Clear Bra's - do you like em?
12/14/14, 09:20 AM
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The other question I have now, since a lot of you seem to have done the headlights/fogs....is would you have the glass roof done? I have a glass roof...had to pass two gravel/sand trucks the other day, and and the whole car got sanded on the way by. Luckily, no bigger rocks or I'd probably have some real damage based on how much was flying off those trucks.
12/14/14, 09:38 AM
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The other question I have now, since a lot of you seem to have done the headlights/fogs....is would you have the glass roof done? I have a glass roof...had to pass two gravel/sand trucks the other day, and and the whole car got sanded on the way by. Luckily, no bigger rocks or I'd probably have some real damage based on how much was flying off those trucks.
12/14/14, 09:41 AM
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12/14/14, 09:42 AM
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I will definitely have those done - only 15,000 miles on this car and already can see the hazing starting. I wish they were glass for cleaning purposes!
12/14/14, 09:43 AM
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Headlights used to be glass. It was a DOT mandate for safety that they move to plastic I want to say in the late 90's.
12/14/14, 09:46 AM
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I have window tint - what purpose does filming the window tint serve? Saving it from scratches?
Guess I am in the camp of deciding what is less expensive in the long run - finding a really good chip fixer and having the car done once in awhile, or spending the big bucks all at once on filming the car. At least partially anyway. I already have a few chips on this car since it came out of Alaska. They've been touched up for color, but not leveled out, so I'll have to have that done before having any clear bra put on.
Guess I am in the camp of deciding what is less expensive in the long run - finding a really good chip fixer and having the car done once in awhile, or spending the big bucks all at once on filming the car. At least partially anyway. I already have a few chips on this car since it came out of Alaska. They've been touched up for color, but not leveled out, so I'll have to have that done before having any clear bra put on.
12/14/14, 09:47 AM
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Before you put any film over them, you'll want to restore the plastic first. You can basically wet sand, polish, then coat them with plastic sealant.
12/14/14, 09:55 AM
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I have window tint - what purpose does filming the window tint serve? Saving it from scratches? Guess I am in the camp of deciding what is less expensive in the long run - finding a really good chip fixer and having the car done once in awhile, or spending the big bucks all at once on filming the car. At least partially anyway. I already have a few chips on this car since it came out of Alaska. They've been touched up for color, but not leveled out, so I'll have to have that done before having any clear bra put on.
12/14/14, 09:59 AM
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12/14/14, 10:01 AM
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And the real bummer is - the longer it's put off, the more it costs to get the car ship shape to even put it on....because who wants to put film over unrepaired damage? This blows darts, lol. They should just do it at the factory dammit. Or better yet, make self healing paint.
12/14/14, 10:04 AM
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Yep, back in the good old days. I was looking at some car pictures the other day...I think late eighties cars - when rectangular headlights were ALL the rage and wondered to myself, whether rectangular headlights would ever come back into style. Of course, they kinda matched the boxy shapes going on back then.
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12/14/14, 10:10 AM
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And the real bummer is - the longer it's put off, the more it costs to get the car ship shape to even put it on....because who wants to put film over unrepaired damage? This blows darts, lol. They should just do it at the factory dammit. Or better yet, make self healing paint.
12/14/14, 11:49 AM
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And the real bummer is - the longer it's put off, the more it costs to get the car ship shape to even put it on....because who wants to put film over unrepaired damage? This blows darts, lol. They should just do it at the factory dammit. Or better yet, make self healing paint.
The idea is the vinyl wrap is your "self healing paint," I'm not sure I made that obvious.
12/14/14, 11:51 AM
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I've been wondering about this idea myself. If the vinyl wraps (not clear, I mean other colors) get cheap enough in the future, I wonder if they'll just stop painting cars at the factory someday. They'd either wrap it at the factory or it comes to you raw and the dealer/aftermarket does it. The idea is the vinyl wrap is your "self healing paint," I'm not sure I made that obvious.
12/14/14, 11:56 AM
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I've been wondering about this idea myself. If the vinyl wraps (not clear, I mean other colors) get cheap enough in the future, I wonder if they'll just stop painting cars at the factory someday. They'd either wrap it at the factory or it comes to you raw and the dealer/aftermarket does it. The idea is the vinyl wrap is your "self healing paint," I'm not sure I made that obvious.
12/14/14, 11:59 AM
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I've been wondering about this idea myself. If the vinyl wraps (not clear, I mean other colors) get cheap enough in the future, I wonder if they'll just stop painting cars at the factory someday. They'd either wrap it at the factory or it comes to you raw and the dealer/aftermarket does it.
The idea is the vinyl wrap is your "self healing paint," I'm not sure I made that obvious.
The idea is the vinyl wrap is your "self healing paint," I'm not sure I made that obvious.
Maybe they should just do a paint delete option and charge less for the car for those who would want to do it afterwards at a vendor of choice. That might work :-)
Hmm.......
12/14/14, 01:20 PM
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LampGard Headlight Protection
http://www.weathertech.com/lampgard/
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12/14/14, 01:25 PM
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I had 3M mask done the first week along with tint and wrapped it in the payment. It's just one of those necessary things. Did it on my new winter car too. Won't go without it in this land of bugs and flying rocks!
(You should see the front of my old pickup after years without anything.
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