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Old 04-09-2004, 04:06 PM
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Any Pepper White MINI owners out there who put a clear bra on their MINI?
Are you happy, how is it holding up, and how long has it been on the car?
Would you do it again?
Any pictures?

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Old 04-09-2004, 04:30 PM
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I had mine installed right after delivery. In normal lighting you can barely see it. I highly recomend Clear Armor. Here is a link to another thread. NORCALMINIS members get a discount. They came to my house and did the install. I see you are in San Diego, it might be worth a road trip. I'd snap a picture but the car needs a bath. Good luck.
 
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Old 04-09-2004, 08:01 PM
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Thanks for the info!
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Hello. Noticed your post. I am the Clear bra sponsor for the mini site. I sell 2 different brands, xpel and invinca-shield.
The brand that I highly recommend however is the xpel. Comes with a 5 year warranty and a 1k paint protection. The bra is barely noticable even on the white cars.
The only thing I recommend is to clean the bra at least once a month by wipping it down with a cloth and putting a polish wax over it.

If you need more information go to my web site. http://www.autoclearguard.com

There are many pictures and a mini section for parts.

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Old 04-15-2004, 07:42 PM
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Here is a picture from one of our club events.

 
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Old 04-18-2004, 07:21 PM
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Although my car isn't PW, my mirror caps are white with X-pel on them for about 3 months now. Upon close examination, the area with X-pel shows some discoloration. I'm thinking of removing the films from the mirror caps.
 
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dave- did you put wax on the clearbra? The film seems to need
extra UV protection with the wax. I use polymer on mine...seems
to do better than natural wax.


 
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Old 04-18-2004, 10:05 PM
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There is a big difference between white and pepper white. Pepper white is more of a bone color. I've had the bra on 6 months and color change. The manufacturer guarantees it will not change color.
 
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>>dave- did you put wax on the clearbra? The film seems to need
>>extra UV protection with the wax. I use polymer on mine...seems
>>to do better than natural wax.

Whenever I use Zaino, I usually apply it over the X-pel. The portion over IB is totally fine. Only the area over the white mirror caps is slightly yellowish close up.

 
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Old 04-19-2004, 06:47 AM
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davecsumini,


did you put your bonnet strips under your clear bra? did you put them on at the same time?

thanks

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>Whenever I use Zaino, I usually apply it over the X-pel. The portion over IB is totally fine. Only the area over the white mirror caps is slightly yellowish close up.


Dave- hummmm.... time to make a complaint to Xpel. It's not suppose
to discolor like that.


 
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>>did you put your bonnet strips under your clear bra? did you put them on at the same time?

The stripes are over the X-pel. I figured it's a lot easier and cheaper to replace the stripes than the X-pel. :smile:

 
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I have Xpel over the hood and front bumper of my Pepper since day one-Last November. No discoloring or issues. In fact I have Xpel on all my cars and have for years.
 
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Brad, your car is beautiful! And such an inspiration!
Thanx for the pics,
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