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Originally Posted by dieseldiehard
The film the PO used might have kept the sand from etching the plastic but it turned crispy brown almost black at the top leading edge due to UV.
But I can't argue with success so what brand of film are you using? I may have to go back to the high desert  and want to be protected. |
The material I am using is just clear vinyl from Wal-Mart that you can purchase by the sq ft. They have different thickness. I bought the thickest one they had. The way I am using it is just as it is. It is not placed over any plastic headlight, it is just the vinyl and then the actual projector lenses. The less you have in front of your actual lighting source, the clearer your lighting output will be. And no, you do not have to worry about a rock or anything damaging the vinyl because anything that is large enough or traveling with enough velocity to go through that vinyl would've been able to shatter a glass cover and crack a polycarbonate cover as well. These current vinyl covers are about 3 years old and zero yellowing. So far I have all pros and no cons: it's water/dust proof, resistant to cracking or chipping, so far it has not shown any sign of yellowing or becoming brittle (actually, with vinyl, it tends to become more pliable with heat). No, the headlights do not melt it nor heat from the sun or engine. Actually, when driving, the wind is most likely providing air cooling anyways, not that it needs it. Extremely easy to take off and replace cover if needed and for the price point, it's a win-win. Now with that being said, if someone wanted to just place this over their lights to protect them then I don't see a problem with that, but I would consider the overall goal is to increase light output not to protect stock lenses unless your current light output is adequate enough for you. If you are considering ditching the entire stock housing, then this mod is by far better than anything you'll find anywhere assuming you chose to do exactly what I did and make your own. Light does not blind oncoming traffic as you can see exactly where the light is shining. The brightness is far better than the stock or any aftermarket that I've seen, including many of the newer vehicles in any make, the lateral span of the light is probably about 4 lanes in both directions (8 total), and the distance is extremely far and does not interfere with other drivers. I think the most expensive part was the black housing that I got from eBay @ about $150, all the other parts were purchased from the junk yard or fabricated. You can even find a good set of LED headlights now for less than $40.