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Do you have headlight wipers?
Posted by Eiron [Email] (more from Eiron) on Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:25:27
In Reply to: Any recommendations for headlight film?, RS [Profile/Gallery]
, Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:22:47
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Quite a few years ago (maybe 8 or 10?) I installed 1mm/.040" thick Xpel film on one headlight. (I bought it 'by the foot' for our 9-3 & only had enough for one headlight on my 900.) It's still in excellent condition.
Then, about 4 or 5 years ago I installed a thinner film on the other headlight. I bought this film from a local 'clear bra' installer, so it's actually sold as paint protection film. IIRC, this film is .008" thick (but it might be .012"). It is also still in excellent condition.
The difference is in either film's ability to tolerate wipers. The 'headlight film' I installed on our '99 9-3 held up very well, but the 'paint film' I installed on our '02 9-3 has not held up nearly as well. The '02's headlight wipers have produced more visible scratches than the '99's did. I don't know if it's because the scratches are just more visible on the thinner film, or because the 'paint film' is less durable than the 'headlight film'?
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Posts in this Thread:
- Any recommendations for headlight film?, RS , Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:22:47
- Re: Any recommendations for headlight film?, Pyrrhic , Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:29:07
- Thanks Zig and Eiron, RS , Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:03:50
- Do you have headlight wipers?, Eiron, Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:25:27 <-- Viewing This Message
- yes: not to use it, Siegfried, Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:41:33
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