I commute 40 miles each way to work every day. Today on the interstate (Morristown, NJ 287N), I was in the left lane following a commercial pickup. He hit something that bounced left, hit the jersey wall, and stopped immediately in front of me. I probably made connection at over 50 mph.

It was a recycling bin. I stood on the brakes until I thought the car behind me was going to tag and let off.

The damage was a lot less than I ever imagined. I was able to rub off the marks with my finger. You can see where I rubbed through on the right side of mark. That bumper is a LOT tougher than I imagined.

I have to credit the clear bra and all the wax I apply. Ignore the straight, white line under the strike points...that's the clear bra seam. There's a lot of wax in there.

 

Wow! Shoulda been more damaged than that at 50mph. Do they make clear bras for the whole door? some Ahole keyed my door 2 years ago.

 

I'm pretty confident a key would go through quite easily, but find a dealer/installer and you can get the entire car covered. It's a pretty regular request.

 

Oh ok, we dont have any clear bra company here at the moment. so im just s.o.l.
thanks for the tip...

 

Talk to any online dealer. They're in the business to make money. They'll sell you pieces you can cut yourself.

 

OP, are you happy with your clear bra? I am apprehensive to get one on my car because I dont want it to yellow or crack and end up making the car look horrible.

Thanks for any input

 

Don't hit the front of the bumber! A bunch of us have cracks in it from hitting stuff at low speed! There was a thread about it a while back.

 

I've had it on a year and a half with no yellowing or cracking. Have you seen any clear bra with those issues? I wax mine all the time. The only downfall is I don't waste a lot of time trying to remove the wax from the seams.

 

^ My clear bra works great.

 

i drive 287 everyday man, i feel your pain.