What is the difference between a partial front and a full front?

A partial front covers the bumper, the leading section of the hood and fenders, and the mirror caps. A full front covers those panels edge to edge — the whole hood, the whole fender — and wraps the film around the edges rather than cutting it on the face. The practical difference is the film line: a partial front leaves one across the hood, and you will be able to find it in direct sun for as long as you own the car.

Is a full body wrap worth it?

It depends on what the car is for. On a car being kept long term, on anything with matte or satin paint that cannot be polished, and on cars where paintwork is expensive or hard to match, it is the only coverage that protects the whole vehicle. On a three-year lease that never leaves the city, a full front covers the damage that actually happens.

Which panels actually get hit?

The front bumper takes more impacts than every other panel combined, followed by the leading edge of the hood, the mirror caps and the headlights. Once the car is moving quickly, the pattern widens to the A-pillars, the roof leading edge, the rockers and the paint immediately behind each wheel — which is exactly the set a track pack adds.

Do these package names mean the same thing at every shop?

No. The names on this page are the ones the trade uses most often, but every shop bundles panels slightly differently and some sell packages that do not appear here at all. Use this page to decide which panels you want covered, then ask your installer to quote that list — a certified HAUT shop is quoting from the actual pattern for your vehicle, so a panel list is a precise request rather than an approximation.

Can I add coverage later?

Yes. Adding panels to an existing install is routine, and the new film sits alongside the old with no visible mismatch on a clear film. The one thing worth knowing is that film ages: a panel wrapped five years after the rest will be a slightly different age, which on a heavily weathered car can eventually show.

Does the film cover the paint under the edges too?

On a wrapped edge, yes — the film continues around the panel edge and terminates on the reverse, where nothing sees it. On a bulk-cut or relief-cut edge it stops on the face of the panel, which is faster to install and leaves a line. Where an edge can be wrapped, a good shop wraps it.

Film being fitted to the front end of a red Range Rover Sport

Coverage

PPF coverage: which panels get wrapped

Every shop sells packages with the same four names and slightly different contents. This page lists the panels behind each one, and why each panel is on the list — so you can ask for a panel list instead of a package name.

Get a quote See the panel matrix

Common coverage packages: 4
Panels in the matrix: 20
Panel that takes the most hits: 1; Front bumper
Warranty, whatever you cover: 10 yr

Partial frontA budget that has to cover the highest-risk panels and nothing else.
Full frontMost cars, most owners. It is the default job in a PPF shop for a reason.
Track packTrack days, canyon roads, gravel driveways, and anything driven fast on an open highway.
Full bodyA car that is being kept, a car that is rare, or a finish that cannot be polished.

The four packages

How you drive decides how much to cover

Each package exists because a different kind of driving produces a different kind of damage. Match the package to how the car is actually used and the decision makes itself.

Partial front

Bumper, the leading section of the hood and fenders, and mirror caps — the panels that take the overwhelming majority of stone strikes.

Best for: A budget that has to cover the highest-risk panels and nothing else.
The trade-off: Cheapest real protection there is, and it leaves a visible film line across the hood that you will be able to find in direct sun for as long as you own the car.

Full front

Full bumper, full hood, full fenders, mirrors and headlights, with the film wrapped around the panel edges instead of cut on the face.

Best for: Most cars, most owners. It is the default job in a PPF shop for a reason.
The trade-off: No line across the hood and nothing left uncovered at the front — but the rockers, A-pillars and the areas behind the wheels are still bare paint.

Track pack

Full front plus the surfaces debris reaches once the car is moving quickly: rocker panels, A-pillars, roof leading edge, and the paint behind each wheel.

Best for: Track days, canyon roads, gravel driveways, and anything driven fast on an open highway.
The trade-off: Covers the damage pattern a full front misses entirely, at meaningfully less than a full body wrap.

Full body

Every painted panel on the car, wrapped at the edges.

Best for: A car that is being kept, a car that is rare, or a finish that cannot be polished.
The trade-off: The only coverage that protects resale value across the whole vehicle, and the only one that makes sense on matte or satin paint, which cannot be corrected once it is marked.

Panel by panel

Every panel, in every package

“Optional” means the panel is commonly quoted as an add-on at that level rather than bundled in. Ask for it by name and it goes on the quote.

