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

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

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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.

987gator · 03-17-2009, 11:43 AM

I have the 3M clear bra on my 05 in Atlas Gray. It is nearly invisible, you only can see it 5' from the car at certain angles. It performs as advertised.

There are negatives. Waxing the car takes car at the clear bra edges. Wax can get caught there, and it creates a white line outlining the bra. If you do not carefully remove, you could force the wax under the bra.

THe other negative is on the side view mirrors. On one mirror, the bra edges have lifted maybe a half a milimeter. When driving with the windows down over 70 mph, there is some wind whistle from the seam.

Overall, I would install again, as it has saved my paint from many dozes of stone chips. Hope this helps

Banana S · 03-17-2009, 07:03 PM

I have the clear bra on my Speed Yellow 2002 Boxster S. It was installed by one of the two prior owners. It covers the nose, rearview mirrors, the rear quarter of the wheel arches, and halfway up the hood.

It isn't noticeable unless you're within a few feet of the car, and I like the protection it provides to the finish. Wax on the leading edge isn't a problem since I use Zaino instead of carnauba wax or the like.

I would pay to have it done (and pay a little more to have it done right) if I were buying a car like this brand new.