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Originally Posted by 986Jim
I just searched Boxster 3m. It's basically clear vynal that covers the whole front end of the car like a big sticker. You can not tell it's there even but really protects against stone chips and stuff...
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the boomerang and the 3M film are designed to protect against completely different types of damage. the boomerang is a metal plate that gets fasened just under the nose. it's designed so that if you bottom out the nose on a speed
bump or one of those concrete parking curbs (since the Box is so low to the ground) or even a steep driveway, you won't tear up (or evan tear off) the nose so easily. the metal boomerang will glide over the ground rather than allowing the bumper and ground to touch (high friction, scrapes off paint, etc).
it also acts like a structural doubler, reducing potential stress cracks, etc.
if your nose touches the ground in any of the aforementioned situations, the friction between the nose and the ground can actually stress the mounting points for the bumper. eventually, you may wind up with a larger than usual gap between the hood and bumper. if you have a GT3 nose or if your car is lower than stock, a boomerang is a very good thing to have.
finally, i'd avoid the PVC version. i bet it doesn't reduce the friction between bumper and road as much as the metal versions. if the metal one gets trashed, you can just take it off and polish it up.
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