i also attached a couple random pieces in random places on family cars. it works great, and pretty much disappears from view. 
great minds, think alike!rdub2k4 wrote:hmm... clear vinyl may help with the daily loading/unloading of the stroller. She's dinged the rear a few times.
The installer that sold me mine mentioned that it'll seal up once you extract the air/heat it so I just took his word for it. I guess the easy way to tell if it works is whether the vinyl shrinks under heat, if it does then I'd assume it seals with a small wrinkle.ImStricken wrote:3m is just a vinyl, and i have never heard of it sealing itself. ill take a look into it. if you apply it with the soapy solution, you wont have bubbles that are a huge pain. i know the area is scratched, so the scratch will hold some air- expect that guys (who are looking to get into this project)
I'd be pissedImStricken wrote:i have seen $500+ pro tint installs that had tiny bubbles
You squeegee the vinyl as much as possible, and if necessary pop the bubbles with a needle.followingnfront wrote:I'd be pissedImStricken wrote:i have seen $500+ pro tint installs that had tiny bubbles
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Thank you sir! Your advice helped me save a good deal of money and also gain some diy experience!ImStricken wrote:well lookie-lookie! look who just saved almost $100!!!
looks great man! and since that area gets beat up anyway by the weather stripping, it wont matter if its done with a tad less care then say tint would need. great job!
Don't say "rear bumper"...I feel terrible...rdub2k4 wrote:rear bumper
Dude i should show you ours. We were hit about a month ago, similar situation minus the snow. Just got the car back on Wednesday, looks brand new!Qashqai wrote:Don't say "rear bumper"...I feel terrible...rdub2k4 wrote:rear bumper
Same with Chicago, I will have to take a pic of my rear bumper, even though it pisses me off every time I look at itImStricken wrote:in NYC, bumping each other's cars while parking is the NYC way of saying "HELLO" to someones car LOL i just dont give a damn anymore. my maxima was beat to sh*t from nyc, i didnt even bother fixing it lol
thankfully i applied the clear sticker to the center of my bumper for the trailer hitch not to scratch when attaching it , so it will stop small scuffs from the city as well.
around 350-450. the shops like to keep just below insurance deductible costsdarylzero wrote:At some point here I am going to install the tow harness and get a new rear bumper, which will have to be professionally painted, which I'm sure will cost a lot.
Perhaps this would help.followingnfront wrote:Im so strategic about where and how I park on the street its not even funny. I also use the bumper bully in the rear bumper when i park. Ive thought about getting bull bars from Nissan for that purpose also
IN NYC, heck- even brooklyn = that would end up killing about 75% of the parking spots available. every inch counts,and that thing takes away about 4-5inches which results in spots you cant fit in lololRogue One wrote:Perhaps this would help.
It would but I dont have the tow package/tow hook, so Id have nothing to connect it to. The rear bull bar serves the same purpose though... albeit while being closer to the bumperRogue One wrote:Perhaps this would help.followingnfront wrote:Im so strategic about where and how I park on the street its not even funny. I also use the bumper bully in the rear bumper when i park. Ive thought about getting bull bars from Nissan for that purpose also
SEE SIZE DOES MATTER!ImStricken wrote: IN NYC, heck- even brooklyn = that would end up killing about 75% of the parking spots available. every inch counts,and that thing takes away about 4-5inches which results in spots you cant fit in lolol
