Clear guard by the fender??
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Clear guard by the fender??
So what is it? I never had the chance to ask any salesguy about it.. it's on both sides of the car, by the fender (infront of the wheel).. the thick plastic clear guard. What's the purpose? 
Right on^. It's for added protection during shipping and test drives, I assume. I drove around for about a week with them on, trying to decide if they were supposed to remain on for the added protection during ownership. After finding other clear guard strips still in place, I finally picked at a corner and found it pretty easy to remove. Use Goo Gone to remove the residue, if needed.
I also found a few other areas where the dealership forgot to remove the clear guard. There was a strip on each doorjamb on the painted surface where the kickplates are located, along with a little rectangle of it that was under the lip of the front bumper.
I decided to remove and deal with any chipping, etc., as leaving it on will eventually result in disoloration of the film and make it even harder to remove. An older car of my wife's had this stuff in the same location. At 10 years old, it looked like **** and started to peel at a corner. I tried to remove it at that point at it was just too difficult.
I also found a few other areas where the dealership forgot to remove the clear guard. There was a strip on each doorjamb on the painted surface where the kickplates are located, along with a little rectangle of it that was under the lip of the front bumper.
I decided to remove and deal with any chipping, etc., as leaving it on will eventually result in disoloration of the film and make it even harder to remove. An older car of my wife's had this stuff in the same location. At 10 years old, it looked like **** and started to peel at a corner. I tried to remove it at that point at it was just too difficult.
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Clear Guard
I think I'm going to leave mine on. The dirt line is annoying but once I clean it it gets a lot less visible. I actually saw same thing on an old school porsche, only that thing was not clear but black, and was like 5 times wider, since Porsche's rear wheels and fenders stick out like a foot from it's body.
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Originally Posted by GT-Ron
Right on^. It's for added protection during shipping and test drives, I assume. I drove around for about a week with them on, trying to decide if they were supposed to remain on for the added protection during ownership. After finding other clear guard strips still in place, I finally picked at a corner and found it pretty easy to remove. Use Goo Gone to remove the residue, if needed.
I also found a few other areas where the dealership forgot to remove the clear guard. There was a strip on each doorjamb on the painted surface where the kickplates are located, along with a little rectangle of it that was under the lip of the front bumper.
I decided to remove and deal with any chipping, etc., as leaving it on will eventually result in disoloration of the film and make it even harder to remove. An older car of my wife's had this stuff in the same location. At 10 years old, it looked like **** and started to peel at a corner. I tried to remove it at that point at it was just too difficult.
I also found a few other areas where the dealership forgot to remove the clear guard. There was a strip on each doorjamb on the painted surface where the kickplates are located, along with a little rectangle of it that was under the lip of the front bumper.
I decided to remove and deal with any chipping, etc., as leaving it on will eventually result in disoloration of the film and make it even harder to remove. An older car of my wife's had this stuff in the same location. At 10 years old, it looked like **** and started to peel at a corner. I tried to remove it at that point at it was just too difficult.
it's not that they forgot to remove it, they never remove it... it's supposed to be on there to protect those areas... remove or not it's your choice anyway... you can hardly notice those things anyway unless you're really looking...
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I also found a few other areas where the dealership forgot to remove the clear guard. There was a strip on each doorjamb on the painted surface where the kickplates are located, along with a little rectangle of it that was under the lip of the front bumper.
In a few months, you are going to wish you had left them on. You actually should invest into doing your whole nose unless you are ok with paint chips. new cars these days are painted with an new EPA friendly paint that doesnt stick very well.
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In a few months, you are going to wish you had left them on. You actually should invest into doing your whole nose unless you are ok with paint chips. new cars these days are painted with an new EPA friendly paint that doesnt stick very well.
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Originally Posted by urabus
So what is it? I never had the chance to ask any salesguy about it.. it's on both sides of the car, by the fender (infront of the wheel).. the thick plastic clear guard. What's the purpose?
C.
