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Clear plastic shields
Anyone ever tried those clear plastic things you put on the hood and
headlights to prevent paint chips? Any sources? Pre cut? Bulk? TIA Norm |
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Clear plastic shields
Norm: not exactly sure what kind of "clear plastic things" you refer to, but my experieces: several cars, tried a molded lexan or plexiglass wind-dam sort of thing that was supposed to divert dirt and stones from the windshield (and also covered several inches of the front of the hood). yeah, they diverted a negligible amount of debris from the windshield. they also made the wipers float at speed .....then, I found out that you cure the floating wipers with heavy duty springs to hold them down.......then I found out that wears out the wiper motor. enough of that. , for my '06 Mustang: got the "factory approved" bra set-up......the most miserably designed, hard to install monstrosity I've ever encountered. Took over an hour to get it on BUT.....a very tailored installation and looks pretty good. after a year and a half, it hasn't abraided the paint underneath. that left the headlights which look very vulnerable.....and expensive. when I got the car I went online and ordered catalogs from every vendor who claimed to have '05 and up accessories. got a bunch of catalogs that didn't have anything for the new model. so I hit eBay......several vendors selling molded plastic headlight covers.....but after 2 months of trying, nobuddy had clear ones, just blue,smoked, bronze,red,etc. so finally, just bought a set from another vendor on eBay of self-adhesive mylar film covers. at $14.95 they were horrbly overpriced for what they are, but they did arrive pre-cut and you just peel off the backing and stick them on.....can't even tell they're on there, and I trust will keep the lenses from clouding from abrasions. Hope this helps. |
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Clear plastic shields
Yes. thanks for your excellent response.
Norm Itsfrom Click wrote: > Norm: > > not exactly sure what kind of "clear plastic things" you refer to, but > my experieces: > > several cars, tried a molded lexan or plexiglass wind-dam sort of > thing that was supposed to divert dirt and stones from the windshield > (and also covered several inches of the front of the hood). yeah, they > diverted a negligible amount of debris from the windshield. they also > made the wipers float at speed .....then, I found out that you cure the > floating wipers with heavy duty springs to hold them down.......then I > found out that wears out the wiper motor. enough of that. > > , for my '06 Mustang: got the "factory approved" bra set-up......the > most miserably designed, hard to install monstrosity I've ever > encountered. Took over an hour to get it on BUT.....a very tailored > installation and looks pretty good. after a year and a half, it hasn't > abraided the paint underneath. > > that left the headlights which look very vulnerable.....and expensive. > when I got the car I went online and ordered catalogs from every vendor > who claimed to have '05 and up accessories. got a bunch of catalogs > that didn't have anything for the new model. so I hit eBay......several > vendors selling molded plastic headlight covers.....but after 2 months > of trying, nobuddy had clear ones, just blue,smoked, bronze,red,etc. > > so finally, just bought a set from another vendor on eBay of > self-adhesive mylar film covers. at $14.95 they were horrbly overpriced > for what they are, but they did arrive pre-cut and you just peel off the > backing and stick them on.....can't even tell they're on there, and I > trust will keep the lenses from clouding from abrasions. > > Hope this helps. |
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