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Is it true that if you polish the headlights and then don’t cover them with clear film, they will get bad or worse relatively quickly due to polishing off the original protectant layer?
yes. There is aftermarket uv protectorate tho which I put on. The 3M kit has a wipe with protector but also used this
Hit some twisties with a friend and his new M3, he’s had a 996 and 991 prior.
Now with a new baby, back doors are almost a must.
I am sometimes hesitant to drive my friends cars, especially ones that have obtained a collective God Status amongst automotive journalists. However I always walk away with a new appreciation of my car.
Re: the new M3, can really feel the weight from behind the wheel. Back to back the 911 feels like a go cart and a tiny car.
Those pictures do make it look worse than it is, but you can’t hide the ugly in person either. Man, the M3 look huge compared to the 997. Like a mini X5.
I gave up. Could not get them to my standard. Bye bye $20.the pitch change on the edge makes it super weird.
I too struggled with the Lamin-x installation, specifically properly aligning the film over the headlights. I figured installation would be a breeze but I cannot count how many times I had to peel the film up to realign. And don't get me started on the million and one air bubbles, more reason to peel the film up to minimize them. I thought, for sure, I was going to have to peel these things off after a few days because they looked terrible. But I aligned the best I could, trimmed the film where I needed to, and after a few days they look pretty damn good. All bubbles are gone and alignment issues are not even noticable to me... And that's what counts.
I installed pre-cut Laminx film on both my 997s - headlights and front fog lights without any real issues. I mix up a solution of 50% distilled water and 50% of the 70% alcohol (sol.alcohol content ends up being closer to 35% of the total solution)..you mist that onto your fingers, the light, and the adhesive side of the film, which let's.yiunskife it around easily until you get it how you want it, then squeegee out the solution - no bubbles and good adhesion as the alcohol evaporates away. Did them a number of years ago and both still look good.
I did my tail lights and they turned out great. I just could not get the edges to adhere and it crease. They would either crease and stick or not crease and not stick lol
yes this was after I sanded it with 500. Mine was basically clear, had minor yellowing at the top but plentiful rock chips, nics, and scratches.
this was before I started.
Ok, that makes sense. The "before" picture doesn't look that bad to me. What about it bothered you? Kind of looks like mine which I always thought looked just fine. So now I have to take a closer look to see if I'm missing something
Ok, that makes sense. The "before" picture doesn't look that bad to me. What about it bothered you? Kind of looks like mine which I always thought looked just fine. So now I have to take a closer look to see if I'm missing something
mine had some decent rock pits, inside edge was chewed up some how , 2 very distinct lines on the one edge, and was yellowing at the top by the “lined” reflector.
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