DIY Roof Wrap

[king monkey]

Thanks for that! I’ve contacted Auto Wrap today who’ve quoted £160 plus vat. Pretty close for me too. The trafford Centre is my worst nightmare. First the parking even before you get in the place. 

[andy28]

I'm sure they would do £150 again if you were interested. I think they quoted me £150 plus VAT originally but I was also quoted £100 from Midlands Car Care so I said I would pay a bit more to avoid a drive to Birmingham but not that much more.

I agree about the Trafford Centre, I'll only go late at night and I take my wife's car!

[king monkey]

Might be worth asking. I’m waiting for a quote from another company which is literally 5 mins down the road first. Good to get a recommendation though. As a side note, is the black roof a pain to keep clean like black paint is?

[andy28]

Is the black roof a pain to keep clean like black paint is?

I'm afraid so, I was very upset how much the Saharan sand has been showing up on it (the rest of the white car hides it a lot better). But, as with a black car, it looks great when it's clean!

[dubber36]

As a side note, is the black roof a pain to keep clean like black paint is?

No, because it is not susceptible to swirls like paint it.

If it's dusty, but the rest of the car looks OK, then a quick detailer will clean it easily without having to be as careful as you would with paint.

[king monkey]

Thanks for the info. I’ve had a quote of £150 today at a place 5 mins away. Probably go for it. Doesn’t seem worth doing yourself now.

Is it a mod that you’ve declared to insurance?

[dubber36]

Is it a mod that you’ve declared to insurance?

It's no different to slapping a big GB sticker on the back.

[SRGTD]

Is it a mod that you’ve declared to insurance?

It's no different to slapping a big GB sticker on the back.

Yes, it is a big sticker, but I suppose an insurer might consider there are additional costs of getting the roof re-wrapped if the roof became damaged and needed to be repaired, in which case it’d cost the insurer more to settle the claim to return the car to its pre-damaged state.

You could also say a car that’s been completely vinyl wrapped doesn’t need to be declared as it has just had a large sticker applied; I think pretty much all insurers would expect an owner to declare if they’d had their car wrapped.

I’d declare it - better to be safe than sorry and avoid the potential issues of an insurer being difficult over paying any subsequent claim if the OP is unfortunate enough to need to claim in future.

[dubber36]

Wrapping the whole car would mean informing DVLA if it meant a colour change. However, even if a car has a black roof from the factory, the predominant colour is the one that's on the V5, so that won't change.

Do people declare PPF to their insurers?

[Gnasher]

Wrapping the whole car would mean informing DVLA if it meant a colour change. However, even if a car has a black roof from the factory, the predominant colour is the one that's on the V5, so that won't change.

Do people declare PPF to their insurers?

I would - if for nothing else should the worst happen and you need a repair on a panel with PPF, they may not cover it as it's not listed on the policy.