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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 09:41 AM
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my visibilty is shot

so i got the headlight vinyl installed last nite at my other shop but yea i cant see shyt anymore. even with highbeam...its the 20% shade. iahd 35% but it seems a lil light so i went with the 20% looks great during the day, cant see anything at night..time for fog mod..haha anyone else with this brob?
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 09:54 AM
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Imagine that.

I'm sure everyone who installs those has that problem... why you would install something like that is beyond me.

I'd pull em off
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 09:54 AM
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$300?

Rockblocker sells it for around $100 a set......

I have them and they do reduce output, but I've had them on for soo long now that I can't remember how bright they used to be.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 11:33 AM
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well depending on the car..we did and escalade which is a paint to do, and we did a subaru..time consuming and the material we use is very expensive..400 a roll wholes sal for 30 ft
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Kennedy
Imagine that.

I'm sure everyone who installs those has that problem... why you would install something like that is beyond me.

I'd pull em off
X2...
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 12:59 PM
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Why is the material soo much more expensive than Rockblocker? The rockblocker hasn't shrunk or discolored over the past 18 months, so what makes your material cost more exactly? Or is it more the installation cost that adds on the cost?
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 01:10 PM
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well most cars are a b***h to do. so its time comsuming. i got the material from stickercity.com. its very thick. very durable
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 01:26 PM
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interesting, yeah I did my own in 30 minutes. Wasn't that bad, it was actually the first mod I did to my car. How thick is your material, I'm pretty sure rockblockers is 17mil
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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the TL is a really simple car to do compares to accords escalades, CTS, chargers ect
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 03:17 PM
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I did the dark Rock blocker but modified and I used the bulk and made my own pattern .. -$20.

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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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Holy shit $300 is a ripoff. I got a full tails + sidemarkers set from rockblocker, $50 for both, only took me 30 minutes to install. They look perfect
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 03:58 PM
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once agaiin desert. TL's are very simple. they dont have major curves or anything.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 06 Acura TL
once agaiin desert. TL's are very simple. they dont have major curves or anything.
ok......so what do you charge for the TL's?
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 04:18 PM
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ok......so what do you charge for the TL's?
$275.00 lol



I havent noticed a different with the RB i have had them for almost a year now.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 04:49 PM
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$275.00 lol



I havent noticed a different with the RB i have had them for almost a year now.
Man I need that job......

Its funny what people will pay if you make them think its hard to do
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 04:51 PM
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TL probably about 175
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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I got some off ebay, $22 shipped!!!
they needed a little trimming but the TL is so easy you can take it on and off based on if your driving at day or night really it you wanted! It took me about 20 mins the first time and 5 every time after that, I'll take $150 to install them for anyone who likes me to!!!

I got sick of not being able to see when I had them on at night so I decided to go for an option that was the best of both worlds: painted headlights!!!

FYI if you still like the dark look of film, paint the inside and go back to the 35% it will have a much darker look!
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