RE: Condoms for Headlights

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

Stongard here in Bellevue, WA sells what sounds like the same thing, but
they custom cut to the vehicle in question. I paid <$45 for both my
headlights.
- peter, peterhe@microsoft.com, issaquah, wa, usa
  91 200qw
  94 acura legend gs
  80 mazda 626


>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Mike Hopton [SMTP:mike@genesis-microchip.on.ca]
>Sent:	Friday, September 20, 1996 3:36 AM
>To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject:	Condoms for Headlights
>
>
>     All this talk of repairing headlights, had me re-visiting an advert for
>a 
>     product in Griot's catalogue. The product is a transparent film that you
>     cut to fit over headlights to protect against stone chips. Apparently
>the 
>     film which is 40mils thick can withstand dumb-dumb bullets from a 44
>magnum 
>     (or was that blunt pellets from a BB gun?). 
>     
>     So.... now that I have two new euro lights on my '85 ur-q, can anyone 
>     recommend this product? It's about $45 for a 20x16 inch sheet, this is 
>     inline with other products sold by Griot's ($349 for two halogen lights
>on 
>     a pole! - must have an Audi part number?). Anyone know of a cheaper
>source 
>     (I'm up hear in Toronto)?
>     
>     Regards, Mike
>     
>     p.s. I do like the Ferrari tool kit advertised by Griot's, and it's only
>     $4,995....