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Old May 22, 2010 | 01:24 PM
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I had a 3M Clear Bra put on the hood and side panals today. Its to sunny here to get any good picture but I'm impressed with the results I did not get the bumper done but I may later. Total cost $125.88.
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Old May 22, 2010 | 02:59 PM
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congrats! so you only did the hood and fenders, didn't do the bumper? 126 sounds like a great great price!
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Old May 22, 2010 | 03:06 PM
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Very good price. You should get the bumper done too. I bought my car used and it already had one installed and it has protected it so well that the areas it covers look spotless and brand new. $125 is super cheap for such great protection too.
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Old May 23, 2010 | 06:13 AM
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Could you share which shop did this work for you? Is it a larger name chain that might also be in the Austin-San Antonio area? Your price is good!
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Old May 23, 2010 | 07:52 AM
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Don't mean to hijack the thread but I had the 3M clearbra installed on the bumpers, hood, mirrors. My hood is immaculate - knock on wood.

Wasn't paying attention one morning and scuffed a fence. Clearbra seems to have taken most of the damage.

How hard is it to replace?
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Old May 23, 2010 | 09:29 AM
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replacement shouldn't be too bad. a good shop can lift the whole damaged film relatively easy and just put on a new one
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Old May 23, 2010 | 09:48 AM
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Cool, what shop did you have this done at? Im looking at having mine done as well when I get it next month...
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Old May 23, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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I had the work done in Victoria at custom tinting ask for Jose.
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Old Jun 3, 2010 | 07:44 AM
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nice touch looks very clean
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Old Jun 3, 2010 | 08:27 AM
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Can't even tell u got 3m clearbra cover from the picz.. Hey r/u sure those r 3M clear bra ? cuz the price way too cheap bro.. last times i asked some shop in SoCal, they wanted to charge me around $500 bucks for front bumper and hood only(3M brand) yo...
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Old Jun 3, 2010 | 09:08 AM
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Can't see any bra, but just the real stuff underneath Would it work equally well on a dark color car? Mine is a grey 2006.
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Old Jun 3, 2010 | 07:42 PM
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The price I paid was just for the hood and sides, $625.00 for everything. As far as it looking good on a darker vehicle. I do not know maybe someone has pictures of theirs.
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Old Jun 3, 2010 | 10:26 PM
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ah so it's just the hood, then it makes sense
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Old Jun 3, 2010 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Mambo King
The price I paid was just for the hood and sides, $625.00 for everything. As far as it looking good on a darker vehicle. I do not know maybe someone has pictures of theirs.

My clear mask was installed by Sewell since new ( covered 1/3 of hood, fenders, and bumper), just got it replaced last week under 4yr/50k warranty (back then cost $1,600 now is less than $800)!!!

First picture is after 3 1/2 years of Texas weather, as you look closely it was turning yellow.

Second picture is newly installed, brand spanking new!!!

I ordered extra blank sheet of clear mask from eBay, so I could custom cut it to cover lower fenders (area right behind the wheel wells, so it would not get chipped) act as splash guard. So once it either gets dirty or damaged I just spray and peel and reinstall, piece a cake!!!

The only thing you need to remove the old clear mask is...mix a cap full of Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo with a quart of water.
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Old Jun 4, 2010 | 11:44 AM
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looks nice.......my front bumper is way too cheap to get it cover.......
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