Opinions on "Clear Bra" - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

MHBoxster · 03-09-2009, 08:00 PM

Thanks Kabel!
My Boxster is Ocean Blue! The finish on the car is EXCELLENT!!! I just purchased the car Febr 18; it only has 15,200 miles!!! This car was pampered to an extreme!

I am really good at detailing my vehicles and had the dealer include a bottle of the "Zaino" car polish that they use on their vehicles. I'm also looking into the "SWISSVAX"polish that I read about in the 911&Porsche World magazine, issue #178.
I am taking my car to an authorized clear bra installer for an eval and pricing. I'm not sure what price they will charge for 'the works'; there has to be room for price negotiations!!!

I will let all know the price guidelines asap for others interested in this process.

angman · 03-10-2009, 11:04 AM

Most exotics around here have them on and my best friend has it on his boxster and the car looks flawless. Seems to work really well. If my car was flawless i would do the same.

Scbrindley · 03-10-2009, 01:42 PM

I have a '99 Boxster in Ocean Blue and it is really chipped up on the front end due to rocks and bugs. I think the paint is very soft in this color. My car has been pampered beyond belief, always garage kept and never driven in the rain for atleast the first 5 years of ownership (had it since new). I would get the clear bra on there if I had the chance to avoid all of the chips if I could. The car is flawless minus the chips up front which are really only noticeable from a few feet away.

I have the clear bra on my new 997.5 Carrera S and am so far pleased with it. It doesn't shine like a the rest of the car but it really isn't that noticeable. The 997 has seen a few hundred miles on the track and the paint is still perfect. Having said that, go for it.

SB

Topless · 03-10-2009, 01:56 PM

Many of our local PCA members have the clear bra. Most look very good, some have yellowed somewhat. I could go either way. Maybe on a new car, probably not on my 11 yr old stone chipped, touched up, stone chipped, Boxster.

Topless · 03-10-2009, 01:58 PM

Hey Scbrindley,
How do you like your new PDK Carrera??
Thread jack apologies

Scbrindley · 03-10-2009, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Topless

Hey Scbrindley,
How do you like your new PDK Carrera??
Thread jack apologies

Don't want to hi-jack the thread, but the PDK is amazing. Go test drive one at the dealer. I haven't driven the new Cayman or Boxster with PDK but I'm sure they are amazing as well. I've driven a lot of fast cars, Ferrari, Aston, Bentley....but the Carrera S with PDK definitely feels the fastest.

And back to the clear bra, a lot of people in our chapter of PCA have them and I'm yet to hear complaints from anybody. Also, my friend has one on his Ferrari 355 and it still looks new.

SB

2TrunkSteve · 03-10-2009, 04:50 PM

I don't have the clear bra on my Boxster, but we installed it on my wife's X-5 in 2002 when it was new. It looks great and has done a great job protecting those areas from the rock chips. My only complaint is that something hit the side mirror and heavily scratched the applique. Since then the wound has spread open a little and is pretty visible. Not a big deal on the family hauler, but I would not want that on the Boxster.