Looking at the damage, I was certain a body shop visit will be in order.
BHPian androdev recently shared this with other enthusiasts.
Some of you may know that I bought a Jimny and have been driving it regularly.
It’s a great city car but boy, on the highway, I get bullied by pretty much every other car. An unfamiliar emotion 🙂 Decided to take the 911 on a healing trip to nurse all those wounds!
I was just cruising along and suddenly an unidentified flying object hit the car with a loud bang. It happened too suddenly and I had no clue what just happened. All I could see from the driver’s seat was an ugly patch on the bonnet and windshield. Maybe 10-15 years back, I would have stopped the car, stepped out and shed a few tears. Now I just keep calm, curse my bad luck and trudge along.
Here is the video from the dashcam:
Came home and checked the damage. It looked pretty bad and I was certain a body shop visit will be in order. I was kicking myself for not getting a PPF coating done at least for the hood and front fenders.
No idea what black magic Porsche guys do in their factories but I could just wipe the whole thing with a microfibre towel. I didn’t even have to use any polish – no dent or scratch. Just as good as new. Do you feel lucky, punk? I do, sir.
Update:
PPF protection is not as simple as it seems.
Minor incidents such as this: Paint is not at risk but PPF will need replacement as PPF will surely get damaged. I hear you get PPF that can be polished/repaired?
Medium incidents with paint damage but no dents: the sweet spot where PPF serves its purpose really well – stone chips and minor scratches. Will still need fresh PPF replacement.
Major incidents: PPF offers no protection and will need fresh PPF replacement.
PPF is not cheap and I also like the look without PPF. Abroad, body shop work is very expensive so PPF is a good insurance. Here PPF is not cheap and bodyshop work is fairly inexpensive when you consider the kind of damage that PPF actually prevents.
So the cost-benefit analysis is a bit complicated but I think will take this as a warning sign and go for it
Here’s what BHPian itwasntme had to say on the matter:
Looks like the Swift’s wheel-well cladding worked itself loose. Couldn’t spot anything on the road in front but could have been there of course.
PPF is a great idea!
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