Installed Clear-Bra on my car...for those interested.

[jesseasi]

For those of you interested - I figure I can start contributing back to the forums here with my own upgrades, improvements, and additions....

Clear Bra. (I am in no way affiliated with this product - so please don't mistake this as an ad)

I have had this installed on every one of my cars since 2003. It is an amazing product that protects your car against rock dings and scratches. Granted over time - it can take the abuse and itself start to become torn or dinged up - but better the clear bra then your paint.

Clear bra does have seems that are visible if you look for them. But without detailed inspection - they are virtually impossible to spot.

Here are some pics and comments from my install.

On the backdraft - the doors and paint surrounding the cockpit can easily be dinged up from the seat belts, rings, and wrist watches. So I covered the back edge and decided to cover the whole door so there would be no visible seams.





The product I used is called Venture Shield. I believe this is a 3M product. I had it professional installed and the whole process took one professional installer nearly 7 hours to complete.



Normally these can be bought in pre-cut templates for your specific car. My guy had several cobra templates on hand but decided to do this one all free hand saying he could do a better job.





Out of about 10 pictures I took trying to show what the seam looks like - this is the best shot I could get. Notice how hard it is to see.



Here is how they did the back edge.



All in all I paid 1K installed. I am sure you can find kits that are pre cut for cheaper - but installation is not easy.

I had this done in Southern California. I will be happy to provide the details to any PM's.

[jams]

Interesting but I think I would just keep the 1K in the bank and use some of it for touch up paint.

[MFE III]

I've been wanting to do a clear bra and spats.
PM'ed you for your installer.
Matt

[csx4910]

Trust me I have been kicking myself for not getting it put on when I first bought the car. Touch up paint wont cover 200-300 dings in my black paint so a front half repaint was required. I would of saved THOUSANDS if I would of put the clear bra on in the beginning. I t cost me about $600 to do the front nose upper and lower and the rear spats

[cbreez]

Are these available for women?

[Cashburn]

Wow, that's the best install I have seen to date for the paint film. I wish your guy would make a new template and get it in the system. Over the years I've had 3 different installers use 5 different patterns. It's always a compromise between more protection or better look...

1k is no joke, but it takes the edge off. Funny thing is, of all the colors you have to worry about chips... white is not one

[madmaxx]

Paint chips suk!!!, money well spent. I have a spf with a bra and witnessed a rock bouncing down the freeway and smack into it, got home, took the bra off and not a mark. BDR should start offering bras like SPF.