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Old May 23, 2006 | 01:01 AM
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I seen one on my uncles BMW X5 and you can't even notice it unless your real close up. I was wondering if anyone makes these for our cars. If any of you have this post up some pics
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Old May 23, 2006 | 01:17 AM
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Please......don't.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by kws87
Please......don't.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 02:00 AM
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I've been begging my girlfriend to wear one, but it aint happening.




By girlfriend I mean my car.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 08:46 AM
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Actually seeing that stuff in person, its pretty neat. You're talking about the 3M stuff that goes on like a vinyl, right? Considering all the little dings that can happen to a front end piece, this is a good piece of protection. I think I was quoted at around $700 to do mine here.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by kws87
Please......don't.
They are good for chips/scrapes, and u cant really see them, I see no reason why not to do it other than $$
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Old May 23, 2006 | 09:50 AM
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most newer cars come with them on. They only cars that I have been able to notice them really bad on are the new Lotus Elises, because the bra cuts off about halfway up the boot lid. Have you tried invisiblebra.com yet?
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Old May 23, 2006 | 11:20 AM
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I had the clear stone guard put on my Charger SRT 8 when it was new. The installer had the factory spec's & template for the car and cut the plastic to suit. It fits great and you have to look twice to see it. It does a great job preventing stone chips.

Here's a pic. You can see the slight color shade difference on the front fascia where the plastic is picked up by the camera, but it's hard to see the difference with the naked eye. In the sun there's no difference.

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ONe of those things would be perfect for us LT1 T/A guys. My front bumper has been demolished by bugs! And I ain't puttin' no leather/pleather bra on my car. Plus on the f-body's you could have it cut off right where the bumper meets the hood and lights, so you couldn't even tell if one was on or not!
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Old May 23, 2006 | 12:48 PM
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yeah doesnt afterthoughtsauto.com sell it, i thought about it but worried it would peel after being in the sun or something like that.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 03:19 PM
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@!#%R#$FSDFASDFSDAF

Just after posting in this thread I go for a drive to drop off some stuff to a friend and I get smacked by 2 huge rocks on the highway....

Not only did they bounce off the hood, but they hit my windshield as well...

each rock left a chip + scrape into the hood the size of a fingernail...

talk about irony.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by DirtyBird222
Plus on the f-body's you could have it cut off right where the bumper meets the hood and lights, so you couldn't even tell if one was on or not!
That's exactly what I was thinking.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 03:28 PM
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xpel.com/products/configurator.asp?prevtype=1&prevyear=1999&prevmake =32&prevmodel=562&prevsubmodel=0&prevseries=0&type =1&year=1999&make=32&model=562&submodel=1474

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Originally Posted by SladeX
@!#%R#$FSDFASDFSDAF

Just after posting in this thread I go for a drive to drop off some stuff to a friend and I get smacked by 2 huge rocks on the highway....

Not only did they bounce off the hood, but they hit my windshield as well...

each rock left a chip + scrape into the hood the size of a fingernail...

talk about irony.
It's a sign, you need a bra.
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 05:45 AM
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So where can I get this clear bra at? How much is the bra gonna cost me?
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they are custom made! got to a body shop
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 01:44 PM
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they are custom made! got to a body shop
Ok thanks!! So any body shops custom make these bra's to fit your car??
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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not sure? you will have to check around
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 06:58 PM
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it used to go by the name invicashield... dont know what you call it now.

...just stop following so close behind other cars.
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