Mk2 Ph1 172
if others dont thats there opinion but its my car and i am lovin it.
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New bra and sprayed badges
- Thread starter mikemillar89
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1.6 16v
Mk2 Ph1 172
Hate the car bra, I'd be too embarrassed to drive it anywhere looking like that, but if your happy then thats all that matters.
LOL, not many in favour but stuff em, we DONT CARE!!!! :rasp:
Mk2 Ph1 1.2
looks good...think the bra is ugly as f*ck
lol, not bothered keep trying to hammer us, we DONT CARE!!!
Loving the car, wheels, brakes, badges, looks mint mate. Will look ace with the gas sunstrip on. But...
Needs a cup spitter, those laguna ones look daft (the little vents dont match up to the bodywork, and is too big, so the opposite of euro styling really) and they scrape the ground all the time.
Also, take the tow eye off dude, silly idea not on track, and will get pulled if the police see it as not road legal...
Needs a cup spitter, those laguna ones look daft (the little vents dont match up to the bodywork, and is too big, so the opposite of euro styling really) and they scrape the ground all the time.
Also, take the tow eye off dude, silly idea not on track, and will get pulled if the police see it as not road legal...
172
Alfa 147 GTA
like the yellowness looks awsome plus wheels really suit the car.
This car bra malarky though... its like wearing your favorite shirt then putting on a great big sh*ty shiney bomber jacket to stop the shirt getting messed up. If your piling on thousands of motorway miles then yeah i can see the point, otherwise not for me
This car bra malarky though... its like wearing your favorite shirt then putting on a great big sh*ty shiney bomber jacket to stop the shirt getting messed up. If your piling on thousands of motorway miles then yeah i can see the point, otherwise not for me
172, Tiguan
I do like the bra thing, though wouldn't use one for the following reasons:
a) Your protecting the bonnet from stone chips. Good, but for what purpose? So the next owner can enjoy a stone chip free bonnet? i.e. you never see it?
b) will the paint fade elsewhere so when you do remove it the bonnet is a different colour?
Otherwise I think they look OK. If it was easier to take on and off I might consider one even. lol.
a) Your protecting the bonnet from stone chips. Good, but for what purpose? So the next owner can enjoy a stone chip free bonnet? i.e. you never see it?
b) will the paint fade elsewhere so when you do remove it the bonnet is a different colour?
Otherwise I think they look OK. If it was easier to take on and off I might consider one even. lol.
white clio 1.82
True ^ colour fade and it looks horrible. wouldnt it be easier 2 buy another bonnet and keep the original in bubble wrap in ur garage until u sell the car or want to show your stonechip-free bonnet off? after all its only 4 10mm bolts 2 change the fuka back? ive never seen something so stupid, u spend all that money on xenon lights then cover ur bonnet with an ironing board cloth? wtf
E60 diesel powah
E60 diesel powah
ive had mine on since last july, never been pulled
Badges look alright but since i dont know you. Why stick the 2.0 ones on when its not a 2.0? Or at least im guessing it not since you have as sunroof. I can understand building a replica but if all thats under there is a 1.2 then your gonna be embarrassed when a 1.4 nails you and goes on about how he beat a 172. the 1.2 is a fine car I had one and loved it would not have stuck 2.0 badges on it though.
Car bra is pointless as has been said. Had loads of stone chips on my old car which was an almera so bigger car. £60 to get them sorted and the entire bonnet resprayed was worth it more to do that than pay however much it is for the bra then have the thing looking bloody ugly for however long you drive it. And paint fading differently etc as well.
If you wanted to protect it why not use the clear stuff you put on that does not alter the looks?
Car bra is pointless as has been said. Had loads of stone chips on my old car which was an almera so bigger car. £60 to get them sorted and the entire bonnet resprayed was worth it more to do that than pay however much it is for the bra then have the thing looking bloody ugly for however long you drive it. And paint fading differently etc as well.
If you wanted to protect it why not use the clear stuff you put on that does not alter the looks?
^^ To all these people above who keep slagging off these items. ^^
Firstly and foremost these are an item designed for a purpose, to protect the bonnet from stone chips. They are not a permenant part of anything and can be removed by popping the bonnet, un-doing two elastic straps and slipping it off the front, easy as anything, takes 15 secs.
The way your all going on you'd think the things glued on, the bonnet is never going to fade or something because your not supposed to leave it on for more than 7 days a time, take it off to breath every so often and remove to wash it etc.
