The Down and Dirty ADM Thread

[tw1]

Who are you using for Xpel etc...?

I'm actually doing my GT4 first. Doug and his team a Concours Auto Spa in Torrance are doing the prep/decontamination/paint correction/polishing and then Eric at Envious is coming up to do the film (full front, mirrors, rockers, air scoops, rear quarter panels) Then Concours will be coating the entire car/wheels with Modesta.

Assuming this turns out as I trust it will I'll likely go for the same deal for the GT350.

Also open to suggestions / recommendations.

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[Zcobra1]

Ultimate Shield in Orange quoted $1675 for Suntek full front and mirrors.
3M window tint was around $435 for best quality tint.

They quoted $950 for partial front, full bumper/mirrors and partial hood/fenders.

 

[tw1]

Ultimate Shield in Orange quoted $1675 for Suntek full front and mirrors.
3M window tint was around $435 for best quality tint.

They quoted $950 for partial front, full bumper/mirrors and partial hood/fenders.

Does this include any rockers or real quarter panel? Rear quarter panel sits significantly out from the front tires and is likely to catch a lot of rocks, even if just from your own front tires. Would be curious to know what they'd charge if including. Interested to hear from people that have applied film if they're going all the way on the rear quarter panel, which means having to go up onto the pillars on the roof or cut it. I really only want to wrap full panels (I'm particular about having the material show a line through the paint) but the rear quarter panel on the GT350 is weird the way it stretch all the way up and over the windows alongside the roof.

 

[firestarter2]

Ultimate Shield in Orange quoted $1675 for Suntek full front and mirrors.
3M window tint was around $435 for best quality tint.

They quoted $950 for partial front, full bumper/mirrors and partial hood/fenders.

Seems like a lot for tint

 

[Panthers1521]

Im on AutoTrader and there are 648 new GT350's in the US. NO ONE should be paying an ADM at this point.

 

[Zcobra1]

Does this include any rockers or real quarter panel? Rear quarter panel sits significantly out from the front tires and is likely to catch a lot of rocks, even if just from your own front tires. Would be curious to know what they'd charge if including. Interested to hear from people that have applied film if they're going all the way on the rear quarter panel, which means having to go up onto the pillars on the roof or cut it. I really only want to wrap full panels (I'm particular about having the material show a line through the paint) but the rear quarter panel on the GT350 is weird the way it stretch all the way up and over the windows alongside the roof.

You can contact them through Yelp, that is how I got the quote. That quote does not include rockers and rear panels. I honestly do not want to spend a small fortune on correction, PPF, coatings, etc. I budgeted $2K for tint and PPF, so meager budget....yes the rear quarters concern me, I may do
a partial rear, and see if I can negotiate that in.

 

[Zcobra1]

The thing I don't understand is that there are tens almost hundreds available. If I search on Ford.com with my zip code it finds 79 GT350s and 11 GT350Rs and still some dealers are acting like they have a Ford GT in their showrooms asking $5k to $50k for Non R's. I don't get it and I blame Ford. They should sell limited edition cars like the Boss, GT350, and GT500 like they are selling the Ford GT, directly. (Minus the application process) Im seriously almost considering a Z06, lol. We shouldn't have to jump through hoops and find dealers nice enough to sell their product without having to been over.

If you are not in a hurry, and wait till end of month, or end of year,
you should be able to get near or at msrp local here. Dealers get motivated
at that time, and if you are there ready to buy, ADM's drop fast...
And if you are seriously looking at a Vette, go to Corvette Forum for
the deals and leads. Grand Sports are being discounted a lot already,
Along with Z's ofcourse.

 

[Zcobra1]

Seems like a lot for tint

What did/are you paying for 3M Crystalline, best 3M as quoted above ?

 

[Kpod]

The ADM's in socal are still holding strong. One car I like was at 12k over and I was just quoted 15k over on that same car yesterday. The thing is that a chevy dealer near by now has a 17 ZL1 for 64k and I talked to them and they are selling it for sticker, no ADM like the ford guys have been telling me the ZL1's would be all along. I mentioned the ZL1 to a ford dealer yesterday and he said nice car but pricey. Then I informed him that it was 16k less than the lower hp/higher weight gt350 he had on his showroom floor.

He then let me know that his gt350 has a recall on it and he probably wouldn't be able to sell it till march. He also said he can't get another one until he sells that one. I think that's called karma. He could have sold that car a ton of times but got greedy on the price. Now he is stuck with it for months and when he can finally sell it and get another allocation, it won't be worth nearly as much as he could have gotten for it before the recall. I'll go back in march once the 2018-2020gt350 or gt500 is announced and offer him 5k under msrp.

On a side note, my 15gtpp is going in the shop for their 3rd attempt to fix a warranty issue. 1 more and that lemon goes back to ford. May have to try a ZL1 if that happens.

 

[shelby_r]

Its really sad to see greed permeating the smaller dealerships. I took a wrong turn on my way back from Houston to San Antonio last night, and just happened to drive past a very, VERY small Ford Dealership - Don Elliott Ford. I saw a brand new, fully wrapped, Electronics Package GT350 - white with blue stripes!

I thought, given this place was in the middle of nowhere, they would be willing to do MSRP...wrong. I talked to the sales manager, and he couldn't have been more rude. Not only would they not take sticker for the car, but they wanted $3K over. I even offered to provide my info in case he changed his mind - he refused.

Nice.

Apparently, he's had interest from people from Houston and Dallas. We'll see.

 

[AGGT350]

A guy in KS where i bought mine has 2017 with the same set up. I think its MSRP, I got mine for MSRP, let me know if your interested and Ill shoot you the info or post it here.

 

[MARFOR]

Its really sad to see greed permeating the smaller dealerships. I took a wrong turn on my way back from Houston to San Antonio last night, and just happened to drive past a very, VERY small Ford Dealership - Don Elliott Ford. I saw a brand new, fully wrapped, Electronics Package GT350 - white with blue stripes!

I thought, given this place was in the middle of nowhere, they would be willing to do MSRP...wrong. I talked to the sales manager, and he couldn't have been more rude. Not only would they not take sticker for the car, but they wanted $3K over. I even offered to provide my info in case he changed his mind - he refused.

Nice.

Apparently, he's had interest from people from Houston and Dallas. We'll see.

Honestly, $3k over MSRP is very reasonable.
When you see them for $10-25k over, unless their "sticker price" is already over MSRP.

 

[shelby_r]

Honestly, $3k over MSRP is very reasonable.
When you see them for $10-25k over, unless their "sticker price" is already over MSRP.

...all in the eye of the beholder

 

[5.0 435]

114 used Shelby GT350's on cars .com starting @ $54K.
Track pack black with under 1500 miles can be had for under $54K

 

[oregongt350]

GT350R under MSRP

Stopped by the local friendly Ford dealer today. They have a R, white with blue stripes, absolutely beautiful. Salesman said that a Ford employee had a option for a GT350R at employee cost which is below MSRP ??? Some people have all the luck. :ford::ford::ford::ford:

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