Just wanted to share some pix of my full front clear bra installation using X-pel Ultimate Film.

I did the entire hood, full fender, headlights, mirrors, and full bumper.

http://www.xpel.com/products/xpel_ul...ction_film.asp

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You can barely see that anything was done as all the lines are evenly with the lines of the hood, fender, headlights and bumper.

What i love about this is that on a black car you will notice all the swirl marks after just a car wash, with this, you dont see any swirls at all, which makes this installation a great thing to do and well worth the $.

 

We are thinking of doing the same thing as soon as she arrives...can you share what you paid for that coverage? Thanks!

 

Wow, that looks very good!! Looks like a reputable shop as well. I guess if I lived in NY, too, it would be a great investment!

 

Looks great and I think it's a smart thing to do. Your statement got me to thinking about how someone with a black car could get the entire car wrapped to eliminate swirls.

 

it looks great for a bra!

i have two black cars (the Audi/mini) and are 100% swirless. The mini is over a year old and the audi is 4 1/2 months old. all it takes is a proper washing/drying technique

two bucket wash with grit guard's
Quality soap that provides good lubricity
quality wash mitt (not the box store brands
Foam Gun
two high quality drying towels (non box store)
or like in my case a master blaster air force dryer (i dont use towels)
wash from the top down

The only two times my paint gets touched is with the wash mit and my MF applicators/cloths when i seal/wax them.

 

i got quoted $1650 for:
Full Hood
Fenders
Mirrors
Full Bumper
Roof
Rear Trunk Piece
Door edges
Handles
Inside Handles

 

Glad you like it! I knew you would! Still happy with mine, after 6 months. It looks AWESOME!

 

YIKES! really?

you could have your car polished to perfection 3-4 times for that price. besides once the wrap gets bad enough it will need to be replaced, have you guys seen what it looks like after a bra is removed... its an insane amount of damage to the point that it needs to be repainted. The self healing properties will only last so long (if it even *really* works) your car will look worse with this after a couple years then just getting it washed at the car wash every week with their "spray on wax"

to each their own i suppose. ill spend $100 a year on good wash/wax materials (of course that's after my initial investment)but thats just me

 

I think you should do some more research about the bra damaging the car in the long run, I'm sure you have seen pix etc, but on a new car with OEM paint and OEM clear coat, the clear bra will do no damage to the paint are all, when you remove it it will only leave some glue stuff on the paint which can be taken off easily and finished with a nice polish. While i was there getting the job done, there was an 2006 M3 at the shop getting his old clear bra remove and getting a new job done to it.
The installer showed me how they remove the clearbra (keep in mind he did the install for this guy back in late 2005) once he remove the film there was gluey stuff all over the hood, but then he apply some stuff to get the glue off, once the clear bra was off the car looked brand new, the paint was flawless and i was really amazed by it.

i understand its easier to wash and polish/wax the car then to spend a large amount of money on this, but this not only protects the car form swirls but also form rock chips, unless you have like a 1/4 layer of wax on the car, you just wont be able to avoid rock chips and stuff picked up from the road.

now that i got this done, i have the peace of mind that there will be no more rock chips to the front of the car and i have no regrets whatsoever

also there is a 7 years warranty on this too

 

That price is higher than most but he's getting the entire hood, fenders and roof along with all the smaller areas. Dealers charge $700 for the bumper cover, mirrors, front half of the hood and front part of the fenders.

In my driving area, they use rock salt and grit. You can hear debris hitting the car every time you pass a car going in the other direction. The windshields are etched after five years.

I'm getting paint protection.