anolin

Folks, I'm dreading another new england winter where the nose of my somewhat nice looking 91 V8Q is going to get pelted with sand yet again. Does anyone know (or have ) where I can get a nose bra for an old V8Q ?? I have scoured the internet and so far been quite unsuccessful. Thanks in advance for your help -

Skyler@Achtuning.com

I had a bra on my 83 coupe, it was good at trapping dirt underneath and wearing the paint off under the straps :/

Herr Schröder

I personally hate clear bra's, and if your car is pearl white, don't even consider it. The newer film has got A LOT better, but the fade to yellow is pretty much going to happen at some point.

Just pull off the hood piece everytime you do a car wash, or get a ton of snow / water on the car. Wax the hood like crazy twice a year and you'll be fine. Darker colored cars (blacks, greens, etc) will show scuff marks, but I have yet to be able to not pull them out with a good carnuba. Damaged paint as a result of bra's come from folks who never remove them or leave them on a water soaked car. The heat of the hood plus condensation that cannot fully dry will actually eat through the paint and create a cloud that generally isn't fixable.

Just my two sense from having messed with them for 15 years.. ;-)

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ColoQuattro

I favor clear bras but unless you install one when the car is new they don't look that good w/ chips

anolin

Perfect. Exactly what I was looking for. The front of my poor old V8Q is really beat to sh*t from the new england winters and a 150 mile per day commute on the lovely connecticut highways. Thanks for your help -

Skyler@Achtuning.com

That's true as well, damned if you do damned if you don't

Herr Schröder

The old school bra's hide alot of junk too, can be a win / win if the front of your car is beat up. I have a 11/92 date stamped Colgan for the S4 that still looks like new as I use it less often, but my A4 wear's one daily and it's getting ready for a replacement (mesh screens go first), but it's been on the car since new (99.5).. They make a decent product..

Zwoobah

the adhesive works like a really thick wax - fills in some of the nicks. you'll want to touch up any big chips at least a week beforehand though.