Hope there is room for a little disagreement here. I'm approaching 10,000 miles with only one chip which was self-induced - I actually tore the bra with contact with the end of an aluminum tube in the city's trash container. Other than that, she's clean as a whistle up front. I don't have to worry about getting the bugs off right away before they etch the paint, although I do it anyway.
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Yea I guess, just 400$ is a lot for a bra

 

$65k is a lot for an automobile, too.

 

This was my argument as well. If I could find the d@mn thing here, I would get it.
Thought about shipping it over here...but there's nobody around with sufficient
install experience.

Touch-painting the chips as they come.

 

Thanks for the replies. I actually was asking two distinct questions - I know the 3M film isn't to hide or prevent swirls. I drive 90+ % of the time on highways going 70-80mph at close proximity to other cars. I'll welcome any protection it can afford. Thanks for relaying the price information - I can use that when I go to order my car this weekend.

 

I spent 5 minutes on your sentence trying to figure out what you meant by that
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A condom Einstein!

 

Hope there is room for a little disagreement here. I'm approaching 10,000 miles with only one chip which was self-induced - I actually tore the bra with contact with the end of an aluminum tube in the city's trash container. Other than that, she's clean as a whistle up front. I don't have to worry about getting the bugs off right away before they etch the paint, although I do it anyway.
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I can say the Clear bra is worth it. I have it on both cars MINI and 545 and definetly worth it. It will not save you from a flying rock but those smaller pebbles that you hear hitting your windshield and car front that leaves white spots all over your hood. The clear bra stops all that. Its worth it. 2 years 14K miles on my MINI and from driving on the 710 freeway. Which is the freeway trucks use to go back and forth from the Long beach harbor so there are TONS of rocks there and after 2 years theres only 2 small chips on my MINI.

 

What did you spend on your clear bra? Anybody?

I was quoted $1400 parts and labor to have the 3m product installed on my 545i. Is this too much to pay?

Has anybody had their clear bra for more than 5 years? What kind of condition is it in?

 

599 USD

 

$475 for MINI 3M film thicker. Includes, Hood, Bumper, Side mirrors, door edges, lights and fog.

Had it on for 2 years and its still fine. From the way it looks it'll get to 5 years w/out problem.

$460 for 545. Avery film thinner. Includes, Hood, Bumper, Side mirrors, lights, no fog.

 

Where do you get it for $460? This is for the Avery product or 3M? Are you familiar with the LLumar product?

TIA