Anyone install a clear bra?

[mzzbhvn]

I've had clear bras installed on 7 of my cars now. The longest running was 5 years or so on my truck.

You could see little pucker marks where some larger rocks had hit the bra, but it wasn't too obvious. When I traded in the truck for my new one, the dealer remover it. Told me it was nearly new underneath.

Washing normally. Waxing is easy. Just remember to bring your wax from the bra onto the body, not push into the edge of the bra. Soft rag works well if you have a little reside left on the edge of the bra. So if you just take a few extra minutes ever time you wax, you'll hardly even notice the bra at all.

My Vette's bra is mid-way up the hood, so I can take a close-up of the hood if anyone would like to see what I mean.

As for anybody saying the bra only covers 20" or so? My car dealer had told me that. Not true. I found my own installer instead.

My detail guy and I work out how I want the coverage. This car I'm having the entire hood done, not just half, in addition to the mirrors and bumper.
It's going to be my daily driver, and w/the angle of the hood, it looks like the odds for a chip are stacked against me.

My S2k had gotten a few chips above the bra. Not that many, but I'm kinda picky.

I've had the same detail guy now for all my bra & tint work. He does beautiful work. My CTS for tint & bra is $950. He's doing it Monday morning, until then it's waiting in the garage!

Besides the CTS, I currently own:
2007 Vette, Corsa, K&N aircharger
2007 Silverado, K&N intake
2000 Contour

[TonyT]

I had my 2008 CTS done before I took delivery. I had the installer come to the dealership to do the installation. He also covered the headlight lenses.

[KenD245]

I purchased the 3M material sufficient to do the hood, mirrors, and front bumber. It cast me $155.00.

I am getting my new 2009 CTS this week and I will let you know how the installation goes.

[smithb]

I just got my CTS yesterday, and I will definitely be putting the clear bra on. I've put them on my last 2 cars, and they are great. I bought mine from xtreme city on ebay, but only because they were the cheapest I found. All the material is the same, so don't let anyone tell you a 3M or Ventureshield bra with a 5 year warranty is any better. If you buy the cheap stuff ($50 shipped to cover the whole front of the car and mirrors), you can easily peel it off and replace after a year or two, so it always looks clean. I took my last car in to 3 places to get appraised for trade/sell, and only one place even noticed it was on there, and they first noticed the stuff I put on the rocker panels. The other advantage is bugs wipe off much easier.

[ryanquinn]

Thanks for all the responses. I ended up purchasing a kit from invisible mask. It was $550 for pre-cut material to cover virtually the entire front end of the car including entire hood/fenders, headlights, the door-pull cutouts, door edges, and mirrors.

Their website says that you can do it yourself, so I gave it a try. It was nearly impossible to do. I started out small and worked up to the huge hood section. It took me a lot of time and a very smooth hand to get it looking good, plus a lot of time with the included syringe to get the bubbles out. it ended up looking alright, but I can't recommend the do-it-yourself option unless you really need to save some cash. With the full-hood option, you can hardly tell the film is there. And I promise I will remove it right away when the plastic starts to look ratty.

Ryan

P.S. wouldn't you know it, I got a nasty rock chip on the front quarter panel the day before the kit arrived :-(