What do people think of Clear Bra Paint Protection?

steveg78

Got my clear bra put on this past Saturday. In doing my pre-installation cleaning, I already found a couple tiny nicks at the lower most part of the bumper. With just over 1200mi on her I was glad that I was getting the clear bra. Looks good and hardly visible. When I first showed up to pick it up I couldn't even spot the seam on the hood until the guy pointed it out. It was bikini cut on the hood.

Robert_Nash

I realize I am very late to this party but I thought I'd offer my opinion anyway.

I do not use and likely never will use a "clear bra" product. I believe they are fine for basic paint protection such as from bugs and some very minor road derbies but I believe their effectiveness is very limited as compared to their cost.

When I want REAL protection for the front end of my vehicle I use a high-quality vinyl bra - over the 30 plus years I've been driving high-performance vehicles I've literally saved myself many hundreds of dollars of damage to my vehicles that a clear bra would simply not have provided effective protection against.

That said, I've nothing against clear bras and I realize that for those who drive their vehicles every day, they probably make more sense than a vinyl bra (they certainly require less "work" overall). That said, I find their usefulness a bit lacking for me.

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Zultimate

Running a vinyl strap-on bra full time is NOT an option for me. Regardless, you can't insure 100% protection with anything. I like to know i at least have some protection every time i drive. In the last 4 years i've had 3 different cars with the 3M clear bra. I've yet to have anything penetrate the bra on any of my cars. My truck now has over 30k miles and the front end still looks new.

Zsteve

can you get a good up close pic of the line?

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steveg78

I will try to get a pic if the weather shapes up tomorrow. It's covered up right now. There are some pics of the seams I think of a blue 370z. I'll post mine so guys with PG can get an idea of what it looks like in that color. It is my understanding that the lighter the color, the harder to see. I would imagine silver and PW would be very hard to tell where the seam is.

40th370z

I was wondering which I would get the straight cut or bikini,some say the straight cut is more visible with a dark paint,think I'm going to get a bikini clearbra

Has anyone had their doors done, and do you think it is worth the cost ,I'm sure most of us walk the entire length of a parking lot to keep our cars as far away from door dings but ,but it never fails there are days where you cant park far enough away without someone parking next to you an swinging their door open into the side of your car.