This is why I dislike vinyl car bras

"NaturallyAspirated" (NaturallyAspirated) 09/19/2013 at 15:09 • Filed to: Subarulopnik

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This is the hood of my 1998 Subaru Legacy. It had the official Subaru vinyl car bra thing installed from 1998 until I took possession of it in 2012. You can see the paint under the bra is a very different color, having not been sunbleached, and now it's starting to crack and craze.

I'm not sure what, if anything, I should do about it.

Chteelers > NaturallyAspirated 09/19/2013 at 15:11

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But no rock chips!!!

er...

MonkeePuzzle > NaturallyAspirated 09/19/2013 at 15:12

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that'll buff right out... no seriously that's pretty much your best plan

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > NaturallyAspirated 09/19/2013 at 15:16

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Go bra shopping?

I've always thought once it's been bra'ed you have to keep it bra'ed.

Takuro Spirit > NaturallyAspirated 09/19/2013 at 15:20

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Best thing about working at a quick lube place right out of highschool?

"Ma'am, do you mind if I take off your bra?"

McLarry > NaturallyAspirated 09/19/2013 at 15:21

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Never understood why anybody used those things...

NaturallyAspirated > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 09/19/2013 at 15:37

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Eh, if I'm gonna spend $80 on something for my car, it's gonna be poly swaybar endlinks, not a bra.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > NaturallyAspirated 09/19/2013 at 15:53

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Oh don't get me wrong I'd never encourage anybody to put one of those things on a car, I hate them. As you can see the paint ends up screwed anyhow so there's really no benefit.

NaturallyAspirated > MonkeePuzzle 09/19/2013 at 16:05

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You can kind of see in the picture that the color coat is starting to flake off. I'd probably have to sand it down to the primer and re-spray it for it to look really good. I'd rather just replace the hood with one from a junkyard. Maybe I can find one without the fake hood scoop.

(Don't worry, I'll Sawzall the fake hood scoop off this one and ship it to you, Monkey.)

MonkeePuzzle > NaturallyAspirated 09/19/2013 at 16:05

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YES!!!! and its even "red"! :D

The Jevans > NaturallyAspirated 09/19/2013 at 16:07

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According to /DRIVE CLEAN, they are supposed to be replaced every 5 years. Also, the OEM ones suck because they only cover part of the hood.

offroadkarter > NaturallyAspirated 09/19/2013 at 16:09

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your hood is oxidized, hit it with some compound and polish using something like a porter cable 7424 XP at a minimum, and it should match better.