Sick of all this rock on interstate highways
 

Basically, im sick of all this rocks flying around the interstate highway 80. I bought my BRZ (first brand new car) January 2015, and my bumper is basically full of rock chips, my windshield already has tiny chips that are somewhat noticeable. I pissed me off unfortunately i have to drive 60 miles round trip on route 80 east/west every morning. I know this rock chips and windshield chips is going to just get worse.

Anyways, im thinking on just waiting a few more years until the bumper is completely f**ckd and just repainted and install some sort of shield protector. As far as the windshield, i guess i have to replace it at some point if it gets very annoying.

Do you guys have any suggestions?

You can always do a vinyl wrap.

why wait???

do it now!

was just talking to a friend who painted my car when i had some slight damage, got a nice quote to redo the frump bumper and clear bra the front of the car


i say do it now instead of waiting

yeah a wrap was not in my budget when i bought the car, ideally i would have save to wrap the car before buying, but things happened very quickly.
i'll be considering that too thanks

Bite the bullet and get the bumper re sprayed and get the paint protection film. This would drive me nuts with a bunch of rock chips!

on 80W/80E were you down bye the Morristown to Rockaway area??

they have been paving and its such a pain, i haven been taken that part of the highway because of all the debris

yeah i drive route 80 west from bergen county to my work place at rockaway nj. two miles prior my exit (37) its full of rock and plus you have the construction trucks throwing rocks wherever you see them (sucks).

ahh nice

where in rockaway?
im 10 minutes away, drive past rockaway on my way to work

Right off the exit in green pond road, i work at partycity corporation office.

I've done a lot of looking into clear bras for my own car, since I too have a ton of rock chips. Some things I've learned:

1. Be VERY picky about which shop installs the bra. A lot of shops screw up the install, which causes the bra to turn yellow over time, or causes paint to come up with the clear bra when it is eventually removed. Do your homework, and don't DIY.

2. You'll want Xpel Ultimate. This seems to have the most positive reviews of any of the bra's I've seen. It is self-healing, will not yellow over time (if installed correctly), is almost completely invisible, and seems to age better than other brands.

yeah i'lll deff will consider repaint and putting some clear bra before hitting the road. North jersey roads are horrible for most part.

THIS!

also make sure you fill up the rock chips in your front windshield. if you don't fill them up, they are prone to cracking and splitting more later. most insurances will cover free rock chip repair rather than replacing your whole windshield

If only we had windshield protectors as cheap as smartphone screen protectors.

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