Just had a clear bra install
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So far I like it. Time will tell.
We had a Volvo before this, white, and it got hammered once while we were behind a snow plow. The paint was pitted all over the front of the hood. It was a freak event but still now I feel better protected. Metalic paint is hard to match.
I am hopping for the protection that this should offer.
Planning on letting the clear bra dry for a week , and then Zaino the whole car.
We had a Volvo before this, white, and it got hammered once while we were behind a snow plow. The paint was pitted all over the front of the hood. It was a freak event but still now I feel better protected. Metalic paint is hard to match.
I am hopping for the protection that this should offer.
Planning on letting the clear bra dry for a week , and then Zaino the whole car.
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Really looks good!
That does look like the same stuff that Nissan uses on other parts of the car.
May I ask whodunnit, how much? Was it pre-cut, done by a body shop, by a dealer?
If the edges peel in a few years, and pick up dirt, they could be removed, making a 3-year old hood like a new hood... still extends the original condition factor.
That stuff has stood up very well where the rear wiper sits on the tailgate of my Pathfinder (60,000 miles later, no peeling or dirty edges).
That does look like the same stuff that Nissan uses on other parts of the car.
May I ask whodunnit, how much? Was it pre-cut, done by a body shop, by a dealer?
If the edges peel in a few years, and pick up dirt, they could be removed, making a 3-year old hood like a new hood... still extends the original condition factor.
That stuff has stood up very well where the rear wiper sits on the tailgate of my Pathfinder (60,000 miles later, no peeling or dirty edges).
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Let see...
May I ask whodunnit, Body Dynamics (Connecticut)
how much? $650 installed
Was it pre-cut They buy patterns from Xpel but have to work the pieces a bit. The patterns are a good start.
done by a body shop, Body Dynamics been install for over 3 years
If the edges peel in a few years, and pick up dirt, they could be removed, making a 3-year old hood like a new hood... still extends the original condition factor.
To remove heat a an edge to 150 degrees, and peel away.
Hope this helps
May I ask whodunnit, Body Dynamics (Connecticut)
how much? $650 installed
Was it pre-cut They buy patterns from Xpel but have to work the pieces a bit. The patterns are a good start.
done by a body shop, Body Dynamics been install for over 3 years
If the edges peel in a few years, and pick up dirt, they could be removed, making a 3-year old hood like a new hood... still extends the original condition factor.
To remove heat a an edge to 150 degrees, and peel away.
Hope this helps
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Thanks, dmako
That's pretty much as I figured ($1,000 CAD)... good for the first few years, removeable.
Sounds good. Even the mirror is done, too!
Very nice. Have to decide, but at least bug deflector (takes care of 89.32% of the area that the PF has picked up chips).
That's pretty much as I figured ($1,000 CAD)... good for the first few years, removeable.
Sounds good. Even the mirror is done, too!
Very nice. Have to decide, but at least bug deflector (takes care of 89.32% of the area that the PF has picked up chips).
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