Gurufarmer Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 Dealer is trying to get me to put Zurich Shield on my new Edge when it arrives. Anyone ever have it applied? It's like $600 and they supposedly spray it inside and out. Gives the car 5 year warranty for stains and chips in the paint. Right now I'm leaning away from it as it seems like the kind of deal that's pretty well pure profit to the dealer and not a ton of benefit to me. I was almost thinking I would rather bring the car to someone that can put the clear bra on instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabang Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 I have cloth seats in my Edge. I'd take anything to get the stain removed from my seats. Tide-to-go Pens and fabric stain removers aren't cutting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurufarmer Posted May 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 Anyone had it put on or heard of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 It may work fine but you can get the same or better from a detailer for $100-$150 tops. Run away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 It's from an insurance company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge1217 Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 I suspect this is the same type of product/protection plan as Auto Armor, and having had it applied to my 2013 Edge, I'd be inclined to pass. My dealer "threw in" Auto Armor after my wife and I had driven him crazy with mutiple visits, test drives, price negotiations, etc. We went back to the dealer late one Sat at the end of the month to finalize the deal, but I asked him another question or two and I think he just wanted to stop the madness so he said he'd throw in the interior and exterior protection for "free" if we'd sign the papers (and go away!). That's what we had gone there for anyway and I felt I had already gotten the best price I was going to get from him, so I said sure. He showed me the slick side by side half-hood demonstration to show me how smooth the Auto Armor side was, and even told me I wouldn't have to wax the car for 5 years (a Honda dealer told me that too, which is BS). I was mainly interested in the stain and rip protection for the interior, and was skeptical about the exterior treatment. To me, it was more about the "insurance" of fixing interior rips or stains than it was about the interior or exterior treatment products they used. The exterior was really smooth for about a month or so, then it lost that slick feeling. I still got chips on the hood, which I never really expected I'd be able to avoid. After 6 months of being lightly driven and garaged when not on the road, the surface of my Edge was so rough that I could actually hear my hand when I ran it over the finish. I ended up stripping, polishing, and waxing the Edge myself and it actually looks better now than when I first took delivery with the brand new Auto Armor finish. As for the interior, I have the light stone color and I do get dye transfer from jeans every now and then, but it comes right off with a quick pass with a Meguiars leather wipe. I'm not sure if the product they used on the interior is actually adding any protection. So personally, if they're charging you $600 I'd pass. Like you said, it's almost pure profit and you don;t really know how well the product was applied by the prep man or how good the product is. I'm not sure how the warranty would work for paint chips (how many, how big, how long in service, etc) and after seeing my prep man put the finishing touched on mmy Edge when I picked it up I don't think I'd want him doing paint repairs. Your better investment might be the clear bra. As for the interior, I'm not sure if his plan offers rip and stain protection, but even at $600 it sounds like a lot of money if you're not prone to ripping the leather seats in your cars, or if you're getting the black interior. Just my two cents. Good luck with the Edge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurufarmer Posted May 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 I have been leaning away from it and more toward finding someone to put the 3M clear bra on. I was just trying to see if anyone has had it put on and had good luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowery89 Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 I have the clear bra on mine, only problem I have is trying to keep wax build up off the edges... Just takes a little more time and attention to detail. It's definitely worth it IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Judge Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 we have it on our 2010 ram truck and it does last for a long time, however it developed 2 half inch rust spots on the hood right above the grill, and as we speak we are getting a whole new hood put on under the warranty from zurich we paid 300 for it at the time I think msrp was 1200.00 so even at 600.00 it would have been worth it. it is nano technology I research it and it is harder than wax, we have had some major scratches handlebars run down the side at a little league game and they buffed them out and reapplied the shield free a garbage can blown into side of truck again fixed for free so we got our money out of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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