Afternoon all

 

Anyone any experience of the Williams Ceramic paint protection having been applied to their car?

 

Dealership have just contacted me ahead of me collecting car on Saturday to see if I would like this applied. 

 

Will cost £299.00 and apparently is good for 5 years.

 

Thoughts welcome

 

Andy

I'm going with a local detailer who quoted me £300.00 for a full days detailing including the paint protection so going with that rather than the dealers recommended one. He will even do it at the Skoda garage before I pick the car up from them.

 

Reading reviews of the dealer offered service its an hours job so felt the £300.00 for a fulls days job seemed the better value.

Edited 16 January, 201412 yr by JamesVRSmk3

Cheers James, I will make my mind up shortly seeing as its a new one its always worth starting off in the right direction!

 

May even see you on the roads as I am in Kent too ) Blue vRS Mk III being collected on Saturday

Yes I've never had a car detailed but seeing as it's brand new I feel exactly the same - unfortunately I won't be getting mine for another 2/3 months yet.

 

As you are in Kent the company I am going to use is The Matt Finish ( www.themattfinish.co.uk ) who is based in Medway.

Sounds expensive, hope you get VFM.

Yes I've never had a car detailed but seeing as it's brand new I feel exactly the same - unfortunately I won't be getting mine for another 2/3 months yet.

 

As you are in Kent the company I am going to use is The Matt Finish ( www.themattfinish.co.uk ) who is based in Medway.

Sounds handy as I live in Medway, will take a look.

You might get a greater number of response from the detailing section of the site.

 

The dealer applied protection is usually all about the margin made for the dealer and will never involve the kind of multistep preparation and skill that a reputable local detailer will give you.

 

http://www.detailing...ad.php?t=319676

 

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/280514-detail-and-de-badge-due-tomorrow/?hl=%2Bbaker21#entry3439546

 

To give some ideas of the state dealers are prepared to hand a car's paintwork over in and just what value for money looks like from a quality detailer.

They will only take an hour?

Sorry....Walk away

There is no way that a ceramic sealer can be applied properly in one hour!!

These dealers play on the ignorance of their customers

It would take me ALL day and I'm only an amateur

Buy it and apply it yourself:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Williams-Ceramic-Coat-Paint-Protection-/261374752725?pt=UK_Car_Accessories_Car_Care_Cleaning&hash=item3cdb2637d5

Thanks for all of the advice guys, I will give it a swerve with them and get a good old detailed clean done when & if the weather ever sorts itself out!

I paid for a local detailer £50 to supply and apply lifeshine inside and out. Gave him an extra tenner on top as I was so impressed.

 

£300 sounds over the top, even for a pro.

If this is Beadles offering the Williams paint protection then go elsewhere. I have it on my Mk2 FL and it was not put on the paint evenly and I reckon they missed the wheels. If they spent even an hour on it I would be surprised. Probably the same mob you see cleaning the forecourt cars with a bucket of dirty water and an old rag!

I'm buying my new VRs elsewhere (as IMO Beadles are useless at almost everything) but will still get it done at a local detailer rather than dealership.

You might get a greater number of response from the detailing section of the site.

 

The dealer applied protection is usually all about the margin made for the dealer and will never involve the kind of multistep preparation and skill that a reputable local detailer will give you.

 

http://www.detailing...ad.php?t=319676

 

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/280514-detail-and-de-badge-due-tomorrow/?hl=%2Bbaker21#entry3439546

 

To give some ideas of the state dealers are prepared to hand a car's paintwork over in and just what value for money looks like from a quality detailer.

 

I agree in general but to be fair, I've seen some really dodgy detailing done by independents and some great work done by dealers too. Round here there are loads of cowboys paying unskilled people minimum wage and charging high prices for 'detailing'. Sure they'll get no repeat customers but with lots of people assuming they'll get better value for money and visiting once, they're happy.  Getting your money back from them when you're unsatisfied will obviously be much more difficult than a dealer.  I like to pay by credit card and get receipts then if I'm not happy, i'll contact the card company and get my money back.

Def don't pay the dealer at that price. Also in Kent and will be nice to see another blue vrs 3 around! Since having mine I think I've seen one other!

I used to work in the trade at a main dealer. You buy a 'protection pack' for £300. The albanian valeter then applies his own polish and keeps yours to sell on ebay. Wax on and wax off done in an hour. I also remember once, one of the sales guys applying it himself while the customer was waiting in the showroom as they had forgot about the handover! It really is a complete con and waste of money. 

Well final call to dealer today before collection tomorrow and have told them I don't want the protection applied.

Many thanks for all your comments to a new member of the forum.

Will post some pics as soon as I get chance to take them

Def don't pay the dealer at that price. Also in Kent and will be nice to see another blue vrs 3 around! Since having mine I think I've seen one other!

Will deffo look out for you too, it will be like looking in the mirror as mine is same spec except I have black pack fitted.

Nice to see a new member ask a question, listen to the advice and stick around to take part in the discussion. You'll fit in just fine here, welcome!