Any of you guys/gals have car bras?

[bonk102]

they're pretty useless, you have to take em off all the time or risk theft

 

[chiwawa626]

Originally posted by: Atrail
Protection
Protects the front end from road tar, rocks and other debris flying around that can do damage to your paint. If you have a super nice car with great paint, you want to protect your investment.

Or you can use it to cover up blemishes that are already on your car.

Somebody has to have some experience with these!!!

Well if your intrested in protecting your paint, mite as well do it for the whole car and invest in one of these

 

[cmdavid]

personally i think they look pretty dumb but thats just me.. also, the sun will fade the paint on the rest of the car and when the bra finally comes off, that part of the car will have a different shade.... but you've gotta white car, so thats unlikely to happen unless you leave that thing on for years...

 

[Nefrodite]

i regret not getting one for my civic. now there are lil paint scratches all around the front from rocks kicked up on the freeway ah well

 

[Atrail]

Originally posted by: sandigga
personally i think they look pretty dumb but thats just me.. also, the sun will fade the paint on the rest of the car and when the bra finally comes off, that part of the car will have a different shade.... but you've gotta white car, so thats unlikely to happen unless you leave that thing on for years...

Yeah, and my car is garage kept too, so it does see too much sun.

 

[AdamK47]

I'll never have one on my car. They make most cars look weird. I once saw a bra on one of those new beetles. It looked soooo funny I was laughing.

 

[Beau]

My best friend has one on his Altima. It looks pretty cool, but it is a pain in the ass. He has to remove it everytime he washes his car, or when it rains, or it will trap moisture against his car's body and cause it to rust.

 

[FordLorider]

Seeing the outcome over a few years, THE PAINT WILL LOOK DIFFERENT IF YOU LEAVE IT ON FOR EVEN 6 MONTHS. Luckily it wasn't my car the got screwed up. As a accident cover-up, it definitely works great. You put it on your nice paint and expect it to look anywhere as nice as when you started, you have something coming. Air = oxidation/rust/wear, if you take that away the paint will look different after any amound of time.

 

[Ryan]

I have one, but I only put it on when I go on highway trips (to protect against bug buildup). It works good for what it;s intended for.

 

[pyonir]

Wow, i started this thread a little over a month ago, and got a whopping NINE responses.

Thanks for all the help guys.

btw: i didn't get one, and i am not going to. does more damage than anything.

 

[ndee]

If you want to protect your car, don't drive it.

 

[LAUST]

Originally posted by: PSYWVic
Actually, the real trade-off is that, while you don't get rock chips, etc., the bra itself is damaging to your paint. Dirt particles from rainwater or what-not will get under the bra and damage the finish. This is why you are supposed to take them off all the time to clean them and to wax your car really good, etc.
Personally, I don't like 'em. Cure worse than the disease.