Headlight Protection Film?

S.BMW23 · 02-15-2017, 08:40 PM

Is it worth it?

mdai245 · 02-15-2017, 08:55 PM

IMO yes. My 3 year old car had some chips in the lenses which were obvious whenever the headlights were on. For ~100 bucks for both lenses seems like a no brainer on a new car.

Had XPEL ultimate done on mine. No noticeable reduction of brightness or clarity.

rbreding · 02-15-2017, 10:18 PM

I have the entire front Xpel'd.

Headlamps, fogs, bumper, partial fenders, 18" on hood.

goj · 02-16-2017, 12:53 AM

Entire hood, front qtr panels, front bumper, headlights, mirrors, door handles, side rear bumper for road kick up, and top of rear bumper for trunk scrape protection.

All of it is worth it. Rock chips are a thing of the past

bri1042 · 02-16-2017, 06:08 AM

I have Xpel Ultimate on the front, mirrors, door edges, and a bit on the trunk. If I had gotten it on the doors maybe all the gravel they threw down on top of our snow apocalypse (sigh...it wasn't that much snow...stupid Portland) wouldn't have resulted in scratches all over my driver's side front door. GRRRRR. The protected areas got through it just fine.

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mdai245 First Lieutenant 104 Rep 340 Posts Drives: 440i XDrive Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: NJ iTrader: (1)	IMO yes. My 3 year old car had some chips in the lenses which were obvious whenever the headlights were on. For ~100 bucks for both lenses seems like a no brainer on a new car. Had XPEL ultimate done on mine. No noticeable reduction of brightness or clarity.
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rbreding Second Lieutenant 54 Rep 238 Posts Drives: 328d, 335d, x5d Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: OKC iTrader: (0)	I have the entire front Xpel'd. Headlamps, fogs, bumper, partial fenders, 18" on hood.
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goj Brigadier General 2253 Rep 3,622 Posts Drives: 2016 EBII 340i 6-MT Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	Entire hood, front qtr panels, front bumper, headlights, mirrors, door handles, side rear bumper for road kick up, and top of rear bumper for trunk scrape protection. All of it is worth it. Rock chips are a thing of the past __________________ BMW CCA Member #516012 2016 340i, Estoril Blue, Manual Transmission, MPE, MPBBK, HRE FF04 Instagram: @brandons340i
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bri1042 Brigadier General 5894 Rep 3,283 Posts Drives: 2021 IOMG M3 6MT Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	I have Xpel Ultimate on the front, mirrors, door edges, and a bit on the trunk. If I had gotten it on the doors maybe all the gravel they threw down on top of our snow apocalypse (sigh...it wasn't that much snow...stupid Portland) wouldn't have resulted in scratches all over my driver's side front door. GRRRRR. The protected areas got through it just fine.
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