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Originally Posted by UH60driver
"Clear Bra paint protection film was originally developed for the military to prevent damage to helicopter rotor blades. Clear Bra paint protection film eventually moved into the aircraft and racing industry to protect the sponsor clad paint jobs that used to require a repaint after every race. Now it is available to our clients to protect their daily drivers, RV's, exotics, motorcycles and race cars."
Sounded good to me, so I had this put on my 40th. I couldn't be happier. It cleans very easily and has spared me several chips already. I saw a rock about the size of a nickel come up and make contact with my fender where it meets the hood (well above where a regular bra goes to) and I was certain that even with the clear bra I would have one hell of a chip. It barely scuffed the bra. None of my friends even notice the scuff, and its hard for me to see and I know it's there. 
I'm not trying to add fuel to the fire here, but the clear bra is bad ***. I had my entire hood, front fascia, full fenders, A-pillars, and mirrors done. I was skeptical that a thin piece of film could hold up to rocks and such, but it works great. If the old school bra is what you like, then good luck in your quest to find one. But I just wanted to add that these things really are awesome and at least worth checking in to. I have no visible lines and it is nearly impossible to see, with all of the benefits of having a traditional bra convering everything.
Hope you find what you're looking for either way!  |
I don't doubt it.
I use vinyl bras for a number of reasons; one is that despite some people's opinions, I like how they look. Another is that once off the car, the front end looks as if the car has never left the showroom (it seems to me that having a clearbra on, while it may protect the finish, still requires the same amount of cleaning up at the end of the trip which is something I seek to avoid with a bra).
The most important reason is for protection...whether or not the clearbra material will protect as well, I can't say; I can also imagine that what a particular piece of road debris is (shape/weight/how it strikes the vehicle) can make a difference??? What I can say is that my '07 350, while doing 70+MPH, took a hit from a piece of shroud that came off a camper's AC unit - while it put a hole in the bra, it didn't even leave a mark on the front fascia...maybe the clearbra would have worked as well; I don't know.
To each his own but I suppose it's moot anyway...I'm sure that there aren't enough NISMO Z out there to justify anyone having a bra one on the market.