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Headlight Armor - Headlight Restoration with Headlight Protection Film
All new vehicles are now equipped with
aerodynamic 'composite' headlights. Most of these are polycarbonate and a
lot more resistant to outright breakage than their glass counterparts from
days gone by. It is still possible to put a hole in one, but it is more
difficult. They do have a weakness though. Along with the glass headlights
of days gone by, modern polycarbonate headlights are very susceptible to
micro pitting from sand and other debris that litters our roadways.
This
pitting (as shown below) can seriously reduce light output. There are a
few options available. Your first option is to live with it until you
trade your vehicle for a new one. You could also do a complete headlight
assembly replacement(s); expensive to say the least. A better option is to
apply a protective layer of Headlight Armor Headlight Protection Film -
Available in Clear and various colors - as the first option for headlight
restoration. The material will help to protect
your lights from further damage while the adhesive we use (which is thicker
than
the total thickness of typical cheap vinyl overlays) will help fill in the existing pitting damage. The end result is a clearer
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Headlight Restoration using Headlight Armor Headlight
Protection Film - Click Photos to Zoom
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| Does your car's headlights suffer from pitting
or does it have some minor scratches in the lens?
Headlight Armor Headlight Protection film can help restore new life to
your headlights. This demonstration was done on a car with "100k+ miles of I should have had some clear headlight protection
installed from day one..."
First we start by thoroughly cleaning your headlights with soap and
water. Rinse thoroughly with water to remove all residue.
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| Next apply your Headlight Armor Lighting
Protection kit following the included instructions and our DIY
Install Tutorial page HERE
For demonstration purposes we are applying a circle of Headlight Armor
Clear Headlight Protection material in the center of the light to
show the difference between the starting point and how the adhesive does fill in
most if not all of the pitting. |
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With the circle of Headlight Armor applied you
can see the clear difference between the starting point and how the
adhesive fills in the pitting. The photo taken seconds after application. As the water from the application evaporates and the adhesive sets
it will become a bit clearer. While the headlight in question would likely have benefited from some
full on headlight restoration first (sanding, polishing and buffing), we wanted to show what the material can do on its own. How well it 'fills in' pitting and scratching on your lenses
will depend on the condition of your lights.
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| Keep in mind that the use of a
Headlight Armor headlight protection kit will work as a restoration kit
only if the damage is on the outside (surface) of the lens. Depending on
how bad the pitting is you may need to use a full on headlight restoration
kit first (sanding, polishing and buffing). If you have chemical damage to
the light (from improper cleaning / maintenance) that has attacked the
structure of the light your only option may be replacement headlights. If
the damage is on the inside of the lens then you would need to address
that as a separate issue. The use of one of our colored kits will have a
similar effect as shown here with the clear as they use the same adhesive base.
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| If your headlights are in
particularly bad shape you need to use a full on multi step headlight
restoration kit - like the one
from 3M we sell HERE - prior to applying your Headlight Armor
Headlight Protection Kit
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