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May 24th, 2010, 03:42 PM
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MagnetBra - a warning!
I recently bought a magnet car bra for the BJ, from www.magnetbra.com
looked great, and promised to protect the bonnet from any more stonechips...without damaging the paint    I fitted it a few weeks ago, and I took it off on Saturday, to give the car a good wash... Unfortunately, this is what I found when I took it off     Nope, it's not a reflection, it's a cloudy mess. Nothing in my armoury of products improves it, so I'd guess it's between the base coat and the lacquer. Magnetbra comes with a 1 year guarantee...however, Bob Lefevre, who owns the company, or at least, represents it, is adamant that this damage was not caused by a defective bra, but was a defect in the paint from the factory  He states it is not caused by water retention, so the guarantee does not cover it. So, now I have to take the car to a bodyshop, and as no one seems to be able to match the paint perfectly, it might need a front end respray Don't buy or use these things, the product and the company are, in my opinion, absolutely disgraceful. 
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May 24th, 2010, 03:47 PM
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Being based in the UK, I'm having trouble really fighting my case, so I thought I'd post is up for you guys to see.
If you can recommend any other good sites to post it on, please do so, or let me know - this information needs to be out there - this company should not be allowed to continue in this way - they offer a guarantee, but back away from it as soon as a problem arises! |
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May 24th, 2010, 03:50 PM
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wow that sucks man you could put the bra back on lol
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May 24th, 2010, 03:59 PM
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hey, just noticed your avatar...I have an 84 RX7 1st gen series 3 as my weekend toy
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May 25th, 2010, 07:48 AM
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Did you remove it on a regular basis? Or has it always been on 24/7?
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May 25th, 2010, 07:51 AM
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Don't paint it, a professional detailer can remove that.. call around for some estimates.
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May 25th, 2010, 10:13 AM
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better business bureau - have you filed a complaint somewhere?
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May 25th, 2010, 10:31 AM
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that shit happend to me too(not the magnetic bra but the mazda oem one), just on the hood, and I had it on a bumper too and bumper is perfect. I cleaned under there during winter reg. basis
ps. post more pix of the car
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May 25th, 2010, 10:42 AM
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Looks to me more like an issue with the piss poor paint Mazda typically uses.
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