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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35293 |
the headlights are pretty tough and i'd think you would be very unlucky to get stone chips on them but i suppose it does happen and there's bound to be some one selling a protective film of some kind.... ... - .- -.
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8th Apr 2014 11:27am |
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J90 Member Since: 02 Jul 2013 Location: Somewhere south of Bergerac Posts: 651 |
I'm putting PPF on the bumpers and was toying with what to do with the left overs, hence the question. Travelling around in circles again. |
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8th Apr 2014 11:34am |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35293 |
what about running the headlights for 30/40 minutes and see how warm/hot the lense is, this should give you an indication if the PPF will ok.. ... - .- -.
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8th Apr 2014 11:40am |
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TOF Member Since: 13 Mar 2013 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 53 |
You should be fine if it is a decent quality film. The projector lens is set back a decent amount from the lens, so should be no problem. |
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8th Apr 2014 8:37pm |
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rej Member Since: 06 Jan 2014 Location: Stevenage Posts: 496 |
You can get film for covering head lights which is not that thick (helped someone put smoked film on his lights a while back) and no problems although they were halogen rather than xenon There is a difference between knowing your sh!t and knowing you're sh!t
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8th Apr 2014 10:30pm |
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Cam-Tech-Craig Member Since: 03 Aug 2011 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 16284 |
The headlamps will cope with film no problem... The heat from the bulbs is much less than the heat of the midday sun... |
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8th Apr 2014 10:55pm |
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RR2008HSE Member Since: 06 Jan 2013 Location: British Columbia Posts: 2932 |
My FFRR came with film on the headlights. I didn't know it until an idiot in a Ford tried to make a new lane between me and a bus. I came out of it with only very minor scratch to front bumper and light. Bumper removed and painted. They removed and replaced the film on the affected headlight. Amazingly, it fully protected the light and I cannot recommend it more highly. I think it's 3M but I'm not sure as I wasn't the one to pit it on either time. |
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9th Apr 2014 12:44am |
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JAYBOY Member Since: 17 Oct 2012 Location: South Wales Posts: 2204 |
Mines going in for the front bumper while I'm in Peru i think i'll get my lights done at the same time. 2020 Porsche Panamera Turbo Hybrid (V FAST)
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9th Apr 2014 8:43pm |
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