California HOV Stickers 3M Paint Protection Film - 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022 (for Teal, Red, Green, and Yellow Stickers)

I purchased the 3M film for the California HOV stickers after getting a new Tesla Model 3 in 2023. I had an older Toyota Prius on which we stuck the HOV stickers without any protection; it was difficult to remove on our own, and I had to pay a detailer to remove the stickers and adhesive.The installation was straightforward, and I was happy with the product. A little over a year later, I was rear-ended at a stop light and would need to replace the rear bumper, losing my HOV stickers. My insurance company told me I had to remove the remaining HOV stickers to surrender to the DMV; that task was daunting, but the product worked as described. The removal was painless; I started at a corner and peeled slowly with ease, and there was no paint damage. I ordered a replacement set of HOV stickers with the DMV, and there was no question about ordering another set of these 3M protection film; it has been proven to be a fantastic and durable product!

This product has exceeded all my expectations. Not only does it provide the essential protection for my vehicle's paint, but it also ensures that my HOV stickers remain intact and visible for years to come.The application process was a breeze, thanks to the clear instructions provided. The film adheres seamlessly to the surface of my car without any bubbles or wrinkles, giving it a sleek and professional look. Plus, the high-quality 3M material ensures durability and long-lasting performance.

I was able to install this with HOV stickers relatively easily. The cutouts are slightly larger than the actual sticker so that its easy to add them on.In order to place it I initially cut out the stickers to find a good position on the car before removing the back and sealing it.One complication is that the HOV decals do not do well on heavily curved/ corner areas. I placed one in an area that didn't look good. I was able to remove it without leaving any marks and reapply it to a flatter area of the car. It seems to have stuck pretty well even a second time.

Love this idea! These pre-cut ppf stickers are a great idea and kudos to the person who came up with this idea. Many years ago I had a 1st gen Honda Insight (the weird little hand-built 2 seater from 2000). I had HOV lane stickers on it and enjoyed the empty carpool lane (ah, those were the days!). The stickers eventually expired and I took them off, and it was a huge pain in the backside! When you peel them off they leave behind a silver film (part of the security of the sticker) in the shape of the sticker and this film is very secure on the paint and takes a long time to carefully scrape off. I tried all sorts of solvents to remove it but only scraping was effective.Fast forward to today (23 years later!) and I now have a BEV car that qualifies for the HOV lane. While it's frequently full of other cars, it can still save a lot of time in the SF Bay Area and all over So.Cal. It took the DMV 4 months (four!!) to get me the HOV stickers for this car and since I try to keep cars for a long time (kept the Insight for 12 years) I'll want to remove the expired ones when these expire in 2 years, and don't want to go through that frustration of carefully scraping them off again. So the idea of putting the HOV sticker on another sticker is genius! The PPF will peel off an maybe leave a little glue which should come off with some goof-off or other solvent, but I won't have to deal with the silver film since that will be stuck to the PPF. So happy that this is a thing! Keep in mind, this is intended to be permanent, so don't get these thinking you'll be able to transfer the HOV stickers to another car. That won't work. Taking off the ppf will stretch it and the adhesive will be destroyed, so you will need to get replacement HOV and PPF stickers if you need to replace them (like from an accident/repair).For those of you that care about your paint and may have already applied PPF to your car, I have PPF on the hood and front bumpers and these ppf stickers work fine sticking to existing PPF. On the rear of my car I don't have PPF protecting the paint (at least not where I stuck the HOV stickers), and there was no problem sticking these to the paint.My advice to you if you buy these (highly recommended if you care about your paint) and want to apply the HOV stickers is wash the area (or the entire car) first then use a little isopropyl alcohol to clean the area where you plan to stick the stickers. You want to remove any wax or ceramic coating you might have applied to avoid having the stickers peel around the edges. That also happened on my Insight and it was frustrating. If you leased the car then you probably don't care, so why did you read to the end of this review :)

Easy to install and sticks on very well. Fits the stickers nicely. Makes me feel better knowing that I can remove the stickers off the car without leaving any residue on the paint. Wished it was a bit cheaper. Would be reasonable as less than $10

Bought these back in 2019, and just removed them this year after my carpool stickers expired. Installation was easy, and I am happy to say after 4 years, I was able to remove all four stickers by hand. The paint underneath was undamaged and still looks like new (easy to see here, since my car is dirty). If I buy another car that qualifies for the carpool stickers, I would buy this again.

Great, perfect vinyl cut out to lay your HOV stickers on top of them. And easy to remove. Removed it off one car and you could tell the difference, compared to others that strip your paint. No one thinks of these but they are great

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Woks well after a month.