Custom Clear bra - full wrap vs. partial - opinions?
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The reason you don't have a seam there is because several inches of your bumper inside that "foglight" area is unprotected. Its all a tradeoff, would you prefer the seam or the extra protection?
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I preferred to go the 650$ route instead of the full custom wrap route. But then again I dont plan on keeping this car any more than 2 years.
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Mine is also a precut kit that he "customized." I don't think he enjoyed installing on the 3IS, luckily he accepted the challenge. I recall an older post of someone doing their front bumper and it had noticeably long lines. This place is just more expensive than others, but he took his time and spent two and a half days to do all the clear bra-ing. He also removed the badges so there wouldn't be lines around them which I like, otherwise people will look at the badge and see another square around it. He also replaced my badges for free, just took 1.5 months though and I think they're a bit slanted, but I'll have to check at the dealership.
I think the full wrap for the hood is worth it because I drive on 101 everyday and with the construction in MV/PA I'm always worried for my car. Before the clear bra I would take 280 to work, but that was an additional 20 minutes.
I think the full wrap for the hood is worth it because I drive on 101 everyday and with the construction in MV/PA I'm always worried for my car. Before the clear bra I would take 280 to work, but that was an additional 20 minutes.
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So I went back to Rob today for my badge, he said that he uses VentureShield. He mentioned that he'll get Scotch Guard in the future when they make large film rolls. From our talk he said he doesn't like Xpel, I don't want to get into it and start any what's better arguments but you can call him and ask for his reasons. One thing I will say is that VentureShield is also 'self-healing' but 3M doesn't promote it as hard as Xpel.
Here are some pics I took, I'm not the best at capturing good angels, but I can take better shots if you'd like.
This is the area where there are two pieces that meet, the F Sports bumper was too curvy for him to do it with one piece of film. The line is darker cause it's dusty from the nearby hills, but when it's clean you can barely see it.
Same with the rear bumper, not noticeable at all unless it was pointed out. And it's in a corner no passerby looks at.
Slightly off topic, but how level is everyone's F Sport badges? When he put them back, it's a bit slanted, not sure if that's normal. He did align the prongs correctly with the holes.
Here are some pics I took, I'm not the best at capturing good angels, but I can take better shots if you'd like.
This is the area where there are two pieces that meet, the F Sports bumper was too curvy for him to do it with one piece of film. The line is darker cause it's dusty from the nearby hills, but when it's clean you can barely see it.
Same with the rear bumper, not noticeable at all unless it was pointed out. And it's in a corner no passerby looks at.
Slightly off topic, but how level is everyone's F Sport badges? When he put them back, it's a bit slanted, not sure if that's normal. He did align the prongs correctly with the holes.
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