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Old 05-23-2006, 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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Please......don't.
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Originally Posted by kws87
Please......don't.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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@!#%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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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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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

Check that out, I plan on getting one soon!

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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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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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Originally Posted by White 96LT1
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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not sure? you will have to check around
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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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