AcuraTL

Did the lightest tint, was not that hard to put on. The bubbles went away on its own after a couple of weeks. I am debating if I should do the front in clear for protection.



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Teddybear

are the bumper reflectors really bright at night still?

gibbyisgibby

Dont do it! I put lamin-x on the headlights, when I took it off there was micro fractures all through the housing. Im not sure about the tails because the lamin-x is still on.

AcuraTL

Not at all, it still reflects.

AcuraTL

Really? Have you contacted Lamin-X to get their explanation?

gibbyisgibby

No but i read a thread where JnC was warning about it. I couldn't see it happening so i ended up applying the tint anyways.

Sure enough, it ended up making hairline fractures all over them. It had been on for about 7 months.

purextc

I like it! May i ask where you got it from?

MoAbbas

^+1
That Looks extremely nice, i was avoiding it for a while, might do it instead of cutting open the taillights and smoking em.

jspagna1

I put the Lamin-X on the rear reflectors on my wife's car as well. I went with the medium tint to match the taillights. I did not do the taillights though. I did not do the front headlights because I heard about the hairline craps issue. But I did put clear Lamin-X on the front turn signals and the fog lights to help prevent them from getting cracked or broken. See links below.

Rear:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/384870...tl#38487074004

Front:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/384870...tl#38487074012

4GTL

I literally just read this thread and went to check my car. Took off all the film, and the right side headlight housing has a couple small fractures; left side is fine. However, the surprise was the fog light film is burnt black in the center and a little crispy. Thank goodness for this thread.

My bulbs are all stock.

AcuraTL

You can get it directly from Lamin-X.

gibbyisgibby

Same thing on mine actually, it was mainly on one side. I dont know why it happens...

jspagna1

I've had the Lamin-X on my fogs for 2 1/2 years now and they look clear as the day I put it on?

Treblig

Do you keep your fogs on all the time like driving lights?

jspagna1

Yes their always on. Stock bulbs, no HID's.

4GTL

My fog lights are on whenever the headlights come on. The film has been on there for only 10 months, and it's burnt and crispy like I posted in the picture...hmm....

gibbyisgibby

Ya I had no problem with the fogs, but maybe he is running HIDs in his fogs. I took the film off when i switched to HID fogs.

My main issue was the cracking of the headlights which is much more costly to replace.

dwest1023

I put LED bulbs in my fogs and have not problem with the Lam x. Not sure what all the talk is bout cracks, but I have the film on my headleamps since 2009 new and all is fine. I dont plan to ever take it off.

ANDYCHULOSKI09

the rear reflectors looks nice i might do them since my 2012 tails do seem to look alil darker then the original 09 i took off

n19htmare

My guess would be HEAT! That's why it happens. Heat may get trapped by the use of this film or/and the film ITSELF maybe getting hot. The constant expanding and contracting (heating and cooling) of the film may induce pressure points in the plastic it's adhered to, overtime causing mico hair line fractures.

This may not be occurring to the rear lights because the bulbs do not produce
much heat.

HID and foglight on the other hand tend to get very hot.


That's my guess.

Hogan9166

iTrader: (1)

Has anyone gone to Lamin-x with this issue? If so, what have you heard? They obviously continue to sell them since I just ordered mine yesterday. I'm curious as to other's experiences before I put them on my headlights.

I bought the all red for my taillights. Not a huge fan of the smoked tail look.

jspagna1

Order and applied the Lamin-X on the fog lights on the Maxima. Will have to keep an eye on them.

dwest1023

Put led bulbs in your fogs and case solved. If not THE LAMINX WILL Burn over time.

sockpuppet

It also depends on the film you apply. Lamin-x for the fogs, for instance, comes in, I believe, 12 mil and 40 mil thicknesses. Intuitively, the 40 mil would protect more, however it's less able to withstand the heat. Stick with the 12 mil. Also, if the car is in motion, the air rushing by will cool the lens/film. If you're parked, or in heavy traffic, the heat will build up.

As some have said, I suspect leds would help, though I myself am waiting for a high-power H11 bulb to become available; I'm unsure of how much heat that might produce.

Hogan9166

iTrader: (1)

I just found this post, although very old, from a Lamin-X representative. It refers to the stress placed on the lens when stretching the film to fit the headlights. It also discusses not using a soap solution, and just using water in application.

I will call Lamin-x when I receive them to get their current take.

Below is from the rep in 2006:
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First and foremost: The tabs on the sides of the precut kits are indeed handling tabs. Our instructions do say so. You can go here if you'd like to see a set of the instructions.

Okay, let's all have an intellectual discussion: Our film does have snap back. That's obvious if you've ever ordered a precut kit from us. When you receive the kit, you should see a line of brown backing paper extending from under the film. This was caused by the snap back of the film, and this is completely normal. By the time you receive the film, the film will have snapped back close to it's complete percentage. 1.5% to be exact. We compensate for this during cutting and make all templates slightly larger. Therefore, the film should shrink an insignificant amount if at all once installed. If the instructions are followed directly and to the T, you should have no problems. However, we are human and detest reading most instructions. So things happen. If the film is installed, with a light mist, and squeegeed flat, NOT STRETCHED, the film will not pull back anymore.

Now, we used to state that a small amount of soap is to be used to lubricate the surface of the lens to allow air bubbles to escape from the film when squeegeed. We found this to be a problem with some plastic lenses. Some lenses are not as "hardy" as others and are designed poorly. These lenses will crack with or without our film applied to them. We have thus discontinued the need for soap to be used during installation because the soapy water, once evaporated, would leave a residue on the lens that would cause structurally unsound lenses to crack. Needless to say, this is a problem with your lens, not our film

Thanks,

Justin
New Accounts Manager
Lamin-x Protective Films