Collective Wisdom on Clear Bras?????
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After nine month's my Venturesheild has yellowed , I did the Gt2 rockers with the 3m and I was told it wont yellow...
Iam going to do the side's next that taper into the inlet's next...
Gee-Bee
Iam going to do the side's next that taper into the inlet's next...
Gee-Bee
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I personally did not care which I did, I just simply told them to put on some clear bras and ship my car out. now its on a ship somewhere in the ocean, cuz i know when it gets off the ship, I will definitely need the clear bra and not care one bit about it yellowing. Anyone visit a country rural as mine should know how bad it is here...
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Just had it installed on my new Meteor Gray TT. New Orleans dealer brought in local 3M installer who did a beautiful job. A lot of roads here in Louisiana aren't top notch, so I was worried about the risk of flying crap every time I drive. On balance, it was the way to go for me and it's really not that conspicuous.
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Agreed. I have the 3M on my meteor grey TT. I see the line occasionally, but I'm glad I got it. I had chips on my BMW and wished I had got one everytime I saw the chips.
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Do you plan on putting the 3M on the whole car or just the front,hood fenders and mirrors?
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Too funny, I just got a used Cobalt Blue 997tt that came with clear bra on it. The lines are visable which I am not a fan of but on my old M6 I had no clear bra and the rock chips really bothered me. I think its a trade off that is worth making.
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My 3M installer says the ventureshield indeed has less visibility (meaning less orange peel look), but it yellows more easily and lacks the 'clear coat' finish of the other 3M product which means it can't be polished and buffed to address problems. I have a complete love/hate relationship with clear bras but won't drive any new car home until installing one. I'm just one of those guys who hates rock chips more than the look of the bra.
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To each his own, but the end of the story is do you want to spent hundreds to thousands to repair the chips and dings or do you want to just peal off some plastic and redo? Also I don't think that people are all that understanding when they see dings and chips on a car they may want to buy
Obviously I have the plastic and I love it, line, potential yellowing and all. Mine is on silver grey metalic. I am fascinated by the above thinking in the quote
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I do not have a turbo but rather a black C2S(guess that is irrelevant) but on black,EVERY person who came to see my car commented/and asked how I got the scratch !
Not a scratch but the edge of the "shield".
I peeled it off personally.My car is just a sunny day cruiser so rock chips will not happen as much as maybe a daily driver but most people will not comment on chips(as they are sort of expected on a car).
If you can live the "line" it defiantely stops the chips !
Just my $.02
Not a scratch but the edge of the "shield".
I peeled it off personally.My car is just a sunny day cruiser so rock chips will not happen as much as maybe a daily driver but most people will not comment on chips(as they are sort of expected on a car).
If you can live the "line" it defiantely stops the chips !
Just my $.02
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I don't have it on my black S4 and really wish I did. The front end looks horrible and only a repaint will rectify it. Needless to say, I have it on my 997TT and will never do without again. You can see the line, but it doesn't bother me one bit. If it annoys you, do the whole hood. I had 3M on my C2S and really hated the orange peel. I went with VentureShield on my current car and think it looks a LOT better.
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To each his own, but the end of the story is do you want to spent hundreds to thousands to repair the chips and dings or do you want to just peal off some plastic and redo? Also I don't think that people are all that understanding when they see dings and chips on a car they may want to buy
Obviously I have the plastic and I love it, line, potential yellowing and all. Mine is on silver grey metalic. I am fascinated by the above thinking in the quote
Obviously I have the plastic and I love it, line, potential yellowing and all. Mine is on silver grey metalic. I am fascinated by the above thinking in the quote
Seems to me to be a no brainer for a TT owner...after several years, just pull it off and have it redone....you TT owners spend so much more more money on other crap for your cars why not protect the frontend paint from the start...best 750 bucks I have ever spent....