Island Road Package

The roads this package is named after

Most Maui driving runs through a handful of highways out of Kahului and Wailuku: Mokulele Highway to Kihei, Kuihelani and Honoapiilani Highways to Maalaea and West Maui, Hana Highway through Paia and Haiku, and Haleakala Highway up to Pukalani and Kula. They carry commuters, work trucks and construction traffic, and loose gravel is part of the drive. At highway speed everything a truck tire picks up lands on the car behind it, and the car behind it is usually a daily driver with a bare hood and a bare windshield.

The package was built around what those drives do to the front of a car, not around a catalog.

What the front film covers

Paint protection film goes on the hood, front fenders, front bumper and mirror caps on every tier, and on the A-pillars on the full package. These are the panels that face traffic.

ProLayers clear film absorbs the impact that would chip paint, and its top coat self-heals light scratches with heat so the film itself stays clear after months of commuting. On the Ultimate tier the film covers every painted panel, which is the right call on a new truck or a car you plan to keep for a long time.

Film does not hide a chip that is already there. On an older vehicle the shop looks at the hood at intake and suggests touch-up or paint correction before the film goes on, so you are sealing in clean paint.

Why windshield film is in every tier

A windshield crack is highway damage that cannot be touched up. Windshield protection film is an optically clear layer on the outside of the glass. It takes the strike, it does not change how the glass looks from inside, and because it sits on the outside of the windshield the forward-facing camera does not need to be recalibrated. The film is a fraction of the cost of replacing a windshield that carries a camera and a rain sensor, and on an island a replacement windshield can mean waiting for the glass to arrive; the windshield film vs replacement comparison lays that out.

Coating and tint on the full package

The Island Road Package adds a ceramic coating over the front film and the rest of the paint, and ceramic tint on the glass. The coating is what makes a week of bug splatter, salt spray and red dirt rinse off at the car wash instead of etching into the clear coat, and it keeps the film looking new. The tint cuts cabin heat and glare on the drive home into the afternoon sun. Front side windows stay at Hawaii’s 35% or lighter, measured through film and glass; rears can go darker on sedans, vans and trucks, and every vehicle leaves with the Hawaii tint certificate.

Trucks on Maui roads

Plenty of the vehicles on these roads are Tacomas, Tundras, F-150s, Silverados and Rams. A truck hood is a large panel and the front film is sized for it, so the quote reflects the vehicle. Send the year, model and your usual route and the shop will quote the tier that fits.