Car bra - sp20

[kyra]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]hey all,

seen a yellow sp20 on chaps the last couple of weeks whilst dining with the missus... she thinks it is a good idea to fit one to my car after the front bar gets replaced....
i have a quote from car bras australia for $319.00.... seems a bit steep....

any other companies around oz that sell them?

cheers,
Bill[/color:post_uid0]

[Toyboy]

[color=#000000:post_uid14]It just so happens that my missus did some reasearch for a car bra for me,and she was put onto a place called [b:post_uid14]Robco Products[/b:post_uid14] 49 Sheperd st Marrickville,0295605393 :p
They speciallise in custom,but im sure they would do standard 1's too,give them a ring :D[/color:post_uid14]

[bRaDiNhO]

[color=#FF0000:post_uid0]Why u want a car bra? If it costs that much then u'd be better off respraying the front bar a few years down the track. Stone chips look a helluva lot better than a big black cover. Plus they scratch everything up anyway.... any dust and it gets rubbed across the paint!

Brad[/color:post_uid0]

[sik astina]

[color=#0000FF:post_uid4]i just went to an auto shop and they quoted me $350 for a custom made one. but i told my mum (yes boys :p ) and she can make one. just have to get the materials for it.


-Mick :p[/color:post_uid4]

[kyra]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]brad, i make a heap of trips to pt leo, portsea, bells beach to surf, and esp down west coast, would love the protection of car bra... wouldn't have it on all the time!

yeah 320 seems to be the norm...
thanks guys, i'll keep u posted when the front bar gets replaced...soon i hope![/color:post_uid0]

[sik astina]

[color=#0000FF:post_uid4]hey kyra,
* why dont you use the old bar for long trips and just buy a bonnet protector? and keep the good bar at home it will save you abit of dollars. :;):
just an idea.


-Mick[/color:post_uid4]

[pr1mo]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]very good idea mick, takes about 20-30 min todo a swap over with the BA hatches :P

i saw a car bra for a BA advertised in the melbourne tradingpost a few weeks ago for $120. my panel beater reckons they rub paint off after a while anyway

cheers mike[/color:post_uid0]

[nupes]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]Hi all,
* * * Has anyone ever heard of 3M Scotchcal Paint Protection Film? It's like a piece of film they stick to your hood, bumper bar, etc and is thick enough to prevent stonechips. Companies like Stongard in the US sell a pre cut kit (unfortunately, none for Astinas I think). *I have been looking for a company in Australia that does this OR
possibly buying the damn tape from 3M and trying to cut out a kit for myself
OR
taking the tape to a window tinting / pinstripping place
Check this site out www.stongard.com ???[/color:post_uid0]

[pr1mo]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]tint-a-car do a similar kind of product. i enquired about it a few months ago. got quoted around $250 which seemed a bit steep

cheers mike[/color:post_uid0]

[bRaDiNhO]

[color=#FF0000:post_uid0]Nupes, if you're happy to give me a few days, I'll ask my dad about it for Astinas. He heads up a 3M division. What model do u have?

Brad[/color:post_uid0]

[nupes]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]OK cheers bRaDiNho,
My car is a '96 white V6 hatch stock

Thanks

Nupes[/color:post_uid0]

[bRaDiNhO]

[color=#FF0000:post_uid0]No, no pre-cut sheets in Oz..... and dont think theres any for Astina anyway. Its just applied by tinting people.... easy to cut, easy to apply if u know wat you're doin supposedly. Uncut sheets readily available. Thats all the info i got!

Cheers

Brad[/color:post_uid0]

[nupes]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]OK Bradhino,
Thanks anyway mate ! Ended up buying a carbra anyway. Dont know if this was a good or bad decision.

Cheers

Nupes[/color:post_uid0]