C5 Bra, any good ones?
C5 Bra, any good ones? I bought this Corvette recently as a one owner with 27k miles on it. It’s a 2000 but has been well maintained. Except for the front has a few scuffs underneath an on the lower side corners from someone parking & not watching where the curb was. I will also be driving the car daily till I buy a different car for going back & fourth to work. So I would like to maybe get a bra for the front to hide the light scuffs & protect the front from any potential rock chips from daily driving. Are there any good bras for a 2000 C5 that look good, protect well & fit snug? I had one for my 2000 Z28 but I don’t remember where I bought it online.
Staging Lane
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From: East Central FL
I have one made by Covercraft that is a very nice piece. I used it maybe 6 times for long trips.
I am selling it now b/c I have an ACI front spoiler and the bra no longer fits.
Let me know if you're interested. I only want $45 for it and it in brand new condition.
I am selling it now b/c I have an ACI front spoiler and the bra no longer fits.
Let me know if you're interested. I only want $45 for it and it in brand new condition.
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I don't like how bras look on C5s, esp. black ones on non-black car. Consider 3M paint protection film. It is pricey but it works!
My wife slammed the door open into a guard rail, the edge of the door had 3M film, guess what - film is all scratched up and torn, the paint underneath is undamaged. This stuff is great.
My wife slammed the door open into a guard rail, the edge of the door had 3M film, guess what - film is all scratched up and torn, the paint underneath is undamaged. This stuff is great.
Staging Lane
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Originally Posted by longdaddy
I don't like how bras look on C5s, esp. black ones on non-black car. Consider 3M paint protection film. It is pricey but it works!
My wife slammed the door open into a guard rail, the edge of the door had 3M film, guess what - film is all scratched up and torn, the paint underneath is undamaged. This stuff is great.
My wife slammed the door open into a guard rail, the edge of the door had 3M film, guess what - film is all scratched up and torn, the paint underneath is undamaged. This stuff is great.
As you stated, you now have door with the 3M material all tore up. To fix this is quite a choir and very expensive compared to say buying a new bra.
For the occassinal road trip; the bra is perfect. Easy on and easy off, great protection and worth the small investment. The 3M product is much more permanent and IF it gets damaged you are either stuck with it or you have to get the whole piece replaced which is quite costly.
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Bras can do a lot of damage to a car's paint. Sand and other grit can get stuck between the bra and the car causing scratches of nightmarish proportion. Ask me how I know. The few small chips that a bra will protect from will be just as easily touched up. And the bras look terrible. I say just get yourself some touch up paint.
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Originally Posted by Schwindj
Bras can do a lot of damage to a car's paint. Sand and other grit can get stuck between the bra and the car causing scratches of nightmarish proportion.
As far as having torn up 3M film - I can get that damaged piece replaced for around $50 - it's just a narrow strip wrapped around the door's edge. Sure beats repainting the door. And I hate doing the touch up paint thing - it will never completely blend in.
If the film lifts/tears on the edge, the installer shop will trim the edge back a little - for free.
If you compare putting 3M film on (and maintaining it) against doing factory-quality paint job on scratched body panels, it DEFINITLEY pays for itself.
I probably wouldn't get it for the car that I didn't care to keep in showroom condition, initial $$ hit IS painful.
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If you want a bra to match your car's color they do make them... they're expensive though.
http://www.madvet.com/shop?frame=1.552
http://www.madvet.com/shop?frame=1.552
I might just get a perfect fit bra. I had one for my 2000 Z28 & it was very snug & fit like a glove. Plus it was nicely made. I live out in the country & I have to drive 20 miles each way to get to the nearest city. I have had the car less than a month & have noticed new rock chips starting to show up driving it daily ( because it all I have ATM 
) I stay way back (100+ ft) from behind other drivers in hopes that the rocks being stirred up will have bounced off the road or stopped moving by the time I am driving through. Anyways I figure either damage can occur from having lots of rock chips or damage can occur from a bra possibly. If it’s from the bra it will be unseen by the public. This will keep the car looking sharp while daily driving. And if it’s a ton of rock chips then it shows to everyone & they show up worse when I wax the car. I figure the bra will protect from chips & help keep the car looking better with it on. And later when I get a daily driver to go to work in & I can park this car I can take the bra off & prep the car then repaint (I have a shop & paint booth) it to restore the whole paint job back to new. Then just drive her on special occasions & keep her in showroom condition.
) I stay way back (100+ ft) from behind other drivers in hopes that the rocks being stirred up will have bounced off the road or stopped moving by the time I am driving through. Anyways I figure either damage can occur from having lots of rock chips or damage can occur from a bra possibly. If it’s from the bra it will be unseen by the public. This will keep the car looking sharp while daily driving. And if it’s a ton of rock chips then it shows to everyone & they show up worse when I wax the car. I figure the bra will protect from chips & help keep the car looking better with it on. And later when I get a daily driver to go to work in & I can park this car I can take the bra off & prep the car then repaint (I have a shop & paint booth) it to restore the whole paint job back to new. Then just drive her on special occasions & keep her in showroom condition. 
Teching In
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I have a Colgan Custom Colour matched bra and mirror gloves. The quality and fit is superb! I have no problems with bra's causing scratches etc. Clean it regularly and use lots of wax on the paint where your bra touches. I have NO chips on my car thanks to the bra!
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