ok i have a hood bra on my 00 civic lx just put it on last week and im gonna wash the car tomorrow can i wash the car with it on or should i take it off??? i really dont feel like taking it off cuz hood bras are a pain in the a** to install correctly without any wrinkles or anything and im guessing if it doesnt go bad in the rain which it has seen a couple times car wash should be fine.. no?

 

need to know cuz my car is mighty dirty and needs a wash

 

what?

take it off, plus bra's are for females.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dannycraq &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what?

take it off, plus bra's are for females. </TD></TR></TABLE>

what part dont u understand? and can you be more specific

 

i understood what you said, i said "what?" as inquisitive to why you have a bra on your civic, cause for one they are ugly and two when your paint fades like it usually does, under the bra it'll look different , but it is your car. just take it off and wash it and leave it off is my opinion.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dannycraq &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i understood what you said, i said "what?" as inquisitive to why you have a bra on your civic, cause for one they are ugly and two when your paint fades like it usually does, under the bra it'll look different , but it is your car. just take it off and wash it and leave it off is my opinion. </TD></TR></TABLE>

sorry i cant get enough of my oem goodies do u really not like it??? check the one here on this pic... i think it looks great

 

i love bra's on females, even more on civics, i never washed mine i would always just put ripped plastic bags over whenever i washed it, then whiped down the bra with a wet rag if it was dirty

very sick eg

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dannycraq &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i understood what you said, i said "what?" as inquisitive to why you have a bra on your civic, cause for one they are ugly and two when your paint fades like it usually does, under the bra it'll look different , but it is your car. just take it off and wash it and leave it off is my opinion. </TD></TR></TABLE>

your post is almost completely irrelevent to the thread, he asked if he needs to take it off to wash his car or not. he wasn't asking anyones opinion on how it looks.

back on topic:
i dont think there is any special way to wash a car with a bra on, either take the time to take it off and wash it, or dont, either way, it wont matter too much. its just washing a car.

i would think if you wanted the bra to stay in good shape over time, it would probably be best to take it off before washing, being soaked in detergents and dried out over and over doesnt seem like it will go over so well with the cotton layer on the inside.

 

take it off make sure this no build up of mold or dirt good luck

looks nice

 

I would think taking it off would be better no build up no moister no rust..etc
Personally i dont like them but to all their own.

 

I prefer to take it off, but it's a paint since the mask fits so tight on the bottom of the hood.

It really doesn't get too dirty under there usually (and I live in WA). As long as you keep up on your paint, a clearcoat shouldn't really have a lot of "fading" issues. The clearcoat protects the paint underneath to a degree.

 

I think that looks baller

 

I used to have that exact OE honda hood bra on my 1992 Si HB and I always took it off to wash the car. There is usually a distinct dirt line where the bra coverage stops, and any dirt that is trapped under the bra just beats into the paint leaving shitty scuff marks.

Regardless if he asks for opinions here he's going to get them. I'm no different - I'm gonna offer mine from having owned one myself. I don't like them. They are supposed to offer protection but only make the paint mismatch if you ever remove the bra, and like I said before the bra does leave some damage on the paint because even though it fits well at highway speeds it will buffet some in the wind and rub the paint.

I also happen to not like the way they look any more either. Back when I had mine in 1997-1998 I thought they were awesome, but I guess I've got it stuck in my head now that bras used to be cool 10 years ago.

 

b18c5 sell me the bra!! ( if you still have it afetr 10 years haha