Headlight Protection
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Headlight Protection
Does anyone have any experience, either good or bad, with these headlight protection products. I have looked at several, xpel, invisigard, clear guard, stonguard, etc. They seem similar and are all priced at about $60 for a set of four.
Invisigard advertises a 15 mil thickness where the others seem to use the same material as their paint protection.
I am concerned about long term performance, can they be cleaned easily and will they last? Also, can you see them after installation or are they really invisible?
Thanks
Invisigard advertises a 15 mil thickness where the others seem to use the same material as their paint protection.
I am concerned about long term performance, can they be cleaned easily and will they last? Also, can you see them after installation or are they really invisible?
Thanks
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Originally Posted by SDB
Bump.
I guess these things aren't any good since no one responded.
I guess these things aren't any good since no one responded.
Then I made a template for the headlights and was going do the install, but decided to NOT do that for one reason only. And that was, some of the owners have had internal clouding of the headlight enclosures. And if that happened with the protective plastic in place, I'm sure the dealer would claim it was due to the plastic. So I have the material that I may use elsewhere on the car, but not the headlights.
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I need to get this for my foglights at least--I just replaced one due to a cracked lens for $217! Depending on how that looks and what not I'll do it to my headlights.
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Originally Posted by Go48
Then I made a template for the headlights and was going do the install, but decided to NOT do that for one reason only. And that was, some of the owners have had internal clouding of the headlight enclosures. And if that happened with the protective plastic in place, I'm sure the dealer would claim it was due to the plastic. So I have the material that I may use elsewhere on the car, but not the headlights.
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Originally Posted by SDB
Thanks for the response. According to the Invisigard information, they can be removed but not reused. Do you think that different companies use different materials? I assumed that they all used the 3M stuff.
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I install Clearshield. Works great. Same for my headlights as the paint protection film. The only issue with the headlights is that plastic always outgases in it's 1st few years. The outgassing can cause slight bubbling. Didn't stop me from doing mine though. If it does outgas and cause any bubbling it can be removed and redone. Still cheaper than replacing the headlights.
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I have the headlight protection kit from one of the vendors (forget which one, there was a dude on this board who gave a discount for RX8Club members for a while).
I had no problems with either installing these or with any bubbling. They are on for more than a year and work fine. As wndotinter said, it's cheaper than replacing the headlights due to scuffing or a rock chip.
I had no problems with either installing these or with any bubbling. They are on for more than a year and work fine. As wndotinter said, it's cheaper than replacing the headlights due to scuffing or a rock chip.
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Stoneguard is about 2-4x thicker then clearguard. Big difference between the two if your looking specifically for headlight protection. Most tracks will actually let you run stoneguard instead of taping up your headlights.
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I had clear bra installed - front bumper & 1/4 of the hood and fander, head lights, fog lights, and sider mirrors. It's really good. Requires no special cleaning. Just wash your car regularly and use some spray on wax to protect it.
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I would go with some colored ones as you get a cool look and you protect the lights at the same time. 217 for a fog light ? YIKES
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