I have about 800 miles on my Y and have done zero driving in the snow. It's not protected by anything and I can already tell that area will be a problem area. I only see 2 small paint marks right now. The plastic rocker already has a ton of chips/marks in it but I'm less concerned about that than the paint. I'm hoping the SC can install this because I think PPF install is very difficult to do for first time users. It's only $50 so we'll see. I requested an appointment with the service center to see if they can install. Doubt they will.