Why Buy a Car Bra?
Anytime you hit the road, your vehicle faces rocks, debris, bugs and many other enemies that are waiting to lay waste to your hood and grille. Safeguard your sensitive leading-end paint with a car bra, sometimes known as a car mask or front end mask, to:
- Preserve like-new paint
- Ensure resale value
- Eliminate worry from dings and dents
- Sport classic race-inspired looks that virtually scream speed
Your vehicle's front end is confronted by a barrage of attackers every day. Whether it's tire-tossed rocks, flying debris or exploding bugs, your paint ends up bearing the brunt of your commute. The results can be distressing: dings in your grille detail, chipping of your paint layers, and evil scratches. Not only are they unsightly, these damage marks also invite rust underneath your paint.
To stop this process, car bras employ thick vinyl material for deflecting these airborne adversaries away from your vehicle's finish. Small dings and scratches can't get through your car bra's outer layer, leaving your paint pristine.
Car bras protect your finish underneath the vinyl layer, too. They employ soft, paint-safe linings that pamper your vehicle and complete the network of protection over your front end. When installed properly, the quality protective outer layer, soft inner lining and custom-tailored fit ensure perfect front-end paint condition. You get like-new looks, boosted resale value and extra satisfaction with your vehicle.
If your front end�s finish has already fallen prey to some road wounds, take a look into our Car Care Guide. It�s chock-full of tips, advice and help on reviving your paintjob's luster.
The exactness of fit may be the most important part of a custom car bra. A specially-tailored car bra, otherwise knows as an auto bra, is the best way to protect the front end of your vehicle, as the skin-tight material easily deflects would-be debris that cause scratches, dings and paint chips.
Saggy, inferior car bras tend to bunch, bubble and flap at even moderate speeds. Beyond annoying, these factors are often abrasive and can actually damage paint. That's why a precise fit is so important for your vehicle. Maximum protection is best achieved when your vehicle and your car bra fit together like hand in glove.
A custom car bra not only fits your vehicle like a second skin, it knows the various functions and parts of your front end. Pop-up headlights, fog or driving lights and air dams are all accounted for with special design, so your new car bra allows complete use of your vehicle. That includes full hood access, too. True custom car bras won't require removal of your bra for simple tasks such as topping-off fluids and checking your oil.
Because they're designed for a tight fit, installing your car bra for the first time may take 20 minutes or more. Not to worry, though—installation gets easier each time. Plus, each car bra employs padded hooks that hold the bra tight without imprinting your vehicle's paint.
In the early days of car bras, these front-end covers were made specifically to protect the paint of fine sports cars and prototype models. These testing conditions required a precise, custom fit that met the extreme demands of road testing and time trials.
It's this glove-like fit that gives a car bra its fast looks. Fine car bras are precisely trimmed and sewn to the shape of your vehicle—every curve, line and contour is taken into account. As such, a custom car bra never flaps, bubbles or bunches, making your vehicle sleek at any speed.
From American highways to the autobahn, car bras have grown out of a select group of enthusiasts to widespread use. And, the styles of car bras available have expanded from a few sports cars to include virtually all cars, trucks, SUVs, vans and minivans.