Well, I had the X-Pel clear bra installed today by Steve Perez of Clear Tech Pro in Houston. I'm sorry to say that I am not fully satisfied. The piece that was applied over the large front bumper does not reach up to the hood line and is uneven. Also one of the pieces that covers the right front fender has bubbles that I was told will probably stay there.

The good part - and credit to Steve of Clear Tech - is that he will replace both of the pieces I am dissatisfied with free of charge. He told me that the fender piece bubbled up as he was applying the light kit and felt that the bubbles under this piece wouldn't go away. The large bumper piece from the X-Pel kit just didn't quite reach high enough so he said he would try again if after a week or so I am still not satisfied. He said that the Z install was much harder than first anticipated because of all the curves.

Okay, so as to not be all negative, there are some nice aspects of the install. The mirror and light kit installs are very good with excellent coverage. The hood piece was well done and goes up to near mid hood for great coverage. And all of the install is not very noticeable. To be frank, I could probably live with the entire install (except the bubbling fender piece) but since Steve didn't seem totally pleased either, I'll probably take it back to have him "practice" again on the front bumper also.

Total price installed with light kit ordered from X-Pel (he cut the rest himself from the X-Pel pattern) was $445.00.

I'll post some pics soon.

Ken

 

Well, I guess for the price, you got a good deal, especially since he's willing to redo the pieces that weren't perfect. Hopefully, he'll have more Zs to practice on before I get mine.