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The Rise and Fall of the Car Bra
If you’re not aware, the Front-end Bra or Car Bra is a, usually, vinyl cover that goes on the front of a car. Drivers generally fit them to stop rock chips, bugs or other detritus from the road damaging the paintwork on their treasured possession. They seem to be more popular in North America, and were quite a thing in the 80s and 90s. But today they’re getting rarer and rarer. Why was that?
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Sources
http://web.archive.org/web/20120303074958/https://www.bmw-mania.com/web/SCatagory/Exterior Trim/DisplayType/News/DisplayID/1779/ArticleV.cfm
https://www.covercraft.com/us/en/company/colgan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front-end_bra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_protection_film
https://web.archive.org/web/20130528085800/http://www.autoanything.com/car-bras/50A12A122A1.aspx
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-car-bras-disappear-Did-they-go-out-of-fashion-or-was-there-something-objectively-wrong-with-them
https://thenewswheel.com/what-is-a-car-bra-and-why-do-people-cover-car-bumpers/
https://www.ebay.com/motors/blog/whats-the-point-of-a-car-bra/
https://www.ebaymotorsblog.com/motors/blog/why-paint-protection-film-beats-car-wax/
https://www.lovingautos.com/pros-and-cons-of-car-bras/
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By If you’re not aware, the Front-end Bra or Car Bra is a, usually, vinyl cover that goes on the front of a car. Drivers generally fit them to stop rock chips, bugs or other detritus from the road damaging the paintwork on their treasured possession. They seem to be more popular in North America, and were quite a thing in the 80s and 90s. But today they’re getting rarer and rarer. Why was that?
If you'd like to support what I do, and get early access to advert-free videos and exclusive channel updates, please consider supporting the channel from just $1 or 80p a month: http://patreon.com/bigcar
Support me using PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv
Big Car merch: https://teespring.com/stores/bigcartv
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigcartv
My second channel - Little Car: https://www.youtube.com/littlecar
Sources
http://web.archive.org/web/20120303074958/https://www.bmw-mania.com/web/SCatagory/Exterior Trim/DisplayType/News/DisplayID/1779/ArticleV.cfm
https://www.covercraft.com/us/en/company/colgan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front-end_bra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_protection_film
https://web.archive.org/web/20130528085800/http://www.autoanything.com/car-bras/50A12A122A1.aspx
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-car-bras-disappear-Did-they-go-out-of-fashion-or-was-there-something-objectively-wrong-with-them
https://thenewswheel.com/what-is-a-car-bra-and-why-do-people-cover-car-bumpers/
https://www.ebay.com/motors/blog/whats-the-point-of-a-car-bra/
https://www.ebaymotorsblog.com/motors/blog/why-paint-protection-film-beats-car-wax/
https://www.lovingautos.com/pros-and-cons-of-car-bras/
#bigcar