spubar

I'm driving to Miami this weekend and I need a bra for a 2004 e320. I went to my dealer and they said they do not sell them. Any stores where I can walk in and buy one?

Brunelleschi

You should just have a local linex retailer spray one on!

An End to Rock Chips!

superduper

The thing is the rocks will hit where there is no coverage. Have you thought about a 3M clear bra?
Try here. Maybe if you buy it today you can have it by Thursday/Friday.

http://www.colgancustom.com/shop_vparts.php

KYBENZ

Mercedes stopped offering them due to liability issues. When installed wrong they do more harm than good. Loose fitting covers flap in the breeze and over time was scuffing the clear coat paint pretty severely.

C43AMG

www.colgancustom.com

TPAbnz

You may want to check the previous posts here:

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...&highlight=bra

saffrontiger

OMG. I can't believe this guy did that to his car. I first thought this was a well executed joke, evidently not.

alewifebp

When I saw the thread title, I immediately though of bigtire. Still get a good crack up every time I see it.

dacbiet

Rent a car instead, and let the mileage and possible damage (i.e. windshield cracks and paint chips) accumulate on someone else's car.

CE750

I got a $500 3M Clear bra.. that's the way to go.. keeps the good looks of the W211.. but I agree, rent a car for road trips, and save the E for home.

TPAbnz

Here's a picture of the Colgan Bra. It's a very snug fit and great for the occasional road trip. Love bugs are the big road threat here; once squished, the residue can eat through automotive paint!

They also offer custom fit covers for the mirrors.

JimPurdy

I had 2 Colgan bras for my W211 in 2003. The first one fluttered over the inner headlight from about 60 mph. I sent it back. Colgan supposidly was fixing the fluttering problem with some engineering change. They sent me a new bra after 6 weeks. That bra would flutter at 70 mph (our speed limit here is 70 and 75 on some Oklahoma roads). I had a couple of conversations with Colgan about how to fix the problem but they didn't want to add a stiffener over the affected area so I sent that one back and asked for a refund.

CE750

again, get a clear bra, and keep the .27 drag coef of your car w/o changing how it looks, AND protect it all at once.

SAguirre

I have had the “custom made” Colgan bras for years. I had them on my old 1986 Audi 4000 for years and that is when I learned my lesson because of paint damage. I later had a clear bra installed on my 1991 300E and when I was driving through crap in Wyoming and Montana (the good old days when you could cruise kind of legally at 125 MPH!!!!!) I would still put a Colgan bra on top of the 3M clear braw. I never had a problem when I used both.

However, since then I find that the 3M clear braw is great and really does not require the extra protection after all. The clean picture of my car shows how hard it is to tell that the clear bra is even on. I also have the inside of the door handles (for those nail scratches), the A pillars, the side mirrors and the top of the rear bumper (due to loading and unloading bulky stuff issues) done.

The second picture is the only time that you can actually notice it. When the car gets really dirty the dirt beads differently on the clear bra. That picture was taken at my car wash after a storm when I was about to rinse the crap off the car as I always try to do.

So needless to say, I totally recommend the clear bra!

Steve

CE750

And just so you don't say "it's cause it's white" here is my clearbra on a Platinum Blue... Or should I say here "isn't" my clearbra!