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Old 06-01-07, 12:57 PM
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Or if you do, don't ever plan on removing it when you get uv damage after 2-3 years. Cause this could happen to you. Note: this was professionaly removed and when I say "professionaly" I use that very loosely. Cause either that guy doesn't know when to quit or he's just a moron. The bumper now requires to be repainted and on top of that I still had to pay full price for the removal.


Old 06-01-07, 01:17 PM
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i was always skeptical on those bras for that same reason ,are they gonna fix it?
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I don't know yet, i'm waiting on the manager to call me back, I'm pretty pissed about the whole thing.
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I think it was your "professional" that mucked this one.......... I have seen 5 year old cars that don't have that happen when the Clear bra was removed. As long as it wasn't the clear braa with the uv protector. Those with the uv protector usally come out with show-room quality where the clear bra was and the rest of the car has aged.
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Ouch. Definitely a problem with the knucklehead doing the work. Was it 3M film? Might be worth contacting them if the shop doesn't make things right. Good luck with everything.
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it had the uv protector, you should have seen the hood. The bra was baked, couldn't even see the paint underneath. It was done by the original Clear-Bra people. I dunno if it was an older style, maybe 5 years old. I just bought the car and it came with it, and looked like ***. So I had it removed. Yeah the installer/remover talked the talked so it sounded like a good idea. Then I got his phone call about my paint peeling. I was pissed.

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Old 06-01-07, 02:38 PM
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Go whomp some butt!

Seriously, don't let it slide. Stay after them until they fix it. I would hang around their business telling every customer they don't stand behind their work....that'll shake em up.
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Has the bumper ever been re-painted before the clear bra install?
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no I don't think it has been. but oh well. this gives me an excuse to paint my Wise spoiler.
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FWIW, I have removed approx 200 clear bras now, and none have ever taken paint off. My guess; he didn't heat it nearly enough.
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Why did you have the clear bra removed???
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