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anybody used the clear-bra, 3m paint protection film before?

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Old 02-04-2005 | 07:23 AM
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its theinvisibra.com for anyone who is intersetd

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Old 02-04-2005 | 07:41 AM
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Once again, I was offering a group buy for these a while back...
Old 03-03-2005 | 01:29 AM
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everyonw, who ive seen this done to, I notice no one does there whole hood, Is there any way to do the whole thing???
Old 03-03-2005 | 02:23 AM
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check out magnetbra.com
got one on ebay for $45. comes off easy when cleaning and forms a very tight seal around the edges.
whatever that dude paid for the professional install is nuts. you could just it repainted in 5 years for that much.
Old 03-03-2005 | 03:29 AM
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Originally Posted by lootyman
check out magnetbra.com
got one on ebay for $45. comes off easy when cleaning and forms a very tight seal around the edges.
Hmm, a magnetic hood piece does nothing for the bumper, and you have to make sure both the 'bra' and hood are PERFECTLY clean otherwise it will grind the crap out of the hood. The roads are full of iron filings/particulate as each time somebody hits the brakes part of the cast iron disk and pads wear.

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whatever that dude paid for the professional install is nuts. you could just it repainted in 5 years for that much.
To get similar results you would have to paint your car every year with all the chips these things develop. But then you have to deal with the chips in between re-paints -- plus you don't have a factory finish and when you go to trade it the dealer is going to give you a lot less because he is going to assume you stuffed it into the back of a Tahoe.
Old 03-03-2005 | 03:36 AM
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kindly disagree.
of course the bra/hood have to be clean. this bra doesn't move around like a regular one, so the grinding is virtually non-existent.
whoever started the post, just check out the site. i've had one for 4 months and think it's a good product.
definitely a cheap alternative to the 3M. afterall, maybe the money saved can go towards a SC!
Old 03-03-2005 | 06:46 AM
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There is a serious difference between what it costs to keep something looking good and what it costs to fix something every so often after it looked bad the whole time. Every time I'm driving down the road and I hear the *crack* of a rock hitting my car, I'm happy as hell to have paid what I paid to keep the front of my car chip free. So far, after about 4 or 5 months of having my car, I've got zero chips on the front.
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