X-Pel or Suntek? Or about the same?

 

i bought lamin-x for mine.. Have not installed yet, but have them on wifes lexus and they are nice...

 

Whichever is thinner. Back in the day they needed to be thick to stop being cracked by rocks. No longer needed with modern lights. Either will stop crazing and pitting over the years so thinner is better.

 

So glad you responded Mikeinatlanta because I know you know this. What thickness(thinness) is appropriate—3mm?

 

I used weather tech and installed myself, it’s the economy option, but they turned out great, tbd on how they work out over time since I live in AZ and get lots of sun & 1-2 car washes per week.

 

Back when I was doing it we offered 6 mil, 9 mil, and 24 mil depending on usage. The 24 mil is a laminated film. Modern plastic headlights on the street only need the normal 6 mil film. (that's mil, not mm). The mil thicknesses given are for the urethane only and not the adhesive, so many called them 9 mil, 12 mil, and 27 mil.

The first company doing headlight film I'm pretty sure was StoneGaurd. They used a 30 mil die cut film for headlights. I think XPEL started on headlights using the same material. Way overkill for anything but an off road racer with glass lenses. I was never pleased with the clarity of the thicker films so our thickest film was made in house and it was only used in extreme applications.

 

Repeat post

 

Nice post-----repeat what?

 

Does weather tech have a smooth finish or orange peel texture? I bought some laminX and it has a noticeable orange peel texture.

 

I bought the Weather Tech Kit LG1458 for my 2021. The material is 40 mil thin, and claims to be "optically clear". The product has a nice sheen to it.

What I'm not too crazy about is how "legalize" Weathertech is with me when I call in for technical help. It has a disclaimer when you order it saying "we suggest you have this professionally installed" This is their out for when you have a problem with it. Boo Hiss! It's what I heard during a call for installation instruction help.

The instructions (not much of anything on YouTube either) is scarce. It's a paragraph on the back of the package not specific to a 14th generation F150. So each side has 3 pieces: fog light, headlight, and wrap around turn signal portion. The problem is the two parts will overlap, and it would be helpful to know what to do right before you get there dripping with soap.

Perhaps the way is to do one first, allow it to dry then do the other part in a day?.........but they ain't saying so.

If this product is professional only, not DIY, then don't sell it except to tinting or PPF shops I'm thinking. As a fan of all things Weather Tech, they let me down this round.

QuickRick