Hello, all. My wife and I bought an '03 Chili Red MC yesterday and we are loving it TO DEATH! Seriously. I'm glad I never drove one when I didn't have the money to buy it or I would've driven myself insane (no pun intended). It sold itself in about 20 seconds. Anyway...

A question...there seems to be a bra sticker on the front. I've done a search and have seen many references to clear stick-on bras, but this one seems to be red like the car. Did the car come with it? Can I and should I remove it?

Thanks.

Happy motoring.

 

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What does it look like. Is your car red and you looking at Clear Bra (which is transparent)? If so, you got Clear Bra. I wouldnt remove it because is protects the front end. If you want to, it does come off, I htink you heat it up to 150 and grab an end and start pulling. ... use hair blower? dont know for sure.

 

If it IS a ClearBra, keep it on as it will protect your front end from rock chips and other road debris thrown onto the bumpers and bonnet.

 

I can't really tell if it's clear or not. It looks just like badly oxidized paint to me. At first I thought it was, but when I took a closer look it turned out to be a sticker. Whatever it is, it was put on by a pro. It is perfectly straight and level. That's why I was wondering if it may have come from the dealer with it.

 

The dealer can install clearbra. I preferred to have it done by someone else, since it was cheaper. I like having it on the car, knowing it is protecting the paint from rock chips.

 

Some MINIs seem to end up with a lot of small dings for some reason, especially on their noses. Might be the paint quality, might be the shape of the noses... I don't think there's a NAM consensus. It doesn't seem to be universal -- my '03 MINI's finish scratches if I look at it wrong; a friend of mine has an '03 MINI with a near perfect finish. Anyhow, a lot of second-time MINI buyers slap a clearbra on their cars ASAP.

If the clearbra is still in good shape, I'd leave it on.