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installed frontend protection package from gm.a couple of days ago(bra & hood )

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Quote, originally posted by vibeman1 »installed frontend protection package from gm.a couple of days ago(bra & hood ) I haven't seen too many Vibes with the full protection package. From what I can see from your picture, it looks like the fit is pretty snug and of good quality. Let us know how it holds up and post some more pics if possible.

i have had one of those since i bought mine. Around town, I only have on the hood protector, but any road trip gets the full monty. They are totally worth the money, especially considering the problems people are having with paint.

Yeah definatly keep us updated. I was thinking about getting one but wasn't sure about it yet.

I've had the "full protection package" OEM style since about two weeks after I got the Vibe (last July), it's held up great!My only gripe with it is it DOES accumulate stuff behind the mesh by the upper grill (easily cleaned when it rains), i've scraped a few dead bugs out from the edges near the wheelwell.. (mostly from highway driving), and it doesn't really "seal" on the outer sides of the headlights, so it kinda "flaps" at high speed. Doesn't seem to affect it tho.I've had it on for about 70% of the time (It's REALLY helped with chip reduction!), and it doesn't even seem weathered! It's really good construction, and I still believe it actually accents the front of the car really well!It's worth the money, I think I got mine from gmpartsdirect.com for $80 or so..

I'm usually not a big fan of bras on cars....especially colored cars (read: not white or black), as the paint can/will fade unevenly.

i would recommend a front bra for any one planning on long road trips to help reduce chips and rock dings...

Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »i would recommend a front bra for any one planning on long road trips to help reduce chips and rock dings... That's why I keep it on.. I'm concerned more about rust than the paint fade.. So until I can get some sorta protective layer of something, or repaint, i'll keep it on more often than not..

I like mine.

Good point..I visit family in Wisconsin from MN once every other month or so, and that's a 6 hr trip...maybe it'd be worth it just for that time.

I got the magnabra first and never was that fond of the way it fit. It gave the hood protection but not the rest of the front end. I bought the GM bra and it works great and fits as well as any bra does. My Neptune vibe gets rocks chips just from looking at it. I have never had a car that gets more rock chips as easy as this car does and it has only been driven this spring and early summer. I will hate to see what it looks like after one winter here in Montana where they use gravel the size of marbles on the roads and people fly by you like a bat out of hell no matter how fast you drive. I have more rock chips and cracks in my truck windshield than I can count but the paint has held up way better than this vibe. I know this is more information than you wanted to know but thanks for letting me vent on this. Buy the GM bra you won't regret it.

The Magnetic Bra WILL DAMAGE PAINT! The person selling them states that the magnetic bra wil not damage the paint - WRONG!!!Moisture will get trapped under the bra and will permanently damage the paint - FYIThe GM Bra or a Colgan Car Bra is definately the way to go!

i have now had the front end protection package on fo a little overa week now,i have gone on a couple of night trips, which the package payed for itself it was covered with bugs,but washed offa lot easier then if the bugs had got on the paint, i love it, and my dealer gave me a 36/36 warrenty to go with it.

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GMPartsDirectparts.com sell a front end cover pkg for $72.24 with free shipping and no tax outside NC. Part number is 12498126. LeBra also makes a 2 piece for the Vibe and might be the same one with the GM part number. AutoAnything.com sells it for $66.95 with free shipping. I decided to pay a few extra dollars for the GM part number part since I'm a GM employee. GM employee price is $60.20 if picked up at SPO but is not available in Michigan. I'll be driving 60 miles a day on I-75 at speeds from 75-85 mph so I think this will be a good investment for me. And since my car is abyss the bra will not be as noticable.

I've had mine on for about a year and a half now. Can't say enough, especially about cleaning the bugs off. It doesn't flap going down the highway at all.