Clear Bra Self Installation
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Clear Bra Self Installation
Ive seen clear bra kits on ebay for like 200 bux, thats the whole kits the mirrors,bumpter,and hood. I was just wondering if anyone has bought one of these and installed it them selfves? Is it that hard? 200 bux and some sweat sure beats 700 bux for professionally installed.
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Ive seen clear bra kits on ebay for like 200 bux, thats the whole kits the mirrors,bumpter,and hood. I was just wondering if anyone has bought one of these and installed it them selfves? Is it that hard? 200 bux and some sweat sure beats 700 bux for professionally installed.
It's very hard you need atleast a couple of people to help you that atleast know what they're doing.
goodluck
yes, you can do it yourself, but it's not easy at all, and pretty tiring. i did my cars before, results were ok but not perfect. took me like 3 or 4 install to know some tricks
if i were to do it again, i would just pay the money
if i were to do it again, i would just pay the money
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Dam thats bad news. I saw those things on ebay for that cheap it got my hopes up that I might be able to do it myself for a lot cheaper but I guess not. I dont want to pay 200 bux for something that is really hard to install. What about those tail light smoke out overlays from aerotect how hard are those to install?
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I just got quoted 560 out the door for clear bra installation and smoked tail lights you guys think thats a good price? The clear bra is the hood, fender, and side mirrors so its not the full kit and its the 3M clear bra. I think thats a heck of a deal has anyone got quoted better?
I just got quoted 560 out the door for clear bra installation and smoked tail lights you guys think thats a good price? The clear bra is the hood, fender, and side mirrors so its not the full kit and its the 3M clear bra. I think thats a heck of a deal has anyone got quoted better?
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Dam thats bad news. I saw those things on ebay for that cheap it got my hopes up that I might be able to do it myself for a lot cheaper but I guess not. I dont want to pay 200 bux for something that is really hard to install. What about those tail light smoke out overlays from aerotect how hard are those to install?
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Lifetime guarantee against what? Likely not rock penetration, only against installation or defective material. So the guarantee is pretty much useless. I had a rock mar the last 3M I put on, and there wasn't anything to cover that, even though it said "Lifetime guarantee". So read the fine print.
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Lifetime guarantee against what? Likely not rock penetration, only against installation or defective material. So the guarantee is pretty much useless. I had a rock mar the last 3M I put on, and there wasn't anything to cover that, even though it said "Lifetime guarantee". So read the fine print.
I didn't mind their service, quite friendly, and I didn't mind the price... was pretty standard rate here in So Cali.
I paid for a $40k+ car... another 700-800 bucks for full hood car protection is very little in comparision.
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Lifetime guarantee against what? Likely not rock penetration, only against installation or defective material. So the guarantee is pretty much useless. I had a rock mar the last 3M I put on, and there wasn't anything to cover that, even though it said "Lifetime guarantee". So read the fine print.
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My brother and I installed one of those clearbras from Ebay. I'm not going to say it was the easiest thing to install, but I don't think it was worth an extra $300-400 to have someone install the thing. If you can tint a window, you could probably install a clearbra. You're basically doing the same thing. The parts that are really hard to get installed are the side mirrors and the headlights.
The kit I purchased on Ebay went for about $230-250 and was made out of 3M film.
The kit I purchased on Ebay went for about $230-250 and was made out of 3M film.