any updates on the clear bra coming in?

 

I used alchohol for cleaning and any dishwasher detergent or shampoo can work fot he bottle. doesnt have toe a specific mixture. as long as its not too bubbly... when u go around the corners, like Extreme99 said, these stretch, but dont overstretch. use a heat gun or blow dryer around the edges and press down hard for it to stick.


any luck yet?

 

It is not hard but like others said, it's very time consuming.
I put clear bra on my IS by myself. It took me about 6 hours and it still looks good after 1.5 years.

 

hey everyone got my clear bra and started installin it today, everything was going good till i can't figure where this one piece go.

here's the pic of it, it's kinda hard to see, i think it suppose to be for the side mirrors but it doesn't fit right? please help




also im planning on tinting my tail light also any suggestion as to how to tint the little hump that sticks out?thanks

 

Im pretty sure its the side mirror. Just a FYI, it doesnt cover the full mirror it just covers areas where its most prone to rock chip damage. So you can arrange it where ever you feel is best.

 

i see thanks! guess its back to installing it then

 

Good luck! Im assuming it has been a pretty easy to install and everything is working out fine?

 

yup, a lil to easy hahah, but then i've only installed the fenders hahah got distracted trying to tint my tail light. its sooo hard especially the part where there's a thing stickin out!

 

It only take time, you need to heat and stretch a little of the vinyl. Dont overstretch, take your time, use a lot of water and you'll get it right!

start with one corner and work to another corner

 

how is the fitment so far? I think the hardest part will be installing the bumper bra though.

 

i see, me and my friend were doing that but then we got frustrated and brunt the tint hahahah

its good a little to small for me, it doesn't really fill everything hahaah
yeah i think so too since it's sooo big and the pieces are so small, but we'll see hahaha.

thanks for ur help and comments everyone!!!

 

For the front bumper, match the fender lines as well as the sides of the front grille. Those parts should match up nearly perfectly but the rest will have some exposed paint.

So near the fog lights, headlights will have about 5-8mm gap where it isnt protected by anything.


* when you install it, i suggest you stretch the film a little to match up the clear bra and the towing hole in the front( its the square box in the front bumper) I know the pre cut films dont 100% match up right there)

 

is it worth buying? bad fitment.

i heard the mirror is the hardest part to install because of the curves.

 

about 99% of shops will use pre cut films, Its all about the install job. You can stretch the film which makes it easier to cover up mistakes by the templates. Remember the templates were just measurements that other people have submitted that are then inserted into the software that will cut the film whenever they have the model of car in front of them.

Theres only a few shops that will do a custom install and they will charge you an arm and a leg for( 1K+). If the installer is good, they can fix the pre cut film and make it look like it was suppose to be like that.

 

hey everyone, just an update i installed everything cept the bumper b/c im planning to take it to the dealership to have them look at it b/c for some reason the left side is sag'in. i'll take some pics tomorrow and and post them up hopefully tomorrow. thanks to everyone for their help.