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Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#772509
Hi all,

I'm trying to find someone is Australia that may sell a car bra for an early 60's Beetle. They have them overseas, but they want ridicules money to post one over. Here is a link to one to show you what I am after.

http://www.vwheritage.com/vwh/VW-Beetle-Parts%5CBody%5CBra-Kits%5C?templateID=vwh

Thanks, Kevin.
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h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#772517
try special Kmart in the plus sizes or camping area 😂
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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#772532
Camo wrote:Hi all,

I'm trying to find someone is Australia that may sell a car bra for an early 60's Beetle. They have them overseas, but they want ridicules money to post one over. Here is a link to one to show you what I am after.

http://www.vwheritage.com/vwh/VW-Beetle-Parts%5CBody%5CBra-Kits%5C?templateID=vwh

Thanks, Kevin.
Everything is too expensive in the UK Kev..

try the USA...

one of the semi-locals had a bra made for His beetle at the local upholstery place...

You could try a few in Sydney...
its probably an easy job for an upholsterer or motor trimmer..

cheers

LEE


Car Bra is very expensive..
You see them on Mercedes and other expensive sports cars etc...

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helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#772538
I have a Car Bra Australia bra for my other car. I have had it for 15 years. I have used it about 20 times, only when driving in the evening in the country or through locust swarms. Stone chips I love. Bugs I hate washing off. A stone chip is a trophy to me. I threw a handfull of gravel at the front of my car when I finished restoring and painting it. I had no excuse to drive it then.
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4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#772539
Kevin, try giving Stuart in Flatfour club a try ,he has made them for club members,i think you can get hold of him at Vintage during the week 👍
meetings 1st sunday of the month
check wbsite for location
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Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#772543
Thanks guys for the advice and I will try Stuart thanks Pod. Will also contact some nearby car upholsters.

Also 'H' I could always try a pair of the grandmothers undies. They might even come with a stripe down the middle 😂😂😂

Cheers, Kevin
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rose doin it for d girls

2,036 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·

#772549
I thought you where on holidays???
vw54 wrote:9789-1777

😂😂😂

Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#772577
vw54 wrote:9789-1777

😂😂😂
rose wrote:I thought you where on holidays???
There is just no escaping some people 🙅
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252 posts · joined Apr 2010 ·

#772618
Try that sheila on the Liptons tea commercial !! she has got a big rack😂
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jacky_moo Seriously Crusin Dubber

115 posts · joined Feb 2010 ·

#772622
Camo wrote:Also 'H' I could always try a pair of the grandmothers undies.
DO IT!!


Car bra's are good if you want to protect your paint job when doing a long trip or you know your going somewhere with bad roads.... but should be taken off as soon as you get there or back... i HATE car bras with a passion when they are just left on day to day...
prob is you end up with the nose of the car having a beautiful paint job and the rest of the car fades!!

I have one for my laser Its an old one i think it came from Aunger... only used it about 5 times
schnell!! schnell!! schnell!! schnell!!

bartg Casual Dubber

20 posts · joined Apr 2010 ·

#775555
Camo wrote:I'm trying to find someone is Australia that may sell a car bra for an early 60's Beetle.

[...]

Thanks, Kevin.
Hey Kevin, have you had any success? Did you find anyone in Sydney who sells these things ready made or can produce one on short notice? Need a bra for a 1302...

Cheers
Bart
Bart

squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe

4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#775567
I know you don't want to use anyone OS, however I used CIP1 for mine. The currently AUD is brilliant for bringing stuff in from the US. This is the second US bra I've had for a VW, and I can tell you that the US bra's are a cut above anything you'll get locally. Cost wise the Aussie one's will set you back about $300, whereby the CIP1 landed I got for $175. Plus you'll have it by the end of next week if you act now. Your call.

h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#775575
Camo wrote:
vw54 wrote:9789-1777

😂😂😂
rose wrote:I thought you where on holidays???
There is just no escaping some people 🙅
holidays?
huh like that would stop the wiff of the one liner coming to the fore..
the old 45 goes on n on n on.. 😂
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bartg Casual Dubber

20 posts · joined Apr 2010 ·

#775609
squizy wrote:I know you don't want to use anyone OS, however I used CIP1 for mine [...]
Paul, I don't mind ordering from US, I'm just pressed for time at the moment. I'm gonna need the carbra when I get to Sydney (prolly next week) so my preference would be to just collect it there. Chances of finding anything suitable here in Perth are minimal, unfortunately.

BTW, can you give a link to CIP1's page for carbras? I searched their site as well as the catalogue and the only thing I found was full car covers.

Bart
Bart

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#775613
jacky_moo wrote:Car bra's are good if you want to protect your paint job when doing a long trip or you know your going somewhere with bad roads.... but should be taken off as soon as you get there or back... i HATE car bras with a passion when they are just left on day to day...
prob is you end up with the nose of the car having a beautiful paint job and the rest of the car fades!!

I have one for my laser Its an old one i think it came from Aunger... only used it about 5 times
When I put My car bra on My beetle it usually stays on for about 6 months or so.. usually all winter..

If You live in a city with no stones... may be OK..
but driving up and down the highway... stones galore...

One of the locals has hardly any paint left on the front of His beetle... funny thing is, He has a car bra but doesn't use it..
maybe on long trips... too late now...

He said its from driving a couple of Kms to work every day...

I just got a quote for a CarBra for a Suzuki swift...
$477 in white vinyl...

I may try making one and getting it trimmed on the edges..

