hello,

on thanksgiving sunday i got myself an '05 sti, black color. i am having a blast with it. however, my daily commute totals 110 miles a day on the freeway and i am already getting rock chips on the front of the car.

has anybody tried fitting a regular wrx nose cover on the sti? the dealer said they dont make a sti nose cover.

thanks in advance for any help.

-richard

 

I would get a clear bra they look great and work well. if you in the bar area Krinkov from i-club does those for cars and they are great i would hit him up for one

 

I would suggest a clear bra as well. Where are you located? Check out rockblocker.com

 

thanks DChan and FLIWRX for your help.

the grand canyon setup from rockblocker is a much cheaper than ston gard. i will look into it further.

THANKS!

 

Krinkov put the clear bra on my car and did a very nice job. I don't worry nearly as much when I take it off road

 

krinkov did mine as well.....twice.

he does great work and is easy to work with.

 

thanks for your input guys!
-richard

 

Gosh darnett!!! I wish i knew about rockblocker before my front end got all those darned rock chips!!! I live in the area too... I wonder how much it would cost to have a paint shop fix my chips.

 

A lot... They're all really small though, but there are a bunch. Subaru paint just isn't that durable. I drove my car here all the way from South Carolina. I think I got the majority of the chips on that road trip.

 

i got a clear bra, came with my car.. doesent really help that much... =\ drive slower haha

 

came with the car? Like as an option...or did you buy it used?

I find mine helps a great deal. The headlights are speed tested to take rocks at 120mph if I am not mistaken. I have had TONS of rocks bounce of the front of my car and have no dents or chips since I added the clear bra.

Wonder if yours is thin or something?

 

I got the clear bra and love it, my 2002 WRX had chips all over it, the paint just wasn't tough. The 2005 STI so far has nothing. Granted it's only 700 miles but it seems to be working and you can't even notice it's there unless you know to look for it.