An Ounce of Prevention is worth a Pound of Cure......

[Cliffnopus]

There are a lot of posts on re-surfacing the fairly new plastic covered headlights. How about preventing the hazing from happening at all?

What does everyone use to 'coat' or otherwise protect your headlights. On my old car and my new Merc I've been using Plexus Plastic Cleaner, Protectant & Polish. How about the rest of you folks??

[Sizzle Chest]

I've used Plexus before. Good stuff. Like it. Now all of mine are ceramic coated!

[FUNX650]

What does everyone use to 'coat' or
otherwise protect your headlights?
Probably not everyone...
But this provides fantastic protection:
XPEL Headlight Protection Kit, Xpel headlight film, x-pel headlight protection film (http://www.autogeek.net/xpel-headlight-protection.html)


Bob

[oneheadlite]

Probably not everyone...
But this provides fantastic protection:
XPEL Headlight Protection Kit, Xpel headlight film, x-pel headlight protection film (http://www.autogeek.net/xpel-headlight-protection.html)


Bob

I just recently put new lights in my car (thanks Bambi's dad...) and had film applied before installing them. I hadn't thought about the U/V aspect of protection before having the film put on - In theory would the film take the brunt of the U/V damage and save the lenses, or will the new lights be just as susceptible to yellowing as they would have been "naked"?

[Mike@ShineStruck]

I add a ceramic coating to my headlights, then top it every wash with BF rubber/plastic AIO

[FUNX650]

I just recently put new lights in my car
(thanks Bambi's dad...) and had film
applied before installing them. I hadn't
thought about the U/V aspect of protection
before having the film put on -

In theory would the film take the brunt
of the U/V damage and save the lenses,

or will the new lights be just as susceptible
to yellowing as they would have been "naked"?
Not to worry:
XPel's headlamp protection film (HPF)
has UV inhibitors to prevent discoloration.

And being that XPel's HPF is 30 mils thick:
It'll prevent the "sandblasting/pitting"...
(that happens to naked-headlamps)...from
road salt/debris/sand/small stones/etc.



Bob

[spazzz]

Coated with Opti-lens and Opti-seal during every dry

[frankprozzoly]

I just use wax but the xpel film sounds interesting. How difficult is application. My headlights would probably be an easy install but the turn signal lights are sort of shaped like a doughnut

[oneheadlite]

Coated with Opti-lens and Opti-seal during every dry

I also got Opti-seal to use as a drying aid to help add a little SPF. Figure every little bit helps.

[PaulMys]

I've used 845 on my lenses since my truck was new.

They still look new.

[TTQ B4U]

I'm with Bob and have the entire front of my car coated with Film. In my case I have an installer that prefers Premium Shield Elite. Top notch crystal clear film. It's on my paint and Headlights. Crystal clear and no worries of aging or yellowing of the headlights.