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#7972850 - 11/20/14 04:53 PM Recommend a place for clear bra install
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Can any of you guys recommend a good shop that does clear bra installs on vehicles...What is the usual going rate for this and what brand do you guys suggest?

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#7972869 - 11/20/14 05:03 PM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: big tuner]
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Price may depend on car. I have been doing them for the last year and a half. Some things to think about, even the best ones only are covered with warranty for 5 years and if the car is used and has blemishes they will still show through the film. 3M is the best in my opinion HOWEVER there are 2 sub brands under the 3M name. Scotchguard and ventureshield. Scotchguard is about 25% more expensive for raw material. Most places will charge 250+ and that + can go up to say 6-700 for hood and fenders done. Add front bumper for an extra 3-400.
So my question is what kind of car? and what kind of coverage do you want? Hood, fenders are most commons. But in reality anything can be done.
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#7972894 - 11/20/14 05:18 PM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: Cee_mon]
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Isn't there some spray on shit you can use these days?
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#7972907 - 11/20/14 05:25 PM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: LNXGUY]
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#7972941 - 11/20/14 05:47 PM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: Cee_mon]
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Had a good experience with these guys for tint and headlight clear protection

http://www.pureauto.ca
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#7973022 - 11/20/14 06:40 PM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: JEFFOS]
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#7973035 - 11/20/14 06:54 PM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: TheRealCSnapper]
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Not a fan of clear bras. Don't like how it is so visible, perhaps I'm just too anal lol. Would rather just respray the bumper every few years.
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I thought Spark was a robot from the old movie and I kind of remember seeing him telling some engineer showing the equation for a clear metal that the guy would event years later - porschetr

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#7973136 - 11/20/14 08:33 PM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: Hatorade]
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My go to guy for our cars is Kevin Hammond at GTA in Detail.
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#7973168 - 11/20/14 09:13 PM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: Cee_mon]
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 Originally Posted By: Cee_mon
Price may depend on car. I have been doing them for the last year and a half. Some things to think about, even the best ones only are covered with warranty for 5 years and if the car is used and has blemishes they will still show through the film. 3M is the best in my opinion HOWEVER there are 2 sub brands under the 3M name. Scotchguard and ventureshield. Scotchguard is about 25% more expensive for raw material. Most places will charge 250+ and that + can go up to say 6-700 for hood and fenders done. Add front bumper for an extra 3-400.
So my question is what kind of car? and what kind of coverage do you want? Hood, fenders are most commons. But in reality anything can be done.



How much for a front bumper and grille for a 10 tsx?
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#7973575 - 11/21/14 08:34 AM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: titty sprinkles]
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Wouldn't it just be cheaper to just vinyl the whole hood with say, CF vinyl...
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#7974047 - 11/21/14 11:40 AM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: TheRealCSnapper]
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 Originally Posted By: c_snapper
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#7974216 - 11/21/14 12:50 PM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: Balhar]
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Might as well just wrap the whole car like you would with your phone.
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I thought Spark was a robot from the old movie and I kind of remember seeing him telling some engineer showing the equation for a clear metal that the guy would event years later - porschetr

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#7974489 - 11/21/14 02:30 PM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: Hatorade]
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 Originally Posted By: Hatorade
Not a fan of clear bras. Don't like how it is so visible, perhaps I'm just too anal lol. Would rather just respray the bumper every few years.


dafuq.
how can "too anal" and "repray bumper every few years" be in the same sentence.
arguably, a respray is worse bc the paint will not match! at least clear bra...clearly shows what it is. a repstrayed bumper is signs of accidents and shit \:\(

OP - post requirements + car that this application is for. I'll get you a quote. I also know a guy
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#7974545 - 11/21/14 03:02 PM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: 4age]
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^+juan. i'd replace the clear bra every 2-3 years before re-spraying the bumper. 99% of the time the paint never matches.

thank jeebus now you can buy pre-painted bumpers from honda. i'm picking up side skirts, rear bumper that already come painted, and because i'm ADD about rock chips I might nab a fresh new front bumper and have it wrapped. brand new bumper painted is only $500 from honda, about the same price of getting a re-spray but atleast it'll match.


