xpel on the lights, finally
10-08-04, 01:31 AM
#16
I purchased a kit for my GS430 and my sister-in-law's GX470. I just did the Venture film last weekend on my GS430. I now can recommend anyone interested in a DO IT YOURSELF. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO INSTALL IT YOURSELF AND GET A PROFESSIONAL TO DO IT!!! Unless you are very skill and have plenty of time and patient. The GS headlight is a pain in the rear. The Venture is very thin and so stretchy. When I squeezy the film to get the alcohol/water solution out between the film and light it would stretch the film to far over the edge of the light. I would then have to lift the film and reapply solution and squeezy again. After four hours I gave up as the outcome looks awlful. Some of the edges would not stay down. Probably because of my constant lifting of the film to get it align. Small bubbles of alcohol/water solution and air. The fog lights came out great but the high beam was so so. A few areas at the edge that would not stay down. After 5 days I end up removing the high beam film also. This weekend I am going to attempt to install the GX470 kit. Hopefully it will be a bit easier because it has less curve when compare to the GS.
Chu...
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Last edited by ChuH; 10-08-04 at 01:32 AM.
10-08-04, 01:35 PM
#17
Originally posted by ChuH
I purchased a kit for my GS430 and my sister-in-law's GX470. I just did the Venture film last weekend on my GS430. I now can recommend anyone interested in a DO IT YOURSELF. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO INSTALL IT YOURSELF AND GET A PROFESSIONAL TO DO IT!!! Unless you are very skill and have plenty of time and patient. The GS headlight is a pain in the rear. The Venture is very thin and so stretchy. When I squeezy the film to get the alcohol/water solution out between the film and light it would stretch the film to far over the edge of the light. I would then have to lift the film and reapply solution and squeezy again. After four hours I gave up as the outcome looks awlful. Some of the edges would not stay down. Probably because of my constant lifting of the film to get it align. Small bubbles of alcohol/water solution and air. The fog lights came out great but the high beam was so so. A few areas at the edge that would not stay down. After 5 days I end up removing the high beam film also. This weekend I am going to attempt to install the GX470 kit. Hopefully it will be a bit easier because it has less curve when compare to the GS.
Chu...
I purchased a kit for my GS430 and my sister-in-law's GX470. I just did the Venture film last weekend on my GS430. I now can recommend anyone interested in a DO IT YOURSELF. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO INSTALL IT YOURSELF AND GET A PROFESSIONAL TO DO IT!!! Unless you are very skill and have plenty of time and patient. The GS headlight is a pain in the rear. The Venture is very thin and so stretchy. When I squeezy the film to get the alcohol/water solution out between the film and light it would stretch the film to far over the edge of the light. I would then have to lift the film and reapply solution and squeezy again. After four hours I gave up as the outcome looks awlful. Some of the edges would not stay down. Probably because of my constant lifting of the film to get it align. Small bubbles of alcohol/water solution and air. The fog lights came out great but the high beam was so so. A few areas at the edge that would not stay down. After 5 days I end up removing the high beam film also. This weekend I am going to attempt to install the GX470 kit. Hopefully it will be a bit easier because it has less curve when compare to the GS.
Chu...
i have done about 10 installs so far (all my cars or my friends'), not all perfect but you definitely get to know a lot of tricks
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