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I have been reading up on the various headlight protection films, and they look very promising. They are quite thick and if they protect from impact as well as yellowing/hazing, they are well worth the $$.
Seems to be about $60-$70 for precut. My headlights are almost perfect since the car was used so little, and I want to protect them as much as I can. Figure the thick .040 film is only 5% of the cost of new headlights, it can't hurt.
Has anybody used this type of film on any cars?
"WeatherTech Custom Fit LampGard" is one of the companies, and there are a couple others.
P.S. I think some of them also come with pre-cut Fog Light covers as well.
 

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I picked up the 3m precut off eBay love the thickness and quality

Nice to have fog lights covered
 
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I picked up the 3m precut off eBay love the thickness and quality

Nice to have fog lights covered
How long have you had them installed? How much use?
 
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I installed xPel covers 3 years ago - no yellowing and lights still look new. I also installed over the fogs.
 
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xPel for me-all 4. Looks new.
 
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Originally Posted by ala_xfire
I installed xPel covers 3 years ago - no yellowing and lights still look new. I also installed over the fogs.
~ ditto... a great product!
 
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Excellent, I will probably get them for the Crossfire, and my SRX. My father-in-law has a Boxster that needs headlights refinished, maybe I'll get them for him after we are done.
 
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Please keep in mind that for the film to look its best, it must be mounted to a near-perfect surface. Polishing before installation is a must...
 
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Please keep in mind that for the film to look its best, it must be mounted to a near-perfect surface. Polishing before installation is a must...
Thanks, that is what I assumed, and hoping to protect mine while they are still so nice. I really wanted to know how well they hold up, and also if they come with precut fog light pieces as well. I might just get them straight from Weathertech.
 
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I bought my crossfire 8 years ago. Placed 3M clear bra on the front and covered the lights with the left over. Not one sign of hazing. Look as they did when new. Have purchased 2 cars since and that is the first thing I do to the cars.
 
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I have the Suntek on my headlight and no sighs of yellowing. The best thing about this film is its self healing property.
 
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I have the Suntek on my headlight and no sighs of yellowing. The best thing about this film is its self healing property.
Is that available pre-cut? And if so, foglights as well? I want to get something on before the salt/cinders hit the road in November/December.
 
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Is that available pre-cut? And if so, foglights as well? I want to get something on before the salt/cinders hit the road in November/December.
The XPEL set I installed was pre-cut and included fogs.
XPEL Head Light Protection
 
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