Bengalfang

I am getting a clear bra put on tomorrow and they offered to do the Standard or Extended coverage on the hood. They use Xpel. I think Standard was like 18 and extended was 24. (I could be wrong).

Anyway do you guys think the extended is worth it? Do a lot of things hit that high up? At that point it's almost horizontal so I would think with the angle it would be unlikely to get hit.

I think the cost is around 70-80 dollars more for the extended. I'm on a budget so that extra 70-80 dollars would be put to good use.

What do you guys think?

Thanks

conekiller

I went with the 24" hood piece....I figured that since I was getting it done at all I might as well get the largest area of protection available. I'd be pissed if I got a rock chip an inch or two above the shorter film. Same thing could happen with the 24", but it's far less likely. I also think the IS's hood is more vulnerable than most cars because it slopes upward dramatically pretty much its entire length...most cars have a flatter hood so only the leading edge is highly vulnerable.

And finally...spend a little now vs. potentially a lot more later.

EBMCS03

I thought about it but went cheap in the end and stuck wiht just the std coverage... If you can affod it and dont mind go for it.

And I can tell you now you'll probably... 75 to 80% will get one or two small rock chips right above the 18" cut off. I had the standard coverage on my previous car, a MINI and there were 2 - 3 rock chips RIGHT above the standard coverage of the bra.

mwaull

Just wondered where is it you are getting the clear bra purchased and installed?

Bengalfang

Driving Expressions in Sarasota, Fl.

A bit far from you.

mwaull

haha yes i know this . . . I wasnt asking because of that. I was just seeing what type of shop you were getting it from.

Bengalfang

Just a local shop here. They seem to do a lot of nice cars. I watched them work on a Cayman and they seem to be very meticulous. They also do a lot of work for the Mercedes dealership in the area.

EBMCS03

Ah Cayman! DANG! You wouldnt beleive it. I was really close to getting a Cayman but decided it was a little too much for me and got an IS instead HAHAH my personal plate is Cayman related... I ordered the personal plate when I ALMOST got the Cayman but didnt... so Now I have a Cayman Personal plate on a IS 350.