My uncle had picked up a Jeep Meridian Velvet Red last week and he was looking at paint protection options. I suggested we speak to Mr. Vishwas from Feynlab HSR after my positive experience with the Hyundai Creta. My uncle was contemplating on either PPF or Ceramic or a mix of both. We met him the day after we took delivery of the Meridian and showed him the car. Thankfully, Mr. Vishwas immediately pointed out a few defects in the factory paint when he started inspecting the car
He had mentioned that Jeep Compass has similar issues with the factory paint. At this point we were wondering what to do, as manual painting will never match the factory finish.
Mr. Vishwas said we either live with it or escalate it to KHT Jeep, but knowing the response we got when we wanted to test drive the car, I felt it was not worth pursuing KHT to fix the paint. So we decided to just live with the paint defects. I cannot believe how OEMs deliver such cars (mind you, not a cheap car) to customers and dealerships won't be of much help.
We discussed at length about our options and Mr. Vishwas suggested based on our budget, usage (city and highway drives). He gave us a few options for ceramic and PPF. I felt comfortable with dealing with him because he doesn't upsell anything. He lays bare facts on the table which gives us the freedom to decide what we want, unlike the other detailers I have interacted with, who vehemently try to upsell more expensive products.
My uncle got an offer from KHT for about 90k but I wasn't comfortable dealing with them since they outsource the job to someone else and they get a commission on the work. I found out from a few sources that most car dealerships have tied up with a bunch of popular detailers ( I don't want to mention them) in exchange for commission and I did not want to deal with them.
Our budget was about 1.5L max and we got a few options for PPF and Ceramic. I personally liked Xpel and Avery Dennison but it was working out to be more than 1.9L+. So he gave us an option of Garware PPF which comes with 5 years warranty. We negotiated a little and Mr. Vishwas agreed for 1.45L including PPF and Ceramic. My uncle decided it was value for money and we agreed to go ahead with the work.
Pros:
-Very transparent interaction with Mr. Vishwas.
-He doesn't upsell or push products that we don't want.
-Fairly priced products.
-He guides you solely based on your requirements.
-They share videos and photos throughout the process.
-No nonsense approach to work.
Cons:
-Visibility of the studio. If you blink then you miss. The entrance may not be apparent for someone coming for the first time. But there is a large sign board which directs you straight inside the premises.
-Nothing much else really.
Sharing a few videos and photos of the work that's been done.
He also shared a YT link in which he used for marketing.
Overall, my uncle was very happy with the results, and so was I!
P.S: Unable to add the work in progress videos because of incompatible file type.