Bra or No Bra

Save your money and have it painted when it gets bad enough or you want to sell it. I had mine sanded and painted and it looked like it just came from the factory.

Executive wrote:
If you shop around you can get the "bigger" ones for less than 7k....:B:B....Dennis

I was waiting for someone with a "sense of humor" to comment on this topic.:E

Thanks Pogoil, again. Everyone's input has been invaluable! Muchos gracias

No

EMaznio wrote:
Pogoil, where did you get your bra made? Approx cost? Thanks everyone for chiming in!

We got ours in Portland Oregon. They used to have a shop and did the RV shows but with the economy they work out of a shop on their property.

If he does not have a pattern he makes one right on the spot. Most likely has one for the 01 Monaco you have. We pulled in left our MH. and went shopping for the afternoon and came back and it was done and he will do any custom mods on it you want like. If I remember 3 years ago it was right around $500 Very high quality thick and felt like backing. Based on my experience you will not regret getting one. Really saves your front end.

Portland RV Sunscreens.503-762-3138.

P.S. he makes some of the thickest best sun screens I have ever seen.

Hope this helps.

Pogoil.

Bill.Satellite wrote:
Bra's generally cause more damage than the supposed damage they avoid. Unless you remove the unit on a regular basis and clean behind the unit, the grit behind the bra will wear away the paint it was designed to protect.

My black RV bra ($650 in Lake Havasu, AZ) covers up the ugly, cloudy Diamond Shield.

We use a bra on the current Bus and after I peeled the Diamond Shield off the last one, I used one on our 08 Bus. We put it on for travel and off for stops more than a night or two and we CLEAN IT FRONT AND BACK. I sold the 08 with 75,000 miles and we have 23,000 on the 13. I wouldn't drive without it and the fronts looked brand new after using them. You will get an occasional chip under them but these can be fixed whereas the Diamond Shield cannot. Lots of gravel and dirt as we're in Alaska five summers out of the last 8 years. We get our bra's from http://www.coastlinervandoffroad.com/. They'll custom make one for you while you wait (with an appointment) in their parking lot if they don't have your pattern.

Pogoil, where did you get your bra made? Approx cost? Thanks everyone for chiming in!

RCtime wrote:

Bill.Satellite wrote:
Bra's generally cause more damage than the supposed damage they avoid. Unless you remove the unit on a regular basis and clean behind the unit, the grit behind the bra will wear away the paint it was designed to protect.

Also a black bra on the front of a motorhome is the ugliest thing you can do.

Ugliest in my opinion is the clear plexi glass ones that are about an inch or 2 away from the surface.

Pogoil.

Bill.Satellite wrote:
Bra's generally cause more damage than the supposed damage they avoid. Unless you remove the unit on a regular basis and clean behind the unit, the grit behind the bra will wear away the paint it was designed to protect.

Also a black bra on the front of a motorhome is the ugliest thing you can do.