Edited by titty sprinkles (11/21/14 03:03 PM)
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#7982088 - 11/26/14 08:48 AM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: titty sprinkles]
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This is a topic I am very well versed in and have many different experiences. I tend to get a "little" carried away with detailing and paint protection and have basically tried everything under the sun in terms of polishing, protection, washing and repainting over the years. Given that my car is black, keeping the car looking good is that much more difficult.

I have a few main points that I feel are most important and the rest is just information.
1.Buy a good film – I would not put anything other than Xpel on my car. The self healing is not bullshit and is pretty impressive that the car can heal a scratch.
2.Cover the entire front end so you don’t see any seams. The film really does become absolutely invisible.
3.Have a good installer (I used Richard from Protex – he did amazing work)


Background info for those that are interested:

I have had my car covered and uncovered 3 times so far. 2 of those installed myself and none of which I regret in the slightest as I bought the best I could find at the time. Hopefully this Xpel film will be my last as its warranty is 10 years and you are also looking at $1100+ to wrap the full front end. It is a sizeable investment but I plan to keep this car and the clarity + self healing + not having to worry about swirls, chips and scratches is worth every penny for me.

Ultimately, if you are going to keep your car and really want it to stay perfect, it’s a great investment. If you flip cars every 3-5 years, I would just drive the car and not worry about films.


I just have the one picture from the day I had the film put on but the car is not bad for a black 13 year old vehicle.


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#7982093 - 11/26/14 08:51 AM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: DoWnGEAR]
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#7982778 - 11/26/14 02:49 PM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: LNXGUY]
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I need to figure out how to apply this shit by myself. can't be rocket surgery.
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#7982865 - 11/26/14 03:37 PM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: titty sprinkles]
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It is not rocket surgery and I figured it out pretty well after watching some videos and practicing a bit. It can get tricky though on certain curved parts and it will never look perfect if you are not experienced. It somewhat annoyed me looking at little imperfections but I didn't really care because I bought 3M film online for $100 and shops were charging $600 back then.

This last time I decided to pay because I "NEEDED" Xpel and the raw material costs were almost the same as paying to have it professionally installed. I also could not live with myself if I messed up and lost 900$ worth of material!!

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#7982869 - 11/26/14 03:39 PM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: titty sprinkles]
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 Originally Posted By: titty sprinkles
^+juan. i'd replace the clear bra every 2-3 years before re-spraying the bumper. 99% of the time the paint never matches.

thank jeebus now you can buy pre-painted bumpers from honda. i'm picking up side skirts, rear bumper that already come painted, and because i'm ADD about rock chips I might nab a fresh new front bumper and have it wrapped. brand new bumper painted is only $500 from honda, about the same price of getting a re-spray but atleast it'll match.



Are these dealer cost prices for the bumpers? Someone scraped my rear bumper and I would pay for a new one if it came painted but I did not want aftermarket paint.

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#7982963 - 11/26/14 04:41 PM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: DoWnGEAR]
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that's just parts ordering in the bumper price. i have a buddy who gives me his discount on honda parts, comes to $500 and change for a complete painted bumper. i ordered in the complete aspec bumper but i didn't really like it so i sent it back.

i do need to order my rear aspec bumper which is about the same price, aswell as the aspec side skirts. all of them come painted. if you look it up on some online honda parts website if there's a color code next to the part it comes already painted.


Edited by titty sprinkles (11/26/14 04:43 PM)
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#7983030 - 11/26/14 06:03 PM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: titty sprinkles]
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Not so lucky for the s2000. Looks like they come unpainted. I can however order the tow hook covers with quality oem paint!!

The bumpers in the US are only $250 though.

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#7984077 - 11/27/14 09:07 PM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: titty sprinkles]
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 Originally Posted By: titty sprinkles
that's just parts ordering in the bumper price. i have a buddy who gives me his discount on honda parts, comes to $500 and change for a complete painted bumper. i ordered in the complete aspec bumper but i didn't really like it so i sent it back.

i do need to order my rear aspec bumper which is about the same price, aswell as the aspec side skirts. all of them come painted. if you look it up on some online honda parts website if there's a color code next to the part it comes already painted.


what other Honda parts can your buddy get?
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#7984079 - 11/27/14 09:12 PM Re: Recommend a place for clear bra install [Re: iamfob]
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anything. he's the parts manager @ downtown honda...or that one on danforth whatever it's called, toronto honda?
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