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Old 11-16-15, 06:53 PM
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hey guys..

with the new car, I'm thinking about adding an clear bra to the bumper + the hood..

I'm leaning towards 3m.. is there another brand i should go with? also, whats the prices for doing an clear bra for our cars? i got quoted $350 for the front bumper with an 10 years warranty.

thanks.
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Look into Xpel Ultimate self healing clear bra. I've heard lots of good things about it.
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xpel for lighter color cars. suntek for darker color cars. Do the whole front end: full bumper, full hood, quarter panels and mirrors
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3M pro Series is new and also self healing. 7 year warranty, i think around $700, bumper, mirrors, 1/3 or so of hood.
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I have a SunTek full kit on the LS, full hood and fenders. Had the 3M Ventureshield partial hood on the GS. The SunTek is a much better film, the self healing is incredible, and its so smooth you would never know there was a film on the car. Thats the route I'd go.
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As others have suggested, XPEL or Suntek are the best options imho. Of course, these come at a premium in price.

I have XPEL Ultimate on my vehicle and love it.

If I had bought some super high end exotic, I would have clear bra'd the entire car, but 1/3 up the hood was fine for me.

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Having had the 1/3rd hood and the full hood, I will only get the full hood from now on. Not having the line is nice, and I had some issues on the GS with chipping higher up on the hood and now don't have to worry about it.
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I was quoted $990 for SunTek for entire hood, entire bumper, entire left/right fenders, and left/right side mirrors.
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That's a great deal. Make sure it's a quality installer.
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Originally Posted by SW15LS
That's a great deal. Make sure it's a quality installer.
Everything here x10000000
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Plum that price sounds Wayyyyyyyyy to cheap.
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Originally Posted by MostWanted
Plum that price sounds Wayyyyyyyyy to cheap.
It does and it made me hesitate enough to call more places for a quote.

One place quoted me $1100 also for Suntek, and another quoted $1850.

Another place only uses Xpel Ultimate and they quoted $1450.

My Lexus dealer quoted $1190 but only the first 24" inches of the hood. I forget what film they use, I know it is not Suntek/Xpel.

So as of now I am still undecided...
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Originally Posted by plum2nuby
It does and it made me hesitate enough to call more places for a quote.

One place quoted me $1100 also for Suntek, and another quoted $1850.

Another place only uses Xpel Ultimate and they quoted $1450.

My Lexus dealer quoted $1190 but only the first 24" inches of the hood. I forget what film they use, I know it is not Suntek/Xpel.

So as of now I am still undecided...
FWIW I paid 1400 for suntek full front. Installer did my headlights too, but hooked it up cuz i did a lot of work with him.
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XPEL is worth it. I was really happy.
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I did a Nano Fusion clear bra on my ES and it is holding up well. It's self healing and has a lifetime warranty from the manufacturer and a 5 year free replacement from the shop that installed it. I have no issues and it's also guaranteed against yellowing.

I checked all of the products out before deciding on this and it compares well with all of them. It was $500 installed.


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