Quote this list

Paint protection film coverage matrix: which panels are included, optional or not covered in a partial front, full front, track pack and full body wrap.
Panel	Partial front	Full front	Track pack	Full body
Front bumperTakes more impacts than every other panel on the car combined.	Included	Included	Included	Included
Hood — leading edgeThe first 18 to 24 inches, where stones lifted by traffic land.	Included	Included	Included	Included
Hood — full panelRemoves the film line and covers the whole surface that faces forward.	—	Included	Included	Included
Front fenders — partialThe forward section, ahead of the door shut line.	Included	Included	Included	Included
Front fenders — fullWhole panel, wrapped at the arch and the shut line.	—	Included	Included	Included
Mirror capsConstantly sandblasted and almost always painted body color.	Included	Included	Included	Included
HeadlightsPolycarbonate hazes and pits far faster than paint, and cannot be repainted.	Optional	Included	Included	Included
Fog light and intake surroundsLow, forward-facing and directly in the debris stream.	Optional	Included	Included	Included
A-pillarsAirflow carries grit straight up the windscreen and over the pillar.	—	Optional	Included	Included
Roof — leading edgeSame debris path as the A-pillars, and the panel nobody inspects until it is chipped.	—	—	Included	Included
Rocker panelsEverything the front tire throws lands here, including salt and stone chips.	—	Optional	Included	Included
Behind the wheelsThe forward edge of each rear panel, hit constantly and rarely covered.	—	Optional	Included	Included
Door cups and handle recessesFingernail and key damage, on the one part of the car every passenger touches.	Optional	Optional	Included	Included
Door edgesWhere the paint chips against a wall, a bollard or the car in the next bay.	Optional	Optional	Included	Included
Rear bumper top and loading lipScuffed every time something is loaded into the trunk.	Optional	Optional	Included	Included
Full doorsDoor dings, car park damage and wash swirls across the largest visible surfaces.	—	—	—	Included
Quarter panelsRear arches take stone damage from the front tires at speed.	—	—	—	Included
Roof — fullUV, tree sap and bird acid, on the panel that receives the most direct sun.	—	—	—	Included
Trunk lid or tailgateLoading damage, and the panel most often marked by a badly folded cover.	—	—	—	Included
Rear bumper — fullParking contact and the spray thrown forward by the car behind.	—	—	—	Included

This matrix describes how the trade generally specifies these packages. It is not a HAUT price list and not a contractual definition — shops bundle panels differently, and what your car gets is settled on the quote. Use it to name the panels you want.

Ask for a panel list, not a package name. It is the only version of the question that gets the same answer from two different shops.

How to compare two PPF quotes

Edges

The edges are what goes wrong a year later

Two installs of the same coverage on the same car can look completely different a year later, and the difference is almost always the edges.

Wrapped edge

The film continues around the panel edge and terminates on the reverse, where nothing sees it and nothing catches it. It takes longer, uses more film, and is the reason a good full front has no visible line anywhere.

Bulk cut

The film is trimmed on the face of the panel, a few millimeters in from the edge. Fast, and acceptable where an edge physically cannot be wrapped — but every bulk cut is a line that collects dirt and can lift.

Cutting on the car

Trimming film with a blade against painted metal. It is quick, and it is how paint gets scored under a film that was supposed to protect it. Every certified HAUT shop plotter-cuts from the pattern instead.

The order of work

What happens between the quote and the warranty

01
Agree the panel list
Not the package name. Write down which panels are covered and which edges are being wrapped, and both sides know what was bought.
02
Prepare the paint
Wash, decontaminate and, where it matters, correct. Film is optically clear — a swirl left under it stays visible and cannot be polished until the film comes off.
03
Cut and install
Panels are plotter-cut from the pattern for your exact vehicle, then wrapped. A full front is typically a day; a full body is several.
04
Register the coverage
Your installer hands you the job details, you register online in about two minutes, and 10 years of coverage is on file against the vehicle rather than a receipt in a drawer.

Pricing depends on the vehicle, the panel list and the shop. A certified installer quotes from the real pattern for your car, so the number you are given is based on the actual cut rather than an estimate.

On the car