I'm not sure where to post this, but I guess this is for all the folks here who love to DIY when it comes to little projects here and there. Anyways, I applied the clear bra for my bimmer and saved a lot of money by doing it myself.

I order the bulk film from here: http://www.stickercity.com/store/home.php?cat=2224

I get the 18" wide by 8 mil thickness. I basically get around 6 feet of it (8 bucks a foot) and it comes in a rolled up tube - total cost around 60 bucks. You can get the 24" which cost a little more but will obviously cover more area of the hood or whatever you decide to protect (doors or bumpers perhaps)

I open the hood slightly so that I can trace an accurate shape of the area I want to cover. I take the sheet and lay it carefully over the hood and trace out the curves using a sharpee marker. After cutting it out, I install it on the hood using soap and water and then just squeegee out the excess water with an old credit card or something similar. It's fairly simple and once you get really good with the process you can start custom cutting and doing other areas of the car. I know most of you wont like the slightly visible line of the "invisible bra" on the hood, but in all honesty I'd rather have that instead of a bunch of paint chips that will cost more to fix later on.

 

i watched the videos, and plan on doing the same. probably just the 12" though, as the rocks never went up farther than that on my last car.
theres nothing like the satisfaction of completing a $700 project yourself

are you gonna 3m the grille?

 

I was thinking about doing the grille as well since there has been talk about it being easily chipped. I agree with you though- doing it yourself is fun. Plus the scraps that are left over - I used those for my phone and ipod and anything else I want to put it on LOL.

 

Is it really that hard to install these?

 

correctly and perfectly, yes. unless you have experience with tint, overlays, or something similar, I would just take it to a shop since most warranty their work. I would be a real nightmare if you DIY and messed it up.