[borocouncilman]

The 4C puts a lot of paint low and in harms way. If you're going to be upset about a rockchip and/or the potential of one is going to ruin your enjoyment of the car, I'd recommend doing the hood.

I didn't do PPF initially on my 4C, but when the chip guards on the sills started to yellow, I had the front, door sills, mirrors, windshield frame, and door lowers done. To make things perfect, my installer touched up the chips that I picked up in the first 10k miles. We also did ceramic coating of the whole car. Results? It looked better than it did on delivery day. It was head turning awesome.

About 9 months later, I was driving along the road and a hubcap bounced from the other lane and hit the front of the car. The PPF was ugly and torn up. I thought for sure that the paint was damaged. When the installer removed the PPF, the front fascia was unharmed. They replaced the section and it was as good as new. So, yeah, it was totally worth it.

 

[borocouncilman]

Yes, that's exactly the PPF coverage on my wife's 4C (shown above in the EXTERIOR pic). Has anyone DIY removed the factory PPF? -Just looking for a clue of how nightmarish the process might be and if it's likely to come off clean or leave adhesive.

I'd be more concerned about paint coming off than leaving adhesive. The removal of my factory sill chip guards required talent and experience to come off cleanly. Just the right amount of heat. I left it to my installer to deal with and glad that I did.