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Old Feb 17, 2026 | 01:01 PM
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Ideas to replace the protective plastic rear arch

I wanted to replace the plastic that's starting to 'yellow' forward of the rear wheel arch on my 2016 Vantage

. Curious as to what others have done.
 
Old Feb 17, 2026 | 01:50 PM
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It's just PPF - you can have a wrap shop remove it altogether, or remove it and replace it with new PPF material.
 
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Steam/hot water and lots of patience.
 
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I just had my local ppf shop replace mine with a newer, clearer ppf material using an online template for Astons. They cutout the pattern on their machine and came out to my house to remove the old ones and install the new ones.
 
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Mine were terrible and original (2006). I ended up having some paint touch ups done and then having the whole car PPF-ed in consideration of the paint, and Florida's non-tourist scourge of summer, the paint eating love bugs. Not cheap, but there is also no detectable edge where the PPF would otherwise end from the stock placement, which I also thought was insufficient in coverage.
 
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You can also have the dealer do it. At their current prices it should be less than a thousand dollars. (Smile)
 
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But that's BOTH sides, so maybe not...
 
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