I recently had my headlights replaced, under warranty thank God. Considering the extreme high cost of these items, I remembered Andrew had xPel protective film applied to not only them, but most of the front of his Alabaster Coupe.
I went to the website:

http://www.xpel.com/

and found the head/foglight kit for our cars cost $69.95. I figured, after watching the install video that I could easily manage not to screw it up too bad. Then I decided to find out how much it would cost to have a dealer apply it. Here's the good part:

The guy drove 30 miles from Columbus Georgia, installed all 4 films and it cost me-$69.95!

After I had the headlights replaced the car sat in the garage for a week before I had the work done. The dealer told me I had the choice of 2 film thicknesses: .008" and .100".
He told me that either works great, but the thicker one was more prone to looking ratty around the edges than the thinner. The thick will protect against large rock strikes while both protect against what I am more worried about: sandblasting. I played with the extra film for a few minutes and found that it is some pretty tough stuff! You can't poke a BIC pen through it! It's perfectly clear and can not be seen at all. In a nutshell:

Warrantied for 7 years (transferable)
Easily replaced when it gets all of the damage the lenses would have taken.
If it's dealer applied, it's a lifetime warranty to original owner.
A great way to protect those expensive new lights!

I looked at LaminX too. It was $10 cheaper with no installers within 75 miles. I know one of our benefactors carries it (TVTDesign), but this was stupid easy. I gave the guy a beer when he was done.

 

Considering all the people that have had issue with these wonderful headlights of ours,

This seems to be a very good idea

Thanks for the heads up!

 

Noproblem. I would post pictures, but allthey would show is new headlights!

 

Max, which thickness did you go with?

MikeR

 

I went with the thinner. He had a sample of the .100" and I could see how the edge would be visible. If I take a rock that size, it will probably be attached to something else. Like a ditch or a wall at the Dragon's Tail. KOW. KOW!!!

Like I said, I'm more concerned with sand pitting over the long run. I'd like to keep them looking as new as I can!

 

yeah i used tvts company for rockblocker and went with the thick stuff for the front and back and before i put them on i went through 2 sets of headlights because of hazing or being cracked and so far these headlights have gone another 20000 miles still looking brand new. and i like the tinted look in the back. idk how a rock will hit the back! but its protected haha

 

Looks like Rockblocker is done. - Site is for sale

 

What a great idea. Thanks. I went to the site and noticed they had tinted ones. How about one red one and one blue one? get people the hell out of your way. I have one of those rainbow rings on my motorcycle and the red and blue are quite prominent. Yep, some people actually pull over. I'm going to Andrew's site to take a look see if he has any photos and if I can tell.