dallison28

i am contemplating installing a clearbra on my car. Sometimes reason steps in before i spend $700 on something.
I don't drive it like my dd, so i don't follow people as close as i normally would.

My dd front bumper is peppered, but i am not too worried about it.


I have seen some reviews on the clearbra, and some people wouldn't own another car w/o it and some really don't think it's necessary.

My car is an 02 with 52k. I didn't pay that much for it and never plan on driving it in the winter, unless it was a winter where there was no snow, or cinders on the road, and it is a rare 60 degree day.



So, since i don't tailgate in this car and won't drive it in the winter or bad weather, why do i really need to spend $700 for a clearbra?

FilthyF14

I don't think so. I've got an old school strap-on bra I use for long trips and DE - never any problems. Not like our 02 Boxsters will ever be collectors items or on the stage at Pebble Beach....

stumpjumper

clear bra costs as much as a respray, and before you put the clear bra on the paint should be perfect... so I'd say no

dallison28

thanks, that's what i was thinking this morning when i cancelled my appointment. I could use the money for other things, like landscaping........


When i got the car i was so set on this, and i am not typically like that. Kind of like tunnel vision. But when it came closer to spending the $$$ i sat and thought about it.

If it was a 2-4 year old 911, then i would have it done. But for what i paid for the car and what blemishes it does have, i don't need it.

dallison28

i almost forgot how cheap i am for a while there

jmatta

I purchased a brand new Colgan two piece on eBay for $50 for highway driving...you can't go too wrong with one of these.

"If" I had a brand new P-Car, I would consider the clear, but not on a pre-driven. My S had 8k miles on it when I bought it several years ago; I'm up to 15k.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...spagenameZWDVW

00r101

I bought new and put on a clear bra right away. I have been extremely happy with it. No stone chips and a wet rag cleans all the bugs off with practically no rubbing. For an older car that alread has stone chips it might not be as valuable but for new a clear bra is the way to go!

sjfehr

I don't really like my clearbra. There's a visible line at the edge that looks "off", and you can't wax it up to a shine like you can the paint. Also, autocross cone marks buff easily off the clearcoat, but take an obscene amount of scrubbing to get off the clearbra. And the worst part is that the most vulnerable spots on the bumper are still left exposed. I'd advise taking your money elsewhere.

On the bright side, you'd have a good excuse not to wax the front bumper...

00r101

I agree that autocross cone marks are a bitch to get off the clearbra. However, I have a buffer and since I am not really too concerned about over polishing the plastic I buff the crap out of conemarks and they are gone in seconds. sometimes I use a really agressive polish on the plastic that I would never use on paint.

sjfehr

I've discovered Mr. Clean Magic Eraser does quite a good job of getting the cone marks off the clearbra. It does something to the plastic, though; you can't really see it, even from up close, but you can see it in the sheen if you look at the right angle.