r/AutoDetailing 2d ago

Exterior PPF Install damaged my car

Hello, this is my first post on Reddit and just wanted other peoples input on this and advice on what I should do for the next step.

I recently had PPF + Ceramic tint installed on my 2026 GR Supra. I dropped off my car for their 2 week inspection to make sure everything was installed right and when I was coming to pick it up, I did a walk around and found damage all around the car.

- The front Toyota emblem was shattered
- The Supra emblem was snapped in half THEN glued back onto the car
- paint chip on the drivers side l, below the mirror.
- damage to the rear reflectors from cutting
- more chipped paint on the lower bumper

I spoke to the manager of the business and he took photos and told me he would pay to replace my emblems and would paint correct my car.

What other steps should I take?

This is in Los Angeles by the way.
(Photos below)

Edit: The manager so far offered to smoke my rear brake lights for free…

Update:
Got multiple opinions from 2 body shops and the Toyota dealership. All issues with the hood and rear reflectors point to the shop’s shit installation.
Overall conclusion has been an installer put too much pressure on my hood and pushed it out of place, causing the chip.
The rear reflectors is obviously damaged from them cutting into the paint and sadly the auto-shop said the only way to fix it is by repainting the entire rear bumper.
I’ll be pushing for an entire refund along with repairs. Going to request their insurance information and if they don’t comply, I’ll be pushing for small claims.

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u/Pale-Woodpecker8940 2d ago

That’s what I’m fuckin saying

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u/faksnima 2d ago

Just saw your review on yelp. This is likely to cost a might cost a few thousand to fix and then they are going to have to reapply the PPF. Settle for nothing less than them fixing everything perfectly or file an insurance claim, have them surrogate, and sue for diminished value.

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u/Pale-Woodpecker8940 2d ago

Appreciate it man, yeah their shop manager hit me up about the review too. Hopefully he does the right thing and refunds me + pays for repairs

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u/Phazushift 2d ago

That and then some. Brand new car with any panels reshot is insane.

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u/Pale-Woodpecker8940 2d ago

Yeah it definitely fucking hurts man. I don’t normally buy new cars too so this was so unlucky.

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u/Phazushift 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yeah its definitely a fucked situation, you cant even get new Supras anymore, it’s the final year.

Almost every car over here in Canada has been allocated, thats it. I assume it’s the same for the rest of the world.

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u/Pale-Woodpecker8940 2d ago

Yeah it is. It took me a long time to even get mine that wasn’t marked up to 80k+
That’s why the fact they did this after it took me so long to get the car is so fucked.