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A clear bra is the only thing that will actually protect your car from rock chips. If you do a lot of highway driving, your front end will look like swiss cheese in no time at all without one. It's not going to block every stone and you'll find the odd ones that hit either right above it or along the side of your car, but I saved myself some nasty, nasty dings in the paint. Also, as a side benefit, it keeps bugs and bug guts from eating through your paint. It's a lot easier to wash them off the plastic bra than it is your paint. If you're like me and inevitably get lazy washing it every weekend, you'll be glad when you realize you'd have had a nice etch in your paint from where a particularly juicy one hit that you don't notice.
I got mine for $700, including labor from a local tint company that does most of the dealership tints here at the Automall in Tucson. It includes full front bumper, the hood to about 2/5 the way up, side view mirrors, door cups, and door edges. They wash the car and clay bar to remove imperfections in the paint. Took almost 6 hours. I won't ever buy a car without getting tint and a bra.
If I didn't tell you it was there, you'd never notice. Has a 5 year warranty against peeling or yellowing and isn't UV resistant so your paint won't age differently underneath. You can wax over the top of it without issues.
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