Black Sports Bonnet Bras

[UmBongo]

What the fuck is the point of these stupid looking things?

 

 

Hold on, I've just read the advert description, and all for a mere £44.99.

 

Weather Resistant Vinyl

Fleece Lined; Stops Seams Scratching the Bonnet

Easy-fit: Complete with Tension Belt

Tapered Seams - Help Achieve a Better Fit than 'some' others on the Market

Great for a "Cal look" T5 or Hiding a Dented/Damaged Bonnet!

 

 

 

 

[DVee8]

It is meant to stop stone chips on the bonnet.

[sheffcortinacentre]

theres a polo near me with one on his rusty bonnet!?!?

[Jim Bell]

^ that.

 

I like them. Pointless tat trinket for future shitters. Never had one personally tho. I've got better things to waste money on.

[UmBongo]

I'd rather strap one of Warren T Claim's fat whores to the bonnet for stone chip prevention.

[Pillock]

I was going to put one on the Touran because the bonnet got dented to shit by some massive hailstones last year.

[saucedoctor]

I like to minimise the risk of stone chips by using my patented* method, known as "Not driving up the arse of the car ahead, like a cunt"

[HillmanImp]

SCENE

[Partridge]

Some people also think they stop speed traps from getting them: they don't. In some places they're actually useful. In Australia they're always resurfacing their equiv of A roads and cars are forever getting stonechipped to buggery when they do big miles, so they're fairly popular in Oz. Some of them cover the entire front of the car with openings for the grill and clear patches for headlights. They have a use, they're not just for twats.

[Ghosty]

I've seen one of these on a Karmann Ghia in the Peak District, that covered the entire front of the car up to the windscreen, with little holes for the grilles and lights. Took me a minute to work out what it was. (Also the car was orange so it looked wank). It was fairly justified though as the car was super clean.

[Lord Sterling]

I used to see them on brand new cars here in Belgium around the mid-90s, it was always on stuff being delivered or test driven. I always wondered what the hell they were. Another thing I always used to see in Belgium and wondered was what the hell it was, was some sort of Black disk object that was always tied/clipped to the alloy/steel wheel of an often high-spec car.

[saucedoctor]

Inside of the wheel? If so, probably a brake dust deflector (to keep your wheels clean). Were briefly popular here as I recall.

[Lord Sterling]

No, fitted on the outside of the wheel, the disc/box of whatever is no bigger than a hub.

[dollywobbler]

You can get them for caravans too. Always looks to me like they've blindfolded the caravan so it's a surprise when they get there.

[Mr Lobster]

No, fitted on the outside of the wheel, the disc/box of whatever is no bigger than a hub.

A lot of new stuff comes out of the factory with these fitted over the wheels, presumably to prevent damage during transport. They are meant to be thrown away during the PDI stage though...

[brickwall]

I had one on the car in Kuwait and Oman to stop the sand taking the paint off. it's like sandpaper over there.

[steve_earwig]

I saw loads of them in California (almost 30 years ago), apparently they're really good for holding moisture against the bonnet and helping it corrode. Not such a problem in California I guess, unless you live by the sea.

[fordperv]

They are there to micro blister the paint underneath them on people's pineapple chariots

[Alusilber]

I've always wondered why they have little tabs sticking up at the back edge?

 

Oh and yeah, they usually look daft IMHO.

[Jon]

Very big in America, or they were in the 1990's, judging by period pics. MX-5s were often adorned with them but the only dilemma I see is, when do you take them off? It's a bit like those people who keep plastic covers on their sofas, or the screen protector on their mobiles - what's the case in preserving something if it's going to look eternally shit?

 

Can see the justification in caravan ones I suppose, what with their tailgating tendencies -  especially since owners must remove them when parked up, so they can see out the window.

[rml2345]

A lot of new stuff comes out of the factory with these fitted over the wheels, presumably to prevent damage during transport. They are meant to be thrown away during the PDI stage though...

I've seen a few brand new cars on transporters with mad looking protectors for the alloys that looked like corrugated moon discs. I thought initially that they were fabulous new wheeltrims and was mega disappointed to find out they weren't.

Bonnet protectors make sense in Australia or the middle east. In the UK they are usually a handy tool for spotting twats.

[michael1703]

A  : they look shit

 

B  : they will cause drag and reduce MPG

 

C  : they look shit

 

D  : the rest of the car will fade with UV and you will end up with a "Bra Tan Line"

 

E  : they look shit

[Partridge]

These on the other hand, are a good idea.

[Split_Pin]

Shit scene accessory. You can now buy a plastic bonnet 'guard's from Heko as well which is even worse.

[Lukas]

You see them quite often on Sprinters and VW T5 from eastern europe here. The owners try to prevent the bonnets from heavy stonechipping during winter and on the bad eastern european roads. Some use headlamp-guards too. Seems useful if you drive from Spain to Russia and back once a week.

[derskine]

 

All I'm gonna say.

[hennabm]

I have a full fron tbra for my 323i just for going to shows and back. To keep the paint safe I use masking tape along the contact points of the bra to the paint, removing both asap on arrival at destination.

 

I agree ifyou leave them on they damage the paint more from the fading and the grit that gets in behind them.

 

I see no point on them for day to day use except as already mentioned - Oz roads, Rusky stuff etc etc.

 

In the UK they are pointless on an everyday car as they don't like getting wet and can chafe even when fitted correctly.

[rml2345]

Good point. The last thing you'd want is a bra that chafes...