Toyota Highlander · Chantilly, VA
HIGHLANDER PAINT PROTECTION FILM
The Highlander is a three-row commuter in Northern Virginia, and it spends its week on I-495 and Route 7 and its weekends in the carpool lane at a soccer field. The nose is upright with a wide grille, the hood is long and flat, and the bumper is body color on every trim, so the whole front face takes the gravel from the trucks on Route 28. Full front STEK film on a Highlander is a one-day install and covers the hood, fenders, bumper, mirrors, lights, and pillars.
Below is where a Highlander picks up chips around Chantilly, how the three packages lay out on this body, how we handle the sensors and the front camera, and which trims change the bumper. The hybrid and the gas car share the sheet metal, and the larger Grand Highlander is a different vehicle with its own patterns, so tell us which one you have.
What we see in the bay
WHERE A HIGHLANDER TAKES DAMAGE
The wide grille and its painted frame
The Highlander grille is tall and the painted bumper around it leads the car into the wind. Stones strike the painted bars at the grille base first and the corners second.
A long, flat hood
The hood sits at pickup-tailgate height and catches stones that skip over the bumper. On a flat panel this long, the chips are visible from the front door of the house.
Headlights and the mirror caps
The headlights are long and curve into the fenders, and the mirror caps ride high and wide. Both pit on the Toll Road, and both are included in full front.
Door cups and sills with three rows of passengers
A Highlander's door cups get scratched by keys and rings, and the sills get scuffed by shoes climbing into the third row. Those are the extended package.
Three packages
WHAT EACH PACKAGE COVERS ON THE HIGHLANDER
Partial Front
High-impact zones only · Half a day
Bumper, the first 18 inches of the hood, the fender edges, and the mirror caps. On the Highlander's long, flat hood the line is easy to spot on anything darker than white or silver.
- Full front bumper
- Leading 18" of the hood
- Leading edge of both fenders
- Side mirrors
Full Front
What most drivers choose · One day
The whole hood as one piece, both fenders, the bumper, mirrors, headlights, and A-pillars, with the hood edge wrapped under the lip. The package we recommend for a Highlander that commutes on I-495 or the Toll Road every day.
- Full hood
- Full front bumper
- Both full fenders
- Side mirrors
- Headlights
- A-pillars
Full Front Extended
Front end plus the wear areas · One to two days
Adds the rocker panels, door edges, and door cups on all four doors. For a family Highlander with kids, car seats, and a tight garage, this is the one that pays off.
- Everything in Full Front
- Rocker panels
- Door edges and door cups
- Door strips
- A-pillars (halfway)
Pricing depends on the trim and the coverage you pick. What sets a PPF quote, or request yours and we reply the same business day.
SENSORS, CAMERA, AND RADAR
The Highlander carries the Toyota Safety Sense camera behind the windshield, the radar behind the emblem, parking sensors across the bumper, and a front camera in the grille on trims with the panoramic view. Every window is cut out of the pattern. Nothing is filmed over a lens.
XSE AND THE STANDARD BUMPER
The XSE wears a sportier bumper with larger lower openings and a different grille, so it uses its own pattern. The LE, XLE, Limited, and Platinum share the standard front. We confirm the trim before we cut.
HIGHLANDER VERSUS GRAND HIGHLANDER
The Grand Highlander is longer and wider with its own hood, fenders, and bumper. It is not the same pattern set as the Highlander, so tell us which one you are bringing in and we cut the right one.
By trim
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER TRIMS WE FILM
Highlander LE / XLE
Standard bumper; full front is the usual job.
Highlander XSE
Sport bumper and grille; own pattern.
Highlander Limited / Platinum
Standard front with more painted trim; full front with the extended package is common.
Highlander Hybrid
Shares the body with the gas car of the same trim; trim decides the pattern.
Questions
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER PPF QUESTIONS
Yes, and the family part is the reason. A Highlander spends more time in traffic behind trucks than most cars, gets washed at whatever car wash is nearby, and has door cups worked by kids every day. Full front keeps the nose looking right, and the extended package covers the cups and sills.
No. The windshield camera is untouched, and the radar, the sensors, and the grille camera all have their windows cut out of the pattern before the film reaches the car. Everything works the same after the install.
Full front is one day. The extended package adds the rockers, four door edges, and four door cups on a long body and usually spills into a second morning. A ceramic coating over the film adds a day.
With full front, no, because the whole hood is covered in one piece with the edge wrapped underneath. With partial front, yes on dark colors, which is why most Highlander owners go straight to full front.
Yes. It has its own pattern set because the hood, fenders, and bumper are different from the Highlander, and the packages cover the same panels. Tell us which one you have when you book.
WHAT TOYOTA OWNERS SAY ABOUT OUR PPF
"Communicated very well in informing me about their PPF and ceramic coating offers. My truck was ready at our scheduled pickup time and they did a great job."
PPF + Ceramic Coatingvon rob
"I can’t say enough good things about my ceramic coat. I took a picture of it to show my friend and it literally looked like it was a mirror. Scheduling was easy. Payment was easy. Everything about the process was easy with top quality results. You won’t be disappointed! Thanks Mo!"
Ceramic CoatingChris Hons
"From start to finish, the experience was top-notch. Clear communication, fair pricing, and incredible workmanship. The ceramic coating completely transformed the look of my car and the shine is unreal. You can tell they take pride in their work. Highly recommend!!!"
Ceramic CoatingIsra Ibrahim
PPF by vehicle
PROTECT YOUR HIGHLANDER THIS WEEK
Tell us the year and trim. Written quote the same business day, film on in one day at our Chantilly shop.