Bra

Don't blame you, I Like the paint too.  :> 

Since it is not a two piece bra, I would say, put the blue tape on the hood and by the wheel wells where the bra is going to flap.  Yes it will flap.

 

 

Or I have seen Yellow and Green in the painters tape also. 

 

Phill, who cares how it looks on the highway.  But I would take it off at the shoefield-. 

I run with a clear BRO. 

The different colors represent different, degrees of "clean removal and paint retardation".

I don't like it, but I have rock chips. More and more every year and it sucks. It's only been since 2010 for paint. But it is what it is and they are there, deal with it!

MARTY U R SO GAY

CLEAR BRA

REMINDS ME WHEN WE WERE WITH VINCE AND BILL IN DESERT SPRINGS AND U WERE RUNNING AROUND IN A THONG

Wardlow Custom Masks.  #-piece so that you can open the hood, and it does not flap.

 

Yes looks like I screwed up again not asking you guys for advice first.  Starts flapping around 40 mph.  Taking 55 mph rodes to Carlisle so shouldn't be too bad.  But I think I will try to secure it.

Natalie was stripped to bare fiberglass & repainted this winter.  She looks better than new.  I debated clear bras & spray on bras, but decided to go without.  I bought her to drive & enjoy.  I know that she is already developing patina, and that's okay.  It will only make her look more original.  I'd rather have road rash than self-induced bra damage.  I'm in the same camp as Danny (who also has had his car repainted, btw).

As you can see, the car on the left is bra-less.  It has some road rash, but it is a mark of distinction like battle scars.  The really bad ones get touched up.  If I had it to do over again, I would a found a place to do the clear bra when the paint was new and fresh.  Next time?

Mine also has plenty of road rash, but none of it is from those long interstate slogs to Carlisle.  When I travel in the Speedster, it has the bra on.  When I drive around town, it's bra-less.  Maybe I should reverse that since they never, ever seem to sweep the roads here and this is a container port, so every third vehicle is an 18-wheeler.  Over almost eight years of usage the bra has done no damage to the paint that I can see.

 

By the way, that "#-piece" should be "3-piece", if you hadn't already figured that out.

Bras don't damage the clear coat and paint unless you leave them on for long periods of time particularly if you leave them on when they are wet.  If you get caught in the rain with the bra on it needs to come off and allow to dry before reinstalled.

Absolutely!

I had a BRA for one of my 911's.  What a PITA!  Never again. And by the way, if you are not careful with the BRA, it can flap, scrape, scratch, moisture damage, etc.   Bra's are good for making one think about what is underneath.  But if you can see the real thing, why look at a bra?  Bra's are for women, not for cars!  Enjoy your car not the bra.

Like other things plastic, our cars look great, are fun to play with, everyone knows they're fake, but will never sag, and no bra required :-)

I am using a bra from Vintage Speedsters and for me it is just fine.  It goes on with Velcro and attaches securely without flapping and causes no scuffs of any kind.  It is lined with a soft material that protects the paint.

 

It doesn't cover the bumper like Lane's, but I don't seem to get much road rash there anyway and what little I do get is easily fixed with the Lanka touch up system I use.

 

I never use the bra around town but you can believe I need the protection on the 2,600 mile round trip to Carlisle!  Works for me and the price was very reasonable.  When I reach my destination it removes in a jiffy.

 

With some negative posts on this thread about not liking the bras I wanted to post another 

viewpoint.  A 20 hour interstate highway road trip mixing it up with the big boys is going to damage a Speedster's nose paint without protection of some type.  Clear, vinyl or whatever.  Of course Garage queen cars or Sunday coffee drivers don't need to worry abour road rash but Road Warriers definitely do! 

I have a Wardlow 3 piece bra that I will be included in the sale of my blue Vintage Super Widebody.  I quit using it a few years ago, because, like Lane said, the the front end rock chips don't happen on the long trips, they happen on the around town driving and I refuse to keep it on all the time.

Like Hoss said.  Think of your rock chips as "badges of distinction."

Doc Phil - As with anything else with these cars, it's a matter of personal preference (personal preference is why Baskin Robins has 31 flavors)! FWIW - as a 30-year member of PCA, I've used protective front bras on all my previous Porsches (three 356's, four 911's). They've all been from the bra originator & creator, Colgan. Points to consider;

 

1. Bra must be quality product and proper fit (no flapping or chafing) for optimum protection without damage to car.

 

2. Used primarily for interstate or highway driving (high speed and debris), and removed otherwise.

 

3. Never use when either car or bra is damp or wet.

 

Following these guidelines, I have never had issue with cars' finish! 

 

 

That being said, I don't currently use one! I'm not bothered by the 'patina' accumulated by our daily driver VS logging 153,000Km (95,000 miles) all over the Western U.S! 

Jim

Bra is a Colgan.  Fits very tight but not flush between lights.  I did not see any other Colgan options for my car except for with bumperettes or with license plate.  I don't need bumperettes or front license plate in Carlisle so I got the one without the extra holes.  I did not see a 3 piece Colgan option.

No one will see me with a bra.  I will be all natural the minute I arrive.

NICE! Driving enjoyment without guilt! 

I'm with Jack on Vintage's bra for a Speedster.  Mine came with one and I used it occasionally.  It fit very well and looked, well, Ok.  The nicest one I have ever had was one on Sarah's Alfa Romeo Spyder.  It fit like a glove and was easy to put on and take off.  I remember being asked at Oshkosh if it was a "stealth bra" ....one that would block police radar.  I had never heard of such a thing.  

The black bra's look like someone attacked the car with a giant roll of electrician's tape.  I suppose it helps prevent chips, but I never enjoyed looking down the hood of a car and seeing that in front of me.  The clear adhesive protection is worse; you can never fully enjoy the finish on the car.  Had that on one of my cars also; never again.  I would rather deal with the stone chips.  It's part of the deal in driving a Porsche!

I dunno...  Kinda looks like the car is into bondage or something - not that there's anything wrong with that.

and... enter... Gerd.  ("did somebody say bondage?...")

Marty in a thong??  No way

Troy, you are correct. Thinking back to our sailing race days, a wise ol guy told us about, small tears in the spinnaker, "character" marks.

Deeredriver said bras are for women.

 

I kind of prefer no bras for women too.

car bras make me angrier than hunchback at a limbo contest!

If you're going to put a bra on your car you should balance it out with something on the back too.

 

 

That is just too good Ron!

Ron, awesome! Love the butt-floss!

but you have to wonder what's up with the even coating of mud...

It looks like a typical Canadian car to me, we see them like that on I-87 NYS Thruway all the time!

Given the lack of coverage by the thong, that may not be mud, Gordon.

Likely from Quebec tho' Danny and some don't call that Canada anymore. :-)  Now cast your eyes on that black object in the left top corner of the pic....looks like an asphalt / tar heater to me but could be used as a quasi Southern Style BBQ in the hills of La Belle Province by those wiley Rebels....uh huh !

I agree, MOST DEFINITELY Quebec plates, we see them all the time. 50-50 chance if they're clogging the left lane at 65!

Flapping problem solved. One grommet through top of bra. A couple if rubber washers and a zip tie. Little to no flapping when cruising at 70.

Clever! Necessity IS the mother of invention! 

Clever fix. Makes getting gas a bit more interesting. Bring a bag of teis and your cutters.