Car bras never really caught on with me. They’re supposed to be stylish, but to me my car is stylish, not the bra I put on it. What’s the point in protecting your car if you never actually get to see what you protect? The good thing is that the way your bra looks on your vehicle is mostly defined by the vehicle itself and I found that the Covercraft Bra goes exceptional well with trucks.

I usually don’t like the sharp color change, but depending on your truck’s tone, this bra will do you good. Actually I think in this case the sharper the contrast the better, so you are best off with a redish, yellowish or other vibrant truck tone.

The bra is also best for high front end vehicles, I can’t really put my finger on why I think this. If you take a look at the other pics on the page you’ll see some car examples, and again, it looks horrible. However on the truck it looks awesome. If anyone can explain why this is, please do share.

If you’ve never used a car bra, the main reason people stick these on is protection. Since your vehicles front end is hopefully in front when you drive, it is most exposed to bugs, scratches, bumps and other debris. The thin car bra stops these in their tracks, so insted of the bugs smearing all over your bumbper, you can just take off the car bra and your car is good as new. This specific model is a two piece, meaning installation is easy, but it doesn’t cover the opening of your hood, so you can still open it when the bra is on.

Whenever people try to protect their cars and trucks they find really good products. The only problem is that many times you have to choose between a safe but ugly car, or a good looking car with exposure to dents and scratches. In reality though there are loads of products on the market which add to your car’s design, and also protect the precious design.

One such product I think that looks really good is the Putco Tailgate Cap, which safeguards the edge of your tailgate from harm. Since that part of your truck is moved a lot, and often sticks out when loading, it is in much more danger and that extra protection could mean a lot if you want to make sure it stays good looking and safely locking.

It is made from a durable, non-rusting alloy, which looks pretty much like chrome, so it will look good on most cars. It comes with a lifetime warranty too, so it must be pretty durable, but even if you manage to whack it with a wheelbarrow, it’s better to replace the guard than the tailgate.

I don’t usually recommend additional products to go with the ones in my posts, but this time I can’t resist. Putco makes some pretty good bed caps and rails, and pairing these together will make your truck go from utility vehicle, to mean machine. Take a look at the pic which includes the tailgate cap, the Putco Skins Bed Caps and the Putco SSR Side Bed Rails. I just think it looks awesome when put together, and since the side is also exposed to danger when loading it may serve you well too!

Many times the need will arise to keep our cars in great condition, even if we can’t take them out for a spin for months. If you have an older convertible, you probably don’t use it in the Winter, and putting it into safe hibernation should be a number one priority to keep it scratch free and unfaded.

The Car Jacket is a great tool for this, enveloping your whole car in a safe and sound bad for as long as you need. There are a few prerequisites you need to take care of, and adding all this up you will be set back by a considerable amount of money, but repainting and buffing will cost you a lot more if anything happens!

The Car Jacket needs two things. It can only be used indoors, and you also need to buy a standard car cover first to protect the paint job from harm. Once you encase your car in it though, nothing can get at it. It’s made of 7 MIL polyethylene which will keep all moisture out, protecting your chrome, your paint and generally keeping your car in top form.

The only criticism I heard about this product is that it doesn’t look durable and tough. If you ask me it can be a piece of paper, if it protects my car from harm! Anyways, have you tried breaking bamboo? It doesn’t look tough, but it doesn’t break easily, they build houses out of it!

If you’ve taken your truck off-road you know right well that stones fly all over the place, dust, dirt, trash, you name it comes flying at your face. After a few miles off-road, your truck hood might look like a dartboard, so if you want to keep your killer looks you need to find some protection.

I found the AVS Buglector II to be of some assistance in this area, although I find the name quite non-descriptive. My problem is that this is a great accessory for fending off rocks and small bits and pieces, but I don’t think it does anything for bug deflection. While debris will come from down below, bugs not only come at you from there, but from overhead, sideways and from every-which direction really. They will hardly be deflected by the shield. On the bright side though, a quick wash will get rid of this problem, so that one’s solved.

On the other hand, the deflector is great for deflecting debris as I said. Since bedris mostly comes at you from below, the deflectos will do a good job of protecting you. It looks slim, but I think it1s just big enough. If a stone comes lower, you need a grille guard. If it goes any higher it will go over your car. If it is in the few inches of the deflector, that’s when it would hit your hood or windhsield.

Also, unlike some older solutions, the Bigflector doesn’t take away from the looks of your car. I wouldn’t necessarily say that it adds to it, but at least it doesn’t do any harm. If you need some good extra protection for a low price take a look at the Bugflector. It won’t jeep bugs from your windshield, but it will keep away stones.