So imagine your trying to keep up to someone on a track day and as you follow the car in front it fires up a load of gravel on an apex and chips your bonnet etc, your gonna be mad aren't you. Ive had it happen to me when i was following a lorry which fired a stone but it cracked the screen, I needed a new windscreen. Not exactly the same but you know what i mean. You then take it off and drive home, paint protected. Same for a long trip to the Nurburg or Europe, just for journey these are ideal.
The VW scene has for years been displaying these on modded cars, their scene pioneers everything i think, those who disagree should attend a few shows and then come tell me im wrong, smoothed look, euro look, slammed, small wheels, all VW scene first, everyone else just follows. They look good on the right car, i think the clio can pull it off if its euro look, not with 17s or something but the examples shown look superb.
So firstly a practical item which can be a styling mod if you swing that way, look at two below and tell me the look crap??
rant above, discuss:
Firstly and foremost these are an item designed for a purpose, to protect the bonnet from stone chips. They are not a permenant part of anything and can be removed by popping the bonnet, un-doing two elastic straps and slipping it off the front, easy as anything, takes 15 secs.
The way your all going on you'd think the things glued on, the bonnet is never going to fade or something because your not supposed to leave it on for more than 7 days a time, take it off to breath every so often and remove to wash it etc.
So imagine your trying to keep up to someone on a track day and as you follow the car in front it fires up a load of gravel on an apex and chips your bonnet etc, your gonna be mad aren't you. Ive had it happen to me when i was following a lorry which fired a stone but it cracked the screen, I needed a new windscreen. Not exactly the same but you know what i mean. You then take it off and drive home, paint protected. Same for a long trip to the Nurburg or Europe, just for journey these are ideal.
The VW scene has for years been displaying these on modded cars, their scene pioneers everything i think, those who disagree should attend a few shows and then come tell me im wrong, smoothed look, euro look, slammed, small wheels, all VW scene first, everyone else just follows. They look good on the right car, i think the clio can pull it off if its euro look, not with 17s or something but the examples shown look superb.
So firstly a practical item which can be a styling mod if you swing that way, look at two below and tell me the look crap??
rant above, discuss:
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Its not for protection, thats a daft argument, as it protects a tiny square at the front of your car, the rest is left open.
Its for looks, and if you like the way it looks, then good for you mate.
You asked for opinions, some people dont like them, accept that
Mwah x
Mr Peperami, i sell these, ive seen the brochures from the manufacturer, they are to PROTECT the leading edge of the bonnet from stone chips, bugs etc. These are highly unlikly to hit where the washer jets are etc so its not needed. I can also supply full ones which cover the entire front bumper and bonnet edge, these look stupid as a styling mod but offer full protection if thats what you need. Not for me tho.
I didnt start this thread but supplied the items, i appreciate everyones views, thats why i like this forum there are different views for every thing posted. However i still stand in favour of it as a styling mod on the right car.
fiesta 1.25
Hmmm what would you rather have a few stone chips on your bonet or a big ghey bra thing.
172
Says it all really. Not like a salesman to big up a product, which they themselves might hate, eh?
look at two below and tell me they look crap??
That is a RIGHT abortion!!! :dead:
im not bigging up anything, im explaining what they are. Im not a salesman, i run my own company and am an active Clio Sport member, why on earth would i have one on my car if i hate them??
tis okay but im a Clio owner first, business man 2nd on these forums.
thanks Peperami, i know its weird but i like them on the right car and thats what counts.
172
Love both the clio's posted up (the members ones, not that blue abortion lol), and think the "Bra's" look spot on - something different. It offers a bit of protection, and is a nice (tasteful i think) mod - if you wanted to make your car stand out your could have put some skanky looking shitbox neon's on - but kept it tasteful and not lary.
Both look good
Both look good
Saw on your other post £75+ vat for the bra.
Now tell me whats the point in having one when in a few years time or whatever a respray of the bonnet by a decent local bodyshop near me who has done work on 3 of my cars now would do that for £60?
My old Clio had 1 stone chip I could see on it in 3 years. Little touch up sorted it out though and could not tell.
Now tell me whats the point in having one when in a few years time or whatever a respray of the bonnet by a decent local bodyshop near me who has done work on 3 of my cars now would do that for £60?
My old Clio had 1 stone chip I could see on it in 3 years. Little touch up sorted it out though and could not tell.
Mk2 Ph1 172
