Peeps with Vinyl stripes, do you have a clear bra?

[Blue Batmobile]

Question for those of you with Vinyl stripes. Are you sporting a clear bra over your front bumper? The guy at the graphics shop suggested it to help protect the stripes, particularly on the front bumper from getting damaged due to rock chips...

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[Viblur]

No bra, the vinyl takes a beating and keeps on sticking without nicking.. the vinyl has handled normal road wear just fine..

 

[viper spray]

OK , delete the peeps part , and then you might get another comment or two.........

 

[ViperBite]

Not sure if this will date me, but what the hell is a "peeps"? Is that slang for "people" (normal person) or is there some other personal/behavioral characteristic one must posses to be considered a "peep(s)"?

Can't answer the question till I know if I am a "peep(s)".

 

[ViperJoe]

Had vinyl stripes on the 98 and no clear bra. Only had one small ding in the stripe the size of this * from a sub-sonic rock that probably would have placed a nice starburst on the windshield. From what i could tell visually, it did not mar the paint under the stripe, and was virtually invisible to the un-trained eye.

 

[Blue Batmobile]

Not sure if this will date me, but what the hell is a "peeps"? Is that slang for "people" (normal person) or is there some other personal/behavioral characteristic one must posses to be considered a "peep(s)"?

Can't answer the question till I know if I am a "peep(s)".

peeps=people. Sorry if I confused some of you

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[Blue Batmobile]

Had vinyl stripes on the 98 and no clear bra. Only had one small ding in the stripe the size of this * from a sub-sonic rock that probably would have placed a nice starburst on the windshield. From what i could tell visually, it did not mar the paint under the stripe, and was virtually invisible to the un-trained eye.

Good to know. I guess I wont get the clear bra for now.

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[DodgeViper01]

Out of the two, the clear bra is more important. I wanted the stripes but was told the Stripes and clear bra do not go together well so I elected to not do the stripes and just do the clear bra.

 

[Neil - UK]

had vinyl stripes on both vipers, never had a problem, I've a couple of small nics and havent bothered replacing the materail as they are that noticeable

 

[VIPER BAZ UK]

I'm doing the same as F355..
Just going clear bra no stripes once nose is repainted...

 

[DodgeViper01]

Just spoke with Mike and he told me that I can do it and put the stripes over the clear bra. I think I might go with that choice.

 

[WICKDXS]

I am adding a Clear Bra over my painted on stripes to protect them and the rest of the front. If you decide to go the Clear Bra route watch the material you use... Most install shops are using 3M's plastic, known by several names in the market. I am speaking from personal experience on two different cars, by two different shops. I had an Audi and a local shop installed it, looked like crap. My wife bought a new Mercedes in May and the dealership had the 3M material installed after I had them guarantee my satisfaction in writing, it looked like a BAD case of Orange Peel paint on a $72,000 car, the installer told me it had to "work out", within 3 weeks the material had also split the dealer's installer told me it was rock damage and would not warranty the material or install, funny thing though I asked the dealer to take it off and refund my money in full and they did so the installer lost not only the cost of the material, good relations with the dealer, but also the time to install and remove it too, sometimes customer service $UCK$.

I am having a product called "ClearSheild" from a company named Bekaert installed tomorrow and will let you know how it turns out.. Here is the web site www.clearshield.com, this material looks just like clear coat paint smooth and transparent. Sorry for the length of this post, but be careful of the product.

 

[Nobody]

Peeps ?? is'nt that a **********??

 

[JUCD VPR]

What do the Vinyl stripes look like conpaired to the painted? Can someone post some pics of their vinyle striped Viper, i'm thinking about getting stripes on my RT/10.

 

[Blue Batmobile]

Yes, I'd like to see some pics of vinyl stripes as well .

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