Littlefield82
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- Mike
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- Holly Springs, NC
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- 2021 Lariat 502a PB FX4 5.5'
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I ordered my truck in May and then ordered a few parts that sat around until I took delivery in October. One of those parts was headlight ppf from Invisible Mask. I never even opened the ppf box or looked at it until today when I went to install the film. I did make sure I had the correct supplies exactly as Invisible Mask says to. I'm no pro and don't even have that much patience with this stuff but our headlights are a simple shape so I figured it had to be easy. I was thinking that the ppf would be one big piece and it sort of is but it's shaped very odd in order to cover the thin DRL strip around the main lens. It's one big piece with sort of a leg sticking off to cover the top part of the DRL. It's shaped this way so you don't need relief cuts but even with this shaping I couldn't get the film to lay flat no matter how much I worked it....NOT EVEN CLOSE. I couldn't get the ppf to work like it should due to the shaping (my fault not Invisible Mask) so I cut the film to only cover the main lens and not the DRL so that the film was basically a rectangle. I tossed the part that covers the DRL. If you watch their online video the PPF is installed on a Tesla headlight and it looks really easy to do based on the shape.
I'm happy with the finished product as it protects the large front facing part of the lens but it's not worth the cost. I'm writing this to say I wish I had just bought sheets of PPF on Amazon for much cheaper and cut the film to cover the main front facing part of the lens and not worry about the DRL being exposed. The kit did include PPF for the fog lights as well and they were easier to install.
I'm happy with the finished product as it protects the large front facing part of the lens but it's not worth the cost. I'm writing this to say I wish I had just bought sheets of PPF on Amazon for much cheaper and cut the film to cover the main front facing part of the lens and not worry about the DRL being exposed. The kit did include PPF for the fog lights as well and they were easier to install.
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