Wondering where I might find a Bra for a Speedster. Are they all custom made? California Car Cover doesn't make them, I'm told.
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Wondering where I might find a Bra for a Speedster. Are they all custom made? California Car Cover doesn't make them, I'm told.
Just rec'd mine from Kirk at Vintage - 50.00 Tell them if you have carpet or not - if not he adds snaps to attach inside the trunk. If your carpeted, velcro is used instead.
Bought one from Kirk about 6 mos ago...In my opinion, it does NOT
cover enough area to be useful, decided to go without and repaint
chips occasionally...mine is brand new, could sell, lets say 30.00
+shipping....
I'd shop around if you must have one, I've seen some that seem to be
more affective than the one Kirk has...but their ugly......
But thats my opinion..........
cover enough area to be useful, decided to go without and repaint
chips occasionally...mine is brand new, could sell, lets say 30.00
+shipping....
I'd shop around if you must have one, I've seen some that seem to be
more affective than the one Kirk has...but their ugly......
But thats my opinion..........
Vince:
Do you have a photo of your bra? (You don't have to put it on and I promise not to tell anyone it's yours).
I might be interested.
Do you have a photo of your bra? (You don't have to put it on and I promise not to tell anyone it's yours).
I might be interested.
Does anyone know much about clear bra? Can you do the entire hood?
David
David
I don't have a Bra for my car - I'm a real guy, so I have a "Bro"
Clear Bra's don't usually cover the entire hood. If you go to the folks who install them, like Armour glove, they have templates (some call them schematics - interesting) which allow them to cut out pieces that should very closely fit your 356. Those pieces cover the bottom 12 - 16 inches of the hood, and from that top line across the fenders maybe 6 inches above the headlights, as well as all the way down to the bottom of the nose. They may or may not have a template for a flared-fendered 356.
After talking with a few of these places and watching them apply to an Acura, I'm convinced that this is NOT something you want to do at home. Experience makes a big difference in how well it turns out, as it is adhesive backed and must be applied with the proper soapy pre-treatment, respect and a certain amount of heating and stretching to make it smooth.
gn
Clear Bra's don't usually cover the entire hood. If you go to the folks who install them, like Armour glove, they have templates (some call them schematics - interesting) which allow them to cut out pieces that should very closely fit your 356. Those pieces cover the bottom 12 - 16 inches of the hood, and from that top line across the fenders maybe 6 inches above the headlights, as well as all the way down to the bottom of the nose. They may or may not have a template for a flared-fendered 356.
After talking with a few of these places and watching them apply to an Acura, I'm convinced that this is NOT something you want to do at home. Experience makes a big difference in how well it turns out, as it is adhesive backed and must be applied with the proper soapy pre-treatment, respect and a certain amount of heating and stretching to make it smooth.
gn
Gordon,
Anyway to get rid of the hood line and cover the entire hood? Wouldn't mind the fender lines.
David
Anyway to get rid of the hood line and cover the entire hood? Wouldn't mind the fender lines.
David
Don't know.....find a place that installs them (and has a good rep) and ask if they can do the entire hood.
Bill,
I'll try to take a picture today of the bra and post it....
its the one that covers between the headlights and under the
trunk lid....its gotta be the smallest i've seen.....
I'll try to take a picture today of the bra and post it....
its the one that covers between the headlights and under the
trunk lid....its gotta be the smallest i've seen.....
Sounds like a push-up bra. Great to look at but not really up to its functional job.
I have one but never use it. The previous owner did and it took a lot of wax and buffing to get the back smudge that it left on the car off. I think it does just about as much harm as it does good..JMHO