Clearbra or not to clearbra
 

My 370 finally came in today! I'm going to inspect it after work and possibly drive it home tonight.

I am torn on the clearbra though. I only take small inlet streets, no highway/interstate driving in the z. I had a mazdaspeed 3 and had almost no rock chips on it for the 3.5 yrs I owned it. Under these conditions and in your personal preference is it worth getting a clearbra?

Thanks for any help.

What color is it? the paint on the Z is pretty sensitive. But if you had 0 rock rips on your old car, and you aren't that picky about your paint, then you shouldn't have to worry.

Car will be silver.

if you aren't very picky, a silver car is the best candidate for not getting clear bra. If the occasional chip doesn't bother you, don't get it, save the 1000 bucks or buy something else for your car.

Are you planning on tracking the car at all? A lot? If so then that would be another good reason to do it. If you do plan on tracking it but not often (once or twice a year) then you could just tape it up for protection on those days.

i use no clearbra on my hobby cars...actually dont use on my dd either. :p

i just drive a good 3 seconds behind the car ahead.

Good luck doing that on I-4, you'd never get anywhere. :rofl2:

you're in florida (aka poorman's LA)...already a no where. :stirthepot: ;) jk

My vote in your situation is to save the money and don't do it.

yea if i was you i wouldn't do it . If i had a silver car i wouldn't do it even in NY, but mine is black.

I didn't get it. I regret it. 15k miles and more chips than a bag of Doritos.

Get it!!

Gotta bring this back and ask why about silver? I'm in the process of weighing the pros and cons (as you know Jeff from the other thread) and want to know specifically thoughts on a White Z? I've read it's because of Orange peel and eventual yellowing. But, I've also read those things are not so prevelant anymore with the advances made in the films.

Anyone got one on a White Z?

Just do it, you can only regret if you didn't, you will never regret if you did...

Mine is silver, and I wish I had gotten a clear bra.

I have 5600 on mine and I also have a bag of chips. Can't wait to see the results of another 10k :shakes head:

No Clear Bra
 

I had the dealer remove from my Z. I hated it; I thought it looked cheezy like putting plastic over fine furniture.

love it, especially since i got a custom full hood and fender installed. my front lip is startin to get pretty beat too.

Pay now or pay later. Its pretty simple. Its an investment to protect against the possibility that you'll get tagged with a rock. It happens.

I'm at just under 5k miles and I don't have it. I don't regret it. I drove through one of the worst winters I'm ever likely to see with salt down everywhere, rocks getting kicked up, etc -- and I have no marks.

I honestly don't feel like the paint is as bad as some make it out to be.

Just don't tailgate people and you will cut down on 95% of the problem, imo.

Best investment I ever made on a vehicle. 16K and absolutely no chips on the front of my Z. I had my mirrors, A-pillars and a section in front of the rear wheels done as well ala Porsche. This is the first car that I have has the clear bra installed but I will definitely have it done on any new car that I purchase from now on. When you get your first chip you will hate yourself for not getting it done.

AZ Roadster

lol that was corny...yet still kinda funny :rofl2:

A large bag has 12.5 servings with 11 chips per serving, this means approximately 138 Doritos... Those are a lot of chips on your car...

I would do it for sure. I have 16k on my yellow 09' and the front fascia is horrible. I always stay back aways from people and it still happens. I'm having the fascia and hood repainted next week and immediately having a clear bra installed. Also think about going about a quarter of the way up the hood too.

Erik

Within 2wks I had clear bra on my car. Best purchase I made so far. Wanted to do the entire car, but the only thing available at the time was from the fenders forward. Since ur not doing any hwy driving (a shame cus the Z is incredible at hwy speeds) you might be ok with out it. Give it a few months, if you don't see any chips by the end of the year than you don't need it. Congrats on the purchase. It's sad it won't ever see the hwy.

after a year of ownership and about 3k miles, i got one tiny nick less than 2mm on the facia without clearbra. :p

with 25k+ miles 6yrs of ownership, my G has quite a bit more but still looks pretty much brand new. :D

i wish i used clear bra on the white Honda Fit... :mad: my wife drive that thing everywhere and no attention to staying back.

New versions of venture shield are a good viable option. The thing is... you need to wash your car at least once every week to 2 weeks. If you dont the film will eventually become scratched/hazy. In 10k miles i have more chips than a lays factory, and I am starting to regret not getting clear bra'd. I dont stay back as far as i should, as Ken chan has pointed out. Also the first 6 months of owning my car was in texas, and that place is horrible for rock chips.

Food for thought!
 

I did it and it was a great investment :tup:

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...tallation.html

this place should be local for you:

http://www.autopaintguard.com/