Re: Plastic Film Protects Headlightes ??

[Zumbrennen Damien <zumbrenn@bvsd.k12.co.us>]

On Sun, 12 Jan 1997, Sherry & Chuck Clark wrote:

> > Date:          Wed, 08 Jan 1997 16:24:38 -0800
> > From:          Bob Nielsen <bobnielsen@sprintmail.com>
> > Reply-to:      bobnielsen@sprintmail.com
> > To:            quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> > Subject:       Plastic Film Protects Headlightes ??
> 
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > Has anybody had any experiences with that plastic film that sticks on
> > your headlights to protect them?
> > 
> > How well does it handle high wattage lamps or -40F winter ?
> > 
> > bob
> > 
> > '91 cq
> > '91 34' Scarab (no wheels but two big 'merican motors, couldn't afford
> > the Lambo's 8-)
> > 
> > 
>         Bob,
> 
>            I had the Audi dealer in Denver order some of the plastic 
> film protectors for the '87 5TQ. They've been on the car now for 
> about~4 months and work very well! I've been skiing 4 times so far 
> and get sand blasted by traffic every time I go. They're worlds better
>  than the hard plastic removable units that I used to have. They stick
>  very well(the backing is made by 3M). I also had enough of the material
>  to cover the Bosch driving lights below the bumper. The units below 
> the bumper have 100Watts in them and the plastic seems to handle the 
> heat. Headlights still have stock wattage. Now if I'm lucky, I  
> get to replace that $400 windshield only once a year!!  HTH
>                                             
>                                                         Chad Clark
> 
I bought my plastic film covers from griot's garage for 40 dollars for 
about two sq.ft. of the stuff...expensive!  It's great stuff though, this 
year I've driven from my house in boulder, co to vail 9 times in the 
snow, each time w/lots of gravel.
4000csq