our06t Mmmmm......BOOST Member 3,135 Member For: 17y 6m 12d Gender: Male Location: central coast Posted 19/06/07 11:53 PM Share Posted 19/06/07 11:53 PM genuine car bra $450 to $500but watch ebay I just picked up a near new one for$250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PepeLePew Uncle Bulgaria was gender challenged Member 208 Member For: 20y 6m 21d Gender: Male Location: Gawler Posted 20/06/07 12:00 AM Share Posted 20/06/07 12:00 AM As per above I've used car bra's for years (live on the edge of the city and travel a fair few country miles). I occasionally take the temptation to remove the bra (mines black and bloody ugly on my lightning strike BA) but usually live to regret it.Roads can be whatever they like but one truck dumping crap on the road or any car throwing sh*te up in front of you and you've got chip potential....its WELL worth it if you're going to regularly use it. One trip I'd be tempted to borrow one or the like.Also as per above I bought mine virtually new off a AFF member. Everybody wants one, but many end up in the shed gathering dust. Mines Car-Bra brand...they all have been and they dont mark up my paint providing as per above its polished and clean prior to putting it on...Headlights CAN mark up a bit...but if you dont use the bra often a bit of clear plastic cleaner can help out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dule Donating Members 1,180 Member For: 17y 6m 24d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 20/06/07 04:11 AM Share Posted 20/06/07 04:11 AM Go for the blue masking tape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoontastic Donating Members 262 Member For: 18y 9m 6d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 20/06/07 01:20 PM Share Posted 20/06/07 01:20 PM I bought one for the drive over to Perth last Xmas. Glad I did as the roads were being resurfaced for about 40kms out of Norseman. With a fair bit of traffic alot of stones were being flicked up. I reckon the bra saved my paint from stone chips big time. Pity I didn't have protection for the windscreen and roof!! On the trip back the temperatures got up to 44 degrees ambient. Temperature gauge on the car was fine, up about a needle width, which is understandable given the conditions. So no, there will be no noticeable impact on cooling.I also installed a 3mm clear plastic film over the head lights and fog lights for stone protection. This stops the bra from scratching the headlights too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIBErator Member 35 Member For: 18y 9m 9d Gender: Male Posted 20/06/07 02:08 PM Share Posted 20/06/07 02:08 PM Drove from Brisbane to Cairns back in March. Except for a severe lack of overtaking lanes just north of Rockhampton, it was mostly a relaxing and uneventful drive.However, just after sunset as I was approaching Babinda, went through a swarm of insects that covered the windscreen within a minute. Cleaned the glass at the next servo, and the rest of the car when I got home to Cairns. No damage done, and I must have taken out 10,000 of the flying bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FatBAt Guests Posted 20/06/07 10:53 PM Share Posted 20/06/07 10:53 PM There is another alternative to a car-bra. 3M have a product that is applied to all forward facing areas of the front of the car that feels like a polymer type plastic. It's almost soft to touch. I have it on my 03 model and it has still not yellowed after almost 4 years. It is almost invisible and it can be removed at any time if it starts to get ratty. I swear by it. Why buy a car-bra when you can get the same result by something that is almost invisible?Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Member 9 Member For: 19y 3m 24d Posted 21/06/07 09:03 AM Share Posted 21/06/07 09:03 AM they look terible rather respay front than have that look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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