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Old 08-10-2009, 08:13 AM
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I'm finally having a clear bra installed, but need the name/location of a trustworthy service provider in the Raleigh/Cary/Apex area.

Also, if you can share cost, time to install, and product recos (anything other than 3M?), I'd appreciate it. Some clear bras seem to have a lot less shine to the surface, and a lot more visible texture - not appealling.

The only existing threads I could find on this topic were 4-5 years old.

Thanks in advance for your help/advice.

Bob
Old 08-10-2009, 09:40 AM
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Contact Pete @ TVP Auto

http://tvpauto.com/

Did my motorcycle as a full custom job and did the C4S impeccably. He has a shop in Cary. Good guy; very talented.

Ballpark, $400ish, but depends of course on what you want done

Bumper
Headlights
Hood ¼, ½, full
Mirrors
Rear quarters
etc
etc

HTH
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Originally Posted by Whitey||C4S
Contact Pete @ TVP Auto

http://tvpauto.com/

Did my motorcycle as a full custom job and did the C4S impeccably. He has a shop in Cary. Good guy; very talented.
I have never used this person, but Leith Porsche highly recommended him to me.
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TVP it is - I'm booked for Friday morning.

Thanks!
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Pete will take good care of you. We recommend him to all our customers. Just make sure you wax the film every now, and then.
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My Porsche is now in the hands of Pete at TVP. Estimated $650 for front bumper, headlights, partial hood, mirrors.

I'll update with a post when the car is back from TVP at 3pm.
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The Porsche is back and looks great. No point in posting a picture, of course. It's an invisible improvement.

TVP / Pete did a great job.
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Bob, your car is gorgeous! Pictures are required in a thread like this.
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What they said ^ !

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Sorry for the delay - I had to take some fresh pictures of my 996. You really can't see the edge of the clear bra on the hood or front bumper unless you look closely.

However, the mirror bras have a crease that won't stay attached to the car (see photo). It's in the same spot on both mirrors. I'l have to ask Pete at TVP how to remedy this situation.

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Nicely done. Pete will take care of you; just shoot him the picture.
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Forgot to add this one.

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Very nice!! You can't see the clear bra at all... Will definitely have to do this on my next car
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What they said ^ !

I knew this ^ would do the trick!

Bob,

Your car looks awesome! Thanks for the pics!


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