Headlight Protection Film

[currybob]

So did you wrap all around the edges of the headlights or just do the flat fronts section? Just wondering how difficult it is to bend it around the edges without wrinkles or relief cuts.

I just did the flat area and a small portion of a small bend. Covered about 90% I would say, if I had any skill laying this stuff you could easly do the entire front surface. All of the head light surface is covered.

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[Heavishot]

I purchased Lamin-X tail light tint which turned out nice. (Will make another post on that when I have more time. )

Also installed Lamin-X clear headlight film. I’m very handy with tools and craft type projects but this is not easy to install, at least not if you want it to look near factory quality. The real bummer is that it has a noticeable orange peel texture that I just couldn’t live with. Some people might not care, but for me it distorts the crisp, clean look of the 2021 headlights too much. Now I’m wondering if another brand might be completely smooth??

 

[Littlefield82]

I just bought the 3M Scotchguard Pro kit from
https://www.invisiblemask.com/imask/index.php?route=common/home

I was going with XPel but the quality of this one seems just as good for a lower price. I also bought the B pillar and screen guards from https://www.theocdplug.com/

 

[Airspeed00]

I purchased Lamin-X tail light tint which turned out nice. (Will make another post on that when I have more time. )

Also installed Lamin-X clear headlight film. I’m very handy with tools and craft type projects but this is not easy to install, at least not if you want it to look near factory quality. The real bummer is that it has a noticeable orange peel texture that I just couldn’t live with. Some people might not care, but for me it distorts the crisp, clean look of the 2021 headlights too much. Now I’m wondering if another brand might be completely smooth??

Any updated pics of the head light / tail light install? Cheers!

 

[Heavishot]

Haven’t tried the headlights again but here are the tail lights and cab lights. Only did the whites.

 

[Airspeed00]

Haven’t tried the headlights again but here are the tail lights and cab lights. Only did the whites.

Thanks! They look great w/ only the reverse done. Now I can place my order. Cheers!

 

[Airspeed00]

I second that the lamin-x stuff is not easy to work with. I just did the whites on the rears. Not a perfect fit on the inside bottom corners of the BLIS, but I bought some extra to cover any spots that need it.

The headlights were tough to install as well, due to the channel between the large flat part, and the LEDs that surround it. I ended up cutting in the middle of the channel, effectively making it 2 pieces. That helped considerably. I'll post a pic in a couple days once the solution/ any small bubbles have cleared up.

 

[motivology]

I just bought the 3M Scotchguard Pro kit from
https://www.invisiblemask.com/imask/index.php?route=common/home

I was going with XPel but the quality of this one seems just as good for a lower price. I also bought the B pillar and screen guards from https://www.theocdplug.com/

I'm assuming you had the Scotchguard Pro Kit installed by now... how do you like it, and how's the quality? Easy to install too?

-DK

 

[Cb Mw]

I'm assuming you had the Scotchguard Pro Kit installed by now... how do you like it, and how's the quality? Easy to install too?

-DK

Also curious about others experience. Mine is outside almost all the time and I want to delay the yellowing of the headlights as long as possible.

 

[Littlefield82]

I'm assuming you had the Scotchguard Pro Kit installed by now... how do you like it, and how's the quality? Easy to install too?

-DK

I like it and it's holding up well. I don't know if I would buy again. I will say that I had to cut the shape down from what came with the kit. I could not get it to lay flat on the thin part of the cover that points towards the middle of the truck. Just too many curves and I'm not skilled and patient enough to deal with the folds and bubbles. I cut thin piece off and just used the main portion of the kit that covers 85% of the headlight and that worked great as you could easily get the bubbles out. The fog light covers worked fine. I think you could go on Amazon and buy sheets of the same material and just cut to fit the large rectangle piece of the lens.

 

[Littlefield82]

Also curious about others experience. Mine is outside almost all the time and I want to delay the yellowing of the headlights as long as possible.

I like it and it's holding up well. I don't know if I would buy again. I will say that I had to cut the shape down from what came with the kit. I could not get it to lay flat on the thin part of the cover that points towards the middle of the truck. Just too many curves and I'm not skilled and patient enough to deal with the folds and bubbles. I cut thin piece off and just used the main portion of the kit that covers 85% of the headlight and that worked great as you could easily get the bubbles out. The fog light covers worked fine. I think you could go on Amazon and buy sheets of the same material and just cut to fit the large rectangle piece of the lens.

 

[Ziggy73]

I think so

I would like custom shape set, hand cut sheet would be to hard to do.

I think you could do good enough but up close I think It'd look like poo. I may call local and see how much they charge.

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