Have a 2001 legacy and the paint on the nose of the hood has taken a bit of a beating from stones. Major chips have been touched up, but there are lots of hairline cracks in the paint from stone impact. Thinking of putting on a OEM bug deflector or a clear film type bra, but I am concerned about moisture or ice being trapped against the hood.
Wondering if the deflector is a PITA in the winter with snow and ice sliding down the hood and jamming under the deflector -also does ice build up damage the hood?
For the clear bras, does moisture wick in from the edges? I'm concerned of getting misture trapped underneath since the paint is cracked and you have to strip off the wax to apply the clear bra's -which sounds like a possible rust problem to me.
TIA F. Plant