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General Information => General => Topic started by: Cancarlqn on September 28, 2006, 10:15:54 am

Title: What is that?
Post by: Cancarlqn on September 28, 2006, 10:15:54 am

what's it used for?
(http://images11.snimka.bg/001291573.jpg)

Title: What is that?
Post by: Slave2School on September 28, 2006, 10:43:45 am

It's a front end cover.  We use them generally in the summer to keep insects/stone chips off the car, but you can use them year round if you really want.

Title: What is that?
Post by: bvolks73 on September 28, 2006, 01:06:28 pm

They're also great at hiding deer collision damage until you can get it fixed properly. You'd never know the front edge of the hood is creased underneath it.:D

Title: What is that?
Post by: lord_verminaard on September 28, 2006, 02:49:59 pm

They will also screw up your paint over time as well.

Brendan
84 Scirocco 8v
00 Camaro L36 M49

Title: What is that?
Post by: bvolks73 on September 28, 2006, 04:08:30 pm

The best looking paint on the whole car is under there. Lol. It's not going back on though when I get it painted.

Title: What is that?
Post by: macsdub on September 28, 2006, 04:15:48 pm

yea they are supposed to protect your front end,but they can mess up your paint
us silly americans also call them a "bra"
funny though,i never see any women wearing them :lol:

Title: What is that?
Post by: Slave2School on September 28, 2006, 05:01:34 pm

You don't want to see the ones that will fit into that one, trust me :)

It's never been an issue for my father with a "bra" (on his cars) you jus have to washa nd wax under them once a week or the dirt under it will sand the paint off for sure.

Title: What is that?
Post by: LeeG on September 28, 2006, 10:55:29 pm

Give me rock chips any day, only one of those I ever owned came off before the car cooled off in the driveway the first time.

A good alternative for rock chip protection:  You can get a clear plastic film put on the front couple inches of the hood.  Like a window  film or something, same stuff they put on rocker panels in high wear areas.  Except for the edge of the film, its virtually invisible on the car, but it takes the impact of all the little bits of crap that fly around on winter highways.

Title: What is that?
Post by: Cancarlqn on September 29, 2006, 12:57:29 am

10x  :D
I've never seen this kind of protection in Europe. Maybe you take more care for your vehicles :wink: