Having had a number of stone chips on my Scoob, I am toying with the idea of getting Armourfend put on the front of my new car.

So, just wondered if anyone, had any experiences good or bad, of it, and whether it is a good idea and worth the cash (not that I know how much it is yet!)?

Cheers
Matt

 

definitely a good idea considering how shi*e Subaru paint is. I had it fitted best few hundred quid I have ever spent!!!!

 

Matt

I had it fitted to my STi8 when I got it back in March.

I have been impressed with it, as it definitely does what it says on the tin. I have noticed some of the edges of the smaller bits of it peeling back a bit and getting dirt in, but it is not noticeable. I also rely on it to protect me from cars knocking in to me as I live on a road where the spaces are often not that big and the other drivers not too good at parking!

It cost me about £600 to have put on and i would strongly recommend it, especially on a new (or newly painted) car.

Peter

 

it's ok but does deteriorate over time - stones take big lumps of it off as well as the paint. this does mean the paint lasts longer but makes it dearer to have resprayed as they have to remove the armorguard before they begin

 

You can remove Armourfend yourself, just by heating it up and peeling off it's easy

 

The only thing to remember is that stone chips can still happen further up on the wings and bonnet. It makes a big difference but the Subaru paint is really thin all over and therefore it is not 100% effective.

 

Tatty armour fend looks as bad as stone chips IMHO and costs a lot more!!!

 

Only put it on a very light coloured car as otherwise the edges show too much and it looks awful.

 

mines DBM and umless you let the wax build up on the edges it isn't that noticeable

 

Thanks for the input guys, it is going on an Evo, which has got stronger paint (I think), but still don't want to take the risk of mucho stone chips

Matt

 

Has anyone got any pics of their car with this stuff on. I'd like to see how noticeable it is/isn't.

Cheers.