumb to spend $300+ to protect something already full of holes, but I do want the hood and fenders protected since I have zero chips so far (only 4,000 miles on car).

[Joe@Grrrr8Stuff.com]

Im looking into going to the 3M classes to install the clear bra. Its $1000, 3 days and like 3 hrs away unfortunately. May be a project for next summer. Crazy part is that in order to be certified you have to go through the class AND order $2500 worth of material.

I was looking into the di-noc and it is crazy expensive. Its like $5 a sq foot when you buy in bulk. Im going to do the neffy wrap the interior over the winter.

[Joe@Grrrr8Stuff.com]

I was just looking at real carbon fiber and its reasonable. Its like $30 a yard. Except you have to layer the resin and then buff the car when it dries. I think Im going to try doing the spoiler this winter as well.

[TurboMike]

Dropped my car this morning. Doing everything but the bumper, since its full of front lic plate holes. No reason to protect it. If i ever have the money I'll go with a GXP bumper.