Tagez

Could someone tell me a little about the clear bra, and is it worth the money?

~pino~

I have it on all of my cars, but I hate stone chips with a passion.

Try to find the best installer that you can. Plenty of references, etc.
The 3M material is the same for the most part. It comes in different thickness for different portions of the car (bumper, headlights, etc.) The installation is key, however.
How much you would like done is up to you. The material is not as smooth as paint, and a line of separation is visible, (some colors show it more than others).
So if don't want to see the transition line, for example on the hood, you may consider getting the whole hood covered.
Prices range from $800~$1200 for a front end coverage with mirrors. If you want full fenders and hood, expect to pay more, of course.
Best to have it applied before the car sees any road time, I usually get it done before taking delivery of the car.

HTH,
pino

Lyman_T

Short answer is yes, Tagez.

First time you follow someone down a gravel road or through a construction zone, it'll pay for itself.

nyte3k

How does this appear on white cars? I've seen it on some white cars and it seems after a while you can see where it ends (I suppose the dirt builds up along the line)?

dk1

On the parking lot in my office there is an older car with a clear bra - maybe 5 years old. It looks terrible - the bra part looks dirtier than the rest of it. The entire bra, not just the end line really stands out. I am sure it's not dirt but some discoloration with age. The look of that car pretty much made me decide against it. I have some pretty nasty stone chips but IMHO it's better than the aging bra.

nyte3k

I was also worried about finally removing the bra... it would be the cleanest part of the car, and might be noticeable.

JBDinTX

I have had clear bra on every car since 1997 I had my 2010 S5 full front wrap head lights fogs a pillars above windshield rockers door sills and inside of door handles. I also have my 2004 dodge ram done since 04 never have yellowed still looks the same as the day I got it done but YOU NEED TO USE ONLY 3M clear bra I paid a grand for my clear bra but that was with window tint

Prime Time

I have the VentureShield clear bra on my white 2009 A4 and it looks great. Find a good installer. I've heard VentureShield is better than 3M but 3M now owns VentureShield so there must be a reason they wanted it.

Prime Time

I paid about $550 for the full front bumper, headlights and side mirrors. I opted to not do the door sills and door handle cups.

Turbo Freak

I personally think that it looks worse than stone chips, but thats my opinion, you might like dirty line on the hood...