Only problem is that the film is a lot more noticeable on the IP. I've considered the film but would only use it if I could cover the entire front-end, to avoid the lines. But at that point, I'd want to do the other half of the car to keep it in the same pristine condition. The cost would be excessive, I'd likely end up with cuts in the paint from application of the film and the appearance of the finish would be greatly diminished.
I understand that rock chips are going to have the same effect. I don't want to spend that much money wrapping the car only to end up diminishing the daily appreciation and then not be able to enjoy the pristine paint until I unwrap it to sell. If this was a color that didn't show the lines so easily or one that didn't have such a visual pop to it, then I would have had the front or part of it protected.
I understand that rock chips are going to have the same effect. I don't want to spend that much money wrapping the car only to end up diminishing the daily appreciation and then not be able to enjoy the pristine paint until I unwrap it to sell. If this was a color that didn't show the lines so easily or one that didn't have such a visual pop to it, then I would have had the front or part of it protected.
Originally Posted by GT-Ron
Right on^. It's for added protection during shipping and test drives, I assume. I drove around for about a week with them on, trying to decide if they were supposed to remain on for the added protection during ownership. After finding other clear guard strips still in place, I finally picked at a corner and found it pretty easy to remove. Use Goo Gone to remove the residue, if needed.
I also found a few other areas where the dealership forgot to remove the clear guard. There was a strip on each doorjamb on the painted surface where the kickplates are located, along with a little rectangle of it that was under the lip of the front bumper.
I decided to remove and deal with any chipping, etc., as leaving it on will eventually result in disoloration of the film and make it even harder to remove. An older car of my wife's had this stuff in the same location. At 10 years old, it looked like **** and started to peel at a corner. I tried to remove it at that point at it was just too difficult.
I also found a few other areas where the dealership forgot to remove the clear guard. There was a strip on each doorjamb on the painted surface where the kickplates are located, along with a little rectangle of it that was under the lip of the front bumper.
I decided to remove and deal with any chipping, etc., as leaving it on will eventually result in disoloration of the film and make it even harder to remove. An older car of my wife's had this stuff in the same location. At 10 years old, it looked like **** and started to peel at a corner. I tried to remove it at that point at it was just too difficult.
Your going to wish you never removed them from the door jams/kick panels...they put it there because your shoes constantly beat on that area on the way in and out of the car.
No, but your shoes might. 
I'm actually very carefull of that and avoiding rubbing the toes on my shoes on the speaker/door panel while getting in and out. My feet rarely ever hit the door sills upon entry or exit and I rarely wear hard-heel dress shoes anyway.
I'm actually very carefull of that and avoiding rubbing the toes on my shoes on the speaker/door panel while getting in and out. My feet rarely ever hit the door sills upon entry or exit and I rarely wear hard-heel dress shoes anyway.
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Originally Posted by GT-Ron
No, but your shoes might. I'm actually very carefull of that and avoiding rubbing the toes on my shoes on the speaker/door panel while getting in and out. My feet rarely ever hit the door sills upon entry or exit and I rarely wear hard-heel dress shoes anyway.
I'm actually very carefull of that and avoiding rubbing the toes on my shoes on the speaker/door panel while getting in and out. My feet rarely ever hit the door sills upon entry or exit and I rarely wear hard-heel dress shoes anyway.
Originally Posted by GT-Ron
No, but your shoes might. I'm actually very carefull of that and avoiding rubbing the toes on my shoes on the speaker/door panel while getting in and out. My feet rarely ever hit the door sills upon entry or exit and I rarely wear hard-heel dress shoes anyway.
I'm actually very carefull of that and avoiding rubbing the toes on my shoes on the speaker/door panel while getting in and out. My feet rarely ever hit the door sills upon entry or exit and I rarely wear hard-heel dress shoes anyway.No, but your passengers might. Ladies with heels? Fellas with dress shoes? Yea, unless no one rides or you practice the asian art of shoe removal before entering, then YES, you will regret it