Bra Party!! (Actually 3M Clear Bra)

[RAYdiation]

Hello all! Hope the subject got your attention! :D

I bought a 3M Clear Bra kit for my '03 GTS TRD. It's a complete protection kit; covering hood, fender, mirrors and bumper. Web site is:

http://mishield.com/miva?/Merchant2/merchant.mv+Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=M&Category_Code=TO-CE

Brandon6976 is gracious enough to host the event at his place. This way we can also take pictures of the entire process as well.

I still have to hear back from him, but I asked for a tentative date of 16th August (Saturday).

I'll post more details as we go along. Hopefully we can learn a great deal out of this and try not to push the limits of our patience! :D

[brandon6976]

its all good. However I coulda swore there was a local dealer to this stuff I just can't for the life of me remember the name and I thought I even had a business card which I can't find :sad:

[Bes]

u want to hold the event aug.16th?? thats importfest

[Burrcold]

so you wont be able to see this protective film at all? I am thinking I should get this for my next car

[RAYdiation]

Sorry....Just remembered about Importfest. My bad.

I thought there was something going on in August....Then I saw the postercards for Importfest.

DEFINITELY not the 16th!!

[Pete00]

:werd: importfest is being held on the 16th.
whatever date you guys choose, i hope i will be in town...i like going to brandon's place to work on the cars 8) (you will all soon know why :smile:)

[brandon6976]

17th is fine.

yeah don't expect pete to be doing a lot of work .. or even looking at the car :giggle:

[Pete00]

:smile:

[SammyMan]

yesyes.. pete and his 'bird watching' lol :D

[Pete00]

you'd do it too sammy :smile:

[S E X Y L I C A]

Sometimes its just nice 2 sit n' look :D

[SammyMan]

its always nice to look..

Its a compliment to the girls 8)

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Burrcold Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 9:44 pm Post subject:

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so you wont be able to see this protective film at all? I am thinking I should get this for my next car

Well...You do see a bit of the outline, but it's supposed to be VERY transparent. They say it's 99.5% transparent. The 0.5% is supposed to be the outline or can be shown on light painted cars. Here is some info:

http://www.envisagelab.com/page/page/240730.htm

Hope it helps!

[Kim Tyson]

That stuffs not cheap, Raymond. I've seen it on a silver car. From a distance, fogetaboutit. No prob, can't see squat. Up close, like you said, you can see the edges but it's probably much better than all the paint chips we all have. :mad:

[RAYdiation]

That stuffs not cheap, Raymond. I've seen it on a silver car. From a distance, fogetaboutit. No prob, can't see squat. Up close, like you said, you can see the edges but it's probably much better than all the paint chips we all have. :mad:

Yeah....Not cheap is right. Whole protection package: headlights, hood, fenders, mirrors and bumper = $580 CDN shipped. :sad:

But, my friends seem to understand my concern. Gotta protect my first car! :D

[subterfuge]

Much cheaper then a $3000+ paint job man!!

Go for it!! Best $580 you'll spend on your car..

[Kim Tyson]

Much cheaper then a $3000+ paint job man!!

Go for it!! Best $580 you'll spend on your car.. :werd:
That's what I'm saying. Now that my car is a year old I wish I had done it when she was factory fresh. I have so many little rock chips. :mad:

[subterfuge]

:werd:

:cry:

[B-WRX]

I got one put on before I drove the car away from the lot. It's definetely worth the money. I have a black car and you can notice the seam where the bra starts half way down the hood. It's noticeable when she's dirty, but when it's nice and clean you have to look really close. I don't give a shit though, cause it's keepin my front end from looking like a mess of stone chips.

[RAYdiation]

Someone did tell me, I think it was on Celispeed, that the Carbon Blue paint colour Celica's were getting pretty hard to find these days. That got me started in looking for the Clear Bra.

When I saw paint chips on another Celica GTS TRD at Scott's Annual Meet, that freaked me out!!!

Well...Before I do get the car protected, I am going to get the car detailed so its looking nice. Problem is...The kit hasn't arrived yet... :cry:

[fineline]

I have one of those 3M clear protector kits for Sale.. CHEAP!!

it's just the hood and fender parts... but I can save you alot of money!!

check the for sale section if you havent' already!!
it's just collecting dust in my possession :roll:

[RAYdiation]

I have one of those 3M clear protector kits for Sale.. CHEAP!!

it's just the hood and fender parts... but I can save you alot of money!!

check the for sale section if you havent' already!!
it's just collecting dust in my possession :roll:

Should have checked the Sale Section before I bought it. But, I was looking for a complete kit. Is it even possible to mix and match kits from different company's, even though it's the same car?

Also, it doesn't look like this Sunday is going to work out. I still haven't received the kit! :mad:

[brandon6976]

customs probably still has it. If there is no meet its no big deal. I have to check my lift bolts, hopefully they aren't broken off in the engine.

[Baelnorn]

Im wondering... does this help with all the damn bugs that splatter onto the bumper and mirrors when driving? I drive the car freshly washed for an hour and its full of bug splats that are brutal to get off... id go for this protection if it helped just to make my life easier as much as for the paint chips.

(which by the way, i have none so far. some of you were wondering about the 2003 models, if the paint was any better... so far not a scratch, chip or mark on the bumper... or anywhere on the vehicle for that matter)

[RAYdiation]

Im wondering... does this help with all the damn bugs that splatter onto the bumper and mirrors when driving? I drive the car freshly washed for an hour and its full of bug splats that are brutal to get off... id go for this protection if it helped just to make my life easier as much as for the paint chips.

(which by the way, i have none so far. some of you were wondering about the 2003 models, if the paint was any better... so far not a scratch, chip or mark on the bumper... or anywhere on the vehicle for that matter)

Baelnorn....If you go to:

http://cms.3m.com/cms/US/en/2-168/clelFFC/view.jhtml

There is a pic which says that the clear bra does protect against bugs.

Brandon....Lift bolts? That sounds bad! :shock:

[Pete00]

so sunday at brandon's house?

[brandon6976]

yeah I told Chris/Burrcold to come by around or just after noon.

Ray the GT-S aparently has a problem with the bolts
http://forums.c7performance.com/viewtopic.php?t=3037&start=0

[RAYdiation]

yeah I told Chris/Burrcold to come by around or just after noon.

Ray the GT-S aparently has a problem with the bolts
http://forums.c7performance.com/viewtopic.php?t=3037&start=0

Brandon6976, even though it looks like the 3M clear bra isn't going on this Sunday, can I join you guys for this? Since I have a GTS, I think I should be ready for such a problem.

[brandon6976]

yeah definately come on by ..pm me for directions and such

[RAYdiation]

Finally! It arrived! :popo:

This looks like it's going to be a LOT of careful work! Does anyone have any ideas on how to remove wax from the car? It has to be applied directly to the paint. I'm thinking about the Mother's wax removal component.