LEE

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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#775614
bartg wrote:
squizy wrote:I know you don't want to use anyone OS, however I used CIP1 for mine [...]
Paul, I don't mind ordering from US, I'm just pressed for time at the moment. I'm gonna need the carbra when I get to Sydney (prolly next week) so my preference would be to just collect it there. Chances of finding anything suitable here in Perth are minimal, unfortunately.

BTW, can you give a link to CIP1's page for carbras? I searched their site as well as the catalogue and the only thing I found was full car covers.

Bart

they may be called bonnet protectors in some shops..
or stone protectors etc..

LEE

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Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#775638
Guys,

Had no luck in Oz so far. Spoke with Car Bra's Australia and they don't even make one. I have been looking OS, but as 'bartg' said, CIP1 don't advertise them at all. I have bought off them quite a few times and wish they did sell them.

The only buy it now one I have found is in the link in my very first post at the top of this thread. Think it would be about AU$300 delivered.

Kev
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jacky_moo Seriously Crusin Dubber

115 posts · joined Feb 2010 ·

#775651
68AutoBug wrote:
jacky_moo wrote:Car bra's are good if you want to protect your paint job when doing a long trip or you know your going somewhere with bad roads.... but should be taken off as soon as you get there or back... i HATE car bras with a passion when they are just left on day to day...
prob is you end up with the nose of the car having a beautiful paint job and the rest of the car fades!!

I have one for my laser Its an old one i think it came from Aunger... only used it about 5 times
When I put My car bra on My beetle it usually stays on for about 6 months or so.. usually all winter..

If You live in a city with no stones... may be OK..
but driving up and down the highway... stones galore...

One of the locals has hardly any paint left on the front of His beetle... funny thing is, He has a car bra but doesn't use it..
maybe on long trips... too late now...

He said its from driving a couple of Kms to work every day...

I just got a quote for a CarBra for a Suzuki swift...
$477 in white vinyl...

I may try making one and getting it trimmed on the edges..

LEE

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I guess thats up to the individual but im aware of stone chips as i live 50k's out of the city and travel approx 10k by dirt road a day
If you leave a car bra on for such long periods then your just asking to ruin the look of your car. I suppose its 6 of 1... you can either have a stone chipped nose or have a Rudolph the red nose reindeer situation with the nose of your car being a different colour to the rest.
There seems to be a stigma attached to car bra's by people that use them on cars that the car bra is probably worth more than

Camo,
I think a good option that can be done on a custom basis is a 'Clear bra' basically a thick clear 3M laminate that will protect the nose from stone chips and it cant be seen as its clear and washes exactly the same as the rest of the car.
Might be worth some investigation
schnell!! schnell!! schnell!! schnell!!

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#775658
i never leave the bra on my bug more than a couple of days
aside from the obvious fading point it can also mark the paint just from the slight movement that occurs with normal driving

it will say in nearly all car bra instructions not to leave it on more than a week, i know mine all have

Scarab Wolfsburg Wizard

646 posts · joined Jul 2009 ·

#775800
If you are only using it every now and again....I have heard of people buying good quality gladwrap (not the cheap thin stuff) and using multiple layers around the front of the car.

I know this sound crazy....but its a cheap solution for a one-off trip....just be sure to put a heap on and make sure its the thick stuff!!

.....at least on a bug theres no radiator in the front that you have to worry about air flow to!! 😂

....and it will keep your car fresh!! 😂😂😂

Scarab (aka: Paul)

bartg Casual Dubber

20 posts · joined Apr 2010 ·

#776304
Camo wrote:Guys,

Had no luck in Oz so far. Spoke with Car Bra's Australia and they don't even make one. I have been looking OS, but as 'bartg' said, CIP1 don't advertise them at all. I have bought off them quite a few times and wish they did sell them.

The only buy it now one I have found is in the link in my very first post at the top of this thread. Think it would be about AU$300 delivered.

Kev
Kevin,

If you're still looking for a car bra, you may want to try the Vee Dub Centre in Perth. Their number is 08 9242 2808 - ask for John. Spoke with him this morning and he mentioned finding in his storeroom a bra for an earlier model Beetle. He's happy to post.

Cheers
Bart
Bart

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#776347
Joel wrote:i never leave the bra on my bug more than a couple of days
aside from the obvious fading point it can also mark the paint just from the slight movement that occurs with normal driving

it will say in nearly all car bra instructions not to leave it on more than a week, i know mine all have

Yes Joel,
They do all say that too...

but I made a car bra for a Mitsubishi L300 years ago...
actually made 3 over the years...
I used good quality vinyl then glued about 4-5 layers of 5mm foam on the back...

it went right to the bottom of the windscreen, so the wipers had holes too...
they were always on...
and the front of the car looked like new with it off...

water would just run down the foam from the top to the bottom... so would dry really fast..
never had to take them off..

if I took them off I had to take the wipers off too... lol

used to drive My Wife crazy... lol

You can get thick vinyl applied to the front professionally, which they do to Ferraris and Porsches etc.
and is priced accordingly.. lol

LEE

some pics of bras..
Allans bra was custom made- He is going to put an air conditioner condensor behind the nose of the bonnet..

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2443TT Fahrvergnugen

962 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#776356
Ive got a brand new car bar to suit a pre67 thats never been used if your interested? Pretty sure its an EMPI one like those in the http://www.vwheritage.com link.

Make me an offer.

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#776481
Camo wrote:Thanks, PM sent.

Kev
Great News Kev

Lee
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