New Viper owner, have paint question

[Viperdriver]

I've had my '04 for about 3 weeks now and it has 850 miles on it (a lot of bad weather). How susceptible is the nose to paint chip damage? I don't plan on driving on any dirt roads and I don't like removable bra's. Should I get plastic put on and if so, besides the front where else should it go?

 

[Kai SRT10]

Get a clear bra on the front, the areas behind the wheels (front and back) the exhaust sills, and the front of the mirrors.

I live at the end of 2 miles of dirt/gravel roads, and the clearbra has preserved my paint. Even if you don't drive on dirt, the clearbra is a good long-term investment to protect your paint from normal road rocks, etc. You can't even tell your car has the clearbra on it, unless you look quite closely.

Kai

 

[Fastrrr]

Kai

Where do you get one of those clear bras? Do they stick on? or are they like fabric bras?

Scott

 

[Kai SRT10]

Kai

Where do you get one of those clear bras? Do they stick on? or are they like fabric bras?

Scott

They stick on with a low-tack adhesive, kind of like contact paper.

Look in the phone book under auto accessories, or try their web site

http://www.clearbra.net/home2.html

You could also just plug in "clearbra" and your state in a Google search.

Mine cost me $900 for the front facia and front of the hood, the exhaust side sills, the fronts of the mirrors, and the areas directly behind the front and back tires.

Kai

 

[2004 SRT-10]

I had the clearbra (x-pel) kit installed on my 04. I also had the side sills and behind rear tires done. I did it early on with only 500 miles. You will probably find that the side sills get pretty sand blasted so I would recommend doing it ASAP. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't see the clearbra after installation because you can. I have a silver car so it is less noticable. Black, red or white and you will see more. I am happy with the look - you just see a a seam across the hood. Every thing else is not an issue. One other thing I did was have the headlight and fog light protection installed as well. These are a separate product but are not noticable.

 

[Viperdriver]

By exhaust sills you mean the whle area under the doors?

 

[Kai SRT10]

By exhaust sills you mean the whle area under the doors?

Yes, the area under the doors.

By the way, the $900 job I had done also included covering the headlights and foglights.

Kai

 

[Fastrrr]

Thanks for the information.

 

[VinR1]

also try www.clear-pro.net - essentially the same product but a little easier on the wallet. They dont list a Viper kit on their website, but I recieved an email stating that one is being cut as we speak