Did anyone purchase the overcoat and undercoat from the dealer?

[MitsukiGT]

Hello everyone, I am new here and to new cars as well :) G8 GT is my first "new" car.

Please don't bash me for not searching, but I am not sure what to search for in this case.

I want to know if anyone purchased the protective coating for your paint and the underside from the dealership? I am not sure what they call it exactly, but was wondering if it is worth the money? Or is it more of a gimmick?

Thanks

[GRRRR8]

I never have it done. For what they charge for the paint protectant I can buy a lot of professional grade waxes/cleaners. The undercoating if you are up north isnt a bad idea, but I hate that stuff being sprayed everywhere. A spray car wash a few times a month keeps the salt in check.

Welcome to the site!

[MitsukiGT]

Thanks for the reply, and yes, I am right in the middle of the rustbelt :( I had a green car than looked white some days after a nice snowstorm and 70 mile trip to work (from salt not snow)!

I guess I'll go ahead and get that undercoating then. I plan to keep the car so I need to make sure it lasts me a long time.

[p71]

honestly you probably do not need either one on a modern car.... metallurgy and electronic coatings have come a long way from the neanderthal crap that they had in the 80s... of course it cannot hurt.

[99-LS1-SS]

I'm in North Carolina and I did not buy it. I did what Charlie said, I purchase higher end cleaning and waxing supplies instead. I don't trust the dealership with the appearance of the car.

[Chewy]

I wouldn't waste your money. The body shop I use says in most cases it worse than leaving it off. They clog drain holes or never really coat anything that needs it.

I use Adams products on the paint and keep the bottom clean with an under carriage spray every so often.

[foreosu]

Hell no! One dealer I was looking at was marking up every G8 with a $3500 markup for that crap. And they wouldn't budge, even when I told them specifically that I had found an exact car at another dealership without that markup.

[jnak]

I have the undercoating but not the paint protection.

But I wouldn't pay $3500 for it, that's for sure. I think it cost about $150 or $200.

[MANOFSTEEL69]

I paid 600 for both and dealt with place directly. I had the diamond treatment on my durango that stayed out of the garage and after 5yrs the paint still looked like new.
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[ronbuick]

Undercoating not needed here in Boise, so did not buy it, in fact I do not even think that they even offer it here, cause I have bought several new cars and that question was not even asked, now being from Michigan originaly, well you know, I really feel sorry for you guys in the flippin rust belt and screwed up roads.

Ron

[MitsukiGT]

Undercoating not needed here in Boise, so did not buy it, in fact I do not even think that they even offer it here, cause I have bought several new cars and that question was not even asked, now being from Michigan originaly, well you know, I really feel sorry for you guys in the flippin rust belt and screwed up roads.

Ron

LOL, yeah I'm in MI:windy:

[-Ray-]

I didn't have anything added to my G8. In some cases GM doesn't want additional undercoating added to the car.