Bumper re-paint and PPF
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Yeah its a killer combo! Not super common to see so I like how unique the color is. The matte plastic trim has bothered me since day one so I'm happy its getting upgraded.
The matte plastic is actually being replaced with the OEM LR gloss black panels through my dealer. My dealer said it is possible to paint the panels but they didn't stipulate how this would be achieved - I went through many people to find out how but the hoops to jump through made it easier to just purchase the new panels, despite the cost (peace of mind and all that). Weirdly, the gloss black front and rear bumpers are not available to purchase so these had to be painted by the dealer.
The matte plastic is actually being replaced with the OEM LR gloss black panels through my dealer. My dealer said it is possible to paint the panels but they didn't stipulate how this would be achieved - I went through many people to find out how but the hoops to jump through made it easier to just purchase the new panels, despite the cost (peace of mind and all that). Weirdly, the gloss black front and rear bumpers are not available to purchase so these had to be painted by the dealer.
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I understand that there are more parts than just lower panels so it will be super helpful to be able to get all part numbers. Thanks in advance!
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I had Suntek PPF on my previous vehicle which was a Tesla model S.. I'm sold for life. On multiple occasions I had some really bad scratches only to see them vanish in front of my eyes. On one occasion my car was parked outside of a hotel in the wilderness and a bear attempted to get in the trunk, leaving a whole lot of nasty scratches. After the next day being in the warm sun, it was all gone.
The Defender got a new iteration of this PPF, called SunTek Reaction PPF. It has the usual PPF, but also an integrated ceramic coating. Two birds, one stone. Water and everything else just glides off, amazing stuff!
The Defender got a new iteration of this PPF, called SunTek Reaction PPF. It has the usual PPF, but also an integrated ceramic coating. Two birds, one stone. Water and everything else just glides off, amazing stuff!
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If you're lucky, it's one of the sacrificial clips. If not, it may be the trim which would be worse. I don't think you have any sliders, so no idea why it would be loose unless it wasn't put on properly.
Here's a pic of the guts of it from Lucky8's slider install instructions (go to page 3) Link. You might find a video re: it, but I haven't looked at any. The top clips are novel to me. Perhaps one of those. They have broken easily when I removed my wheel trim to put the extended arches in. The bottom ones are more common. PowerfulUk sells them and I vaguely remember a thread re: them. Now that I removed my wheel arches, I have a LARGE inventory. PM me and I'll send you a few if that's what's broken. If it's the upper ones: 'yer on 'yer own.
Here's a pic of the guts of it from Lucky8's slider install instructions (go to page 3) Link. You might find a video re: it, but I haven't looked at any. The top clips are novel to me. Perhaps one of those. They have broken easily when I removed my wheel trim to put the extended arches in. The bottom ones are more common. PowerfulUk sells them and I vaguely remember a thread re: them. Now that I removed my wheel arches, I have a LARGE inventory. PM me and I'll send you a few if that's what's broken. If it's the upper ones: 'yer on 'yer own.
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I ordered a P400 in Carpathian grey in january with an august delivery date but two weeks ago the dealer had a cancellation on a black P300 with the non-extended black pack. Of course I took it and kept my order for the P400 running. But I was not completely happy with black Defender letters on the black hood and the light grey bumpers.
So I too had the bumpers, lettering and the middle transfersal bar painted. I chose something a little darker than the company color Shadow Atlas grey. I’m very pleased with the result, to me it feels this richer color brings the design together while the light grey felt out of place on such a nice car.
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I ordered a P400 in carapathian grey back in january with a arrival date of august but two weeks ago my dealer had a cancellation with this black P300 that came with the non-extended black back. Love this car so far. But like AgentMir I was not a fan of the black Defender letters on the black hood and even less of the light grey bumpers.
So I had the lettering, the bumpers and the middle transversal grill bar painted by my local paint shop. I like the Shadow Atlas color but I wanted something a little darker. So after looking at hundreds of 1x2 inches of color samples (anguishing process) I choose this color. And I love it. I feel it really brings the design together more than the standard light color.