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  1. F328GTS/GTB

    F328GTS/GTB Formula Junior

    May 3, 2005
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    Denis
  2. flyingboa

    flyingboa Formula 3

    Nov 27, 2003
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    Eugenio Dalla Rosa
  3. eulk328

    eulk328 F1 Rookie

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    #3 eulk328, Nov 22, 2009
    Last edited: Nov 22, 2009
    Eugenio,

    If you haven't covered your lights yet do it now! I went with a different brand (can't remember the name now) but you can buy it in different thicknesses and even different colors like smoked, yellow etc. It comes in sheets so you have to cut it yourself but it's no big deal. Generally, the flatter the surface the thicker you want to go. You may have trouble fitting the thick stuff to a more curved lamp like the 355 fog lamps.

    No point in waiting to see how/if it works for someone else. What will they be able to tell you and when? Someone can tell you that it has been 2 years and their lamps are unbroken just the same as someone without the covering could tell you they haven't had a broken lamp in two years.

    It's cheap insurance that MAY make a difference. It's really going to be down to the weight, angle and speed of an object if it hits your fog/flasher light.


     
  4. flyingboa

    flyingboa Formula 3

    Nov 27, 2003
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    I know it is tsrange, but I could only find blue colored film in the 3 or 4 shops I checked near my hometown. It seems they only sell the xenon-effect ones.
    When I will be back from India, I check different places.
    Ciao
    Eugenio
     
  5. mtmilam

    mtmilam Formula Junior

    Oct 24, 2009
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    Lafayette, LA
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    Mark Milam
    I just bought the SAME thing for my 328....I got mine Thrus. :D. THey are cut perfect to match the lenses and thick enought to shoot it with a BB gun, but you can't really notice them unless you look for them :). I used masking tape to line up the top, then hinged it back to peel off the back, start pressing down in the center first.....Real Easy....Also turn on your fog lights to warm up the lenses, makes it stick better.
     
  6. Paul_308

    Paul_308 Formula 3

    Mar 12, 2004
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    How do they work? Are they a soft thick plastic which absorbs shock?
     
  7. eulk328

    eulk328 F1 Rookie

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    thick-ish, soft-ish plastic. MAY prevent damage. DEFINITELY better than no protection. At a minimum it will prevent minor nicking/pitting from the usual road debris that can get kicked up.


     
  8. drsmith30

    drsmith30 Karting

    Jul 24, 2009
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    David
    #8 drsmith30, Nov 24, 2009
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  9. RGigante

    RGigante F1 Rookie
    Owner Project Master

    Nov 1, 2006
    2,874
    Portugal
    I've bought the same thing for my 328 and installed it about a month ago. Easy to install and you can only spot it if looking very close to the lamp. After searching for a replacement for over a year and a half, you can not be too carefull ...
     
  10. mike

    mike Formula Junior

    Nov 2, 2003
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    Mike
    I went to a clear bra shop and had them install the clear bra film on my 328 about 2 yrs ago. No problems, they even mentioned if it peeled they would re-do.
    I recommend.
     
  11. moysiuan

    moysiuan F1 Rookie
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    Nov 1, 2005
    4,187
    Canada
    Bought the laminx, looks like a nice thick film, never put it on yet though, but the template will make this simple Thanks for that Drsmith.
     
  12. NW328GTS

    NW328GTS Formula 3

    Nov 16, 2009
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    Hal
    You can buy the film 3M Scotchgard Paint Protection Film online at

    Hillas Packaging

    http://3m.hillas.com/c-3086460-3m-body-coatings.aspx

    if you are doing the foglights, you can get a 4" by 7 foot strip for about $35.

    It is exactly the same stuff the car covering companies use. It's hard to buy wider than a 6" roll without being a 3M dealer/wholesaler.
     
  13. Bullfighter

    Bullfighter Two Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Jan 26, 2005
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    If it's nicely pre-cut, this is a very fair price. For $25, even if it peels after a while, it's worth re-doing.

    I bought the Griot's film a while ago and found it hard to cut properly.
     

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