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Old 03-29-2009, 07:01 PM
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Default Looking for a good 3m clear bra installer

Anyone have any 3m products installed in the houston area,
Old 03-29-2009, 08:19 PM
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I have always wondered why these are so popular. For the cost of getting these installed you can just get the front end painted in 2-3 yrs.
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Clear tech pro (Memorial @ Dairy Ashford)

http://www.invisishield.com/index.php?prog=homepage

Expect to pay about $400
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You do not want 3M. It's a horrible product. I had 3M on my Lambo and other vehicles. I had them all taken off and had Clear Shield put on. The 3M film that was on my cars scratch to easy. Just your fingernail would leave a scratch in it. It was bad. With Clear Shield, you can buff out scratchs (if you even get any). Your finger nail won't scratch that brand. I could tell you who to go to here in Austin but not in Katy.

http://www.clearshield.com/
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Originally Posted by 1 BAD ZR1
You do not want 3M. It's a horrible product. I had 3M on my Lambo and other vehicles. I had them all taken off and had Clear Shield put on. The 3M film that was on my cars scratch to easy. Just your fingernail would leave a scratch in it. It was bad. With Clear Shield, you can buff out scratchs (if you even get any). Your finger nail won't scratch that brand. I could tell you who to go to here in Austin but not in Katy.

http://www.clearshield.com/
Wow I really didnt know anyone was still installing Bekaert anymore. I agree 3M is not a good film but Bekaert isnt used much for a reason.
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Wow I really didnt know anyone was still installing Bekaert anymore. I agree 3M is not a good film but Bekaert isnt used much for a reason.
Its a great product
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I'll look into it.
I had a 3M for four years on my o5 coupe and it was fine
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Originally Posted by mannys
Clear tech pro (Memorial @ Dairy Ashford)

http://www.invisishield.com/index.php?prog=homepage

Expect to pay about $400
This is who installed mine. Seems fine to me. I certainly wouldn't call it horrible. And price depends on how much you have done. Standard is about $400, but with everything I covered, I was out the door at $750. And Zaino polishes right over it (but it is a pain to get the residue off the edges of the film).

You can't even tell it's on the car unless you're right up on it:



I am in Cypress, and I will probably be at the Spring Car Show with the Sam Houston Corvette Club on Sunday if you want to come by and check it out.

I think your overall satisfaction would very much depend on the installer. Invisishield is top notch. And they have some pretty impressive cars in the showroom (Driver's Source). Check out the Porsche GT1 (one of the original street legal versions worth about $1.7 million) they have and you'll see one of the earlier complaints with 3M, and that's the yellowing, but the new stuff is guaranteed against it.

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Had my front bra replaced after a lil' paint work from a damn rabbit...This guy did a jam up job at their southwest freeway location. Owner's name is Sunny...I think it was 350.00

http://www.houstontint.com
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DaddyRay,

Is only your front bumper covered by the film for $350? Did notice any other prices for other parts of the car?

Asking this because my old C5 had chips glore on the mirrors and front edge of the hood. Trying to prevent the same blemishes on the new one.
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Originally Posted by EViL427
This is who installed mine. Seems fine to me. I certainly wouldn't call it horrible. And price depends on how much you have done. Standard is about $400, but with everything I covered, I was out the door at $750. And Zaino polishes right over it (but it is a pain to get the residue off the edges of the film).

You can't even tell it's on the car unless you're right up on it:



I am in Cypress, and I will probably be at the Spring Car Show with the Sam Houston Corvette Club on Sunday if you want to come by and check it out.

I think your overall satisfaction would very much depend on the installer. Invisishield is top notch. And they have some pretty impressive cars in the showroom (Driver's Source). Check out the Porsche GT1 (one of the original street legal versions worth about $1.7 million) they have and you'll see one of the earlier complaints with 3M, and that's the yellowing, but the new stuff is guaranteed against it.
We had ours done here too and have no complaints. We had them also do the mirrors and a 4-5 inch strip on the front of the roof.
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You might also try a person that goes by the call name of Texas Venom.

He is a member of this forum and travels from his business in Tyler, Texas

Do not know his phone #
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Originally Posted by 2manyvetts
You might also try a person that goes by the call name of Texas Venom.

He is a member of this forum and travels from his business in Tyler, Texas

Do not know his phone #
He's coming by my place on Saturday to install it on my CTS-V, so I'll let you know how well he does.
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Would love to know his results

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