Busy week done. All orders in by 3PM CT Friday shipped Friday! Weekend orders should all ship Monday. Domestic free shipping arrives before Christmas! Enjoy and have a great weekend! Installing this weekend, post up some done photos

 

Last day for a free 2 pack of our suede microfiber towels with the purchase of a headlight or taillight kit! Last day for free domestic shipping on all lighting protection kits too!


Orders in by 2PM CT today will ship today!

 

Weekend Update. All orders in by 3PM CT Friday shipped Friday!

For those of you with orders in transit; as anticipated USPS is running 2-3 days behind schedule. Check your tracking number on your emailed shipping confirmation notice. Orders over $100 may be held for signature (carrier discretion in some locations).

All weekend orders will all ship out on Monday 12/22.

If you NEED your order by Christmas you NEED to choose EXPRESS MAIL as your shipping option – Last day for Express delivery by Christmas is Monday 12/22 at 2PM CT. Domestic orders should be received by the end of the week via Priority Mail. We will be closed 12/24 – 12/28. We will be shipping orders on Monday 12/29.

Hope everybody has a great weekend!

 

If you NEED your order by Christmas you NEED to choose EXPRESS MAIL as your shipping option as today is the last day for Express delivery by Christmas. 2PM CT today is your order cutoff time, clock is ticking.

 

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night All orders in by 3PM CT are now on their way! Enjoy the final week of 2014!

 

Headlight Armor's 2015 Winter Photo Contest is on! Enter today for a shot at some $$$ and eternal glory on our site



^ Click the photo for more information

 

Thank you from all of us at Headlight Armor! 2014 was a good year and we would not be where we are today if not for the support of all our customers far and wide! Thank You!

Wishing everybody and Happy New Year! My 2015 be your best year yet!

We will be closed Jan 1st and 2nd and orders taken while we are out will begin shipping on Monday the 5th. From now through midnight on Sunday Jan 4th we have marked down all lighting protection kits an additional 20.15% to ring in 2015!

 

Checking out on the site? Be sure to verify your shipping address and fully complete checkout questions. More than 10% of weekend orders missed / or had missing information necessary to process the order. When this happens we contact you and place the order on hold until we can verify your order. When possible we do try and ship orders the within 24 hours (Monday-Friday) any missing information just slows the process down. We know you hate to wait, so we do our best to turn the orders as quickly as possible!

 

2015 ushered in cold for nearly all of the USA, even here in TX we saw AM temps of 16 F (-9 C) a few days last week! So I thought I would revisit a few items for those of you doing lighting protection kit installs when it is cool / cold out.

While the material is easier to use when it is warmer out you can do a successful install when it is cold out. For best results, install them when you get them, don't wait months before installing.

In a garage is really a good idea, as well as a space heater if possible if it is snowing out. Enlist the assistance of a friend and it will go quicker. You need to keep the film warm - using a hair dryer - an industrial heat gun is not necessary though you can use one on low if careful. Have the friend keep the film warm while you are applying and squeegeeing. Especially the case when compressing fingers along the perimeter of the kits.

Wrapping the squeegee with a suede detail towel will help too. As the material is going to be stiffer in the cold, just like you, you need to use more pressure on the squeegee. Hot water in you spray bottle is a good idea too. When done with your install be sure to go over the perimeter for a few minutes with the hair dryer to make sure the edges are full sealed. Any material hanging off should be trimmed flush.

Good luck with your installs and let us know if you have any questions about the above pointers.

This person installed a kit on a Charger at 5C

Dodge Charger Forum - Forums and Owners Club! - View Single Post - Are there any cheap tail light tinted covers?

 

Latest Customer Shot - Mazda3 With Our HID Blue Headlight, Signal Light and Fog Light Protection kit applied.

 

Finished out January with a nice push of production and were able to get all orders in by 3PM CT Friday shipped Friday! All weekend orders should ship out on Monday. Have a great weekend

 

President’s Weekend Sale:


Now through 11:59 PM CT Monday 2/16/2015 we are offering free domestic shipping on all orders over $17! Yes folks that means just about everything on the site ships domestically for free! Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and Puerto Rico – that includes you too!

We will start shipping orders on Tuesday the 17th. Have a great weekend!

 

Have you seen / entered our Winter Install Photo Contest yet?
Headlight Armor Winter 2015 Photo Contest
The deadline for entry in March 31, 2015

 

It’s Friday People. It’s snowing here in Texas and spring is fast approaching!

Now through Sunday March 1, 2015 at 10PM CT we are offering free domestic shipping on all orders over $15! AK, HI, PR, GU – you too get free shipping!



We will begin shipping orders out Monday the 2nd in the order in which they were received. Have a great weekend!

 

Ice and snow overnight here in TX has us locked in winter, so I thought I would share a recent customer install photo :


HID Blue Headlight Protection Kit and GT Yellow Fog Light Protection Kit.

Waiting for the snow and the boiler plate of ice underneath it to melt...

 

Snow if melting here in TX and after a stormy week we are glad to see the sun!

Friday was busy and we were able to get all outstanding orders (that were in by 3PM Friday) out on Friday! Weekend orders should be shipping out Monday.

Getting some nice photo submissions this past week too. Here is one from a C7 Corvette owner. Blue Corvette with our HID Blue Headlight Protection Kit, we love the look and of course the protection the material provides too



Have an interesting shot of your Headlight Armor equipped vehicle? Garage, sunny day, snowy day, out on the beach or anywhere in between?



Have a great weekend.

 

Welcome to the weekend! Finished off the week with a big push. All orders in by 2PM CDT Friday Shipped Friday! Weekend orders should all ship on Monday 

Busy week for site updates. Nearly 200 items updated!

Spring is here and the weather is getting better. We are working on final designs for more than 20 new vehicles – New designs should be up and ready by the end of next week!

Hope everybody has a great weekend.

 

Great video on headlight restoration from /Drive Clean.

Sandblasting does a number on the factory UV coating. Refinishing is your best solution if the headlights are in really rough shape. If they are not in that bad of shape you can also apply one of our Headlight Protection kits. The adhesive is going to tend to fill in the pitting resulting in a clearer headlight.

Video of the before / during / after here:


Refinishing is your best bet long term once the headlights get further deteriorated like in the video. Once you have finished the refinishing applying one of our Headlight Protection kits is your best bet. The protective material will protect against further sand erosion and eventual clouding, act as a physical barrier to oxygen and environmental contaminates, and is an easier medium to apply a UV protectant to regularly. Keep your refinished lenses looking great for years to come with a Headlight Armor headlight Protection kit!

 

Every so often we will field an email or question that goes something like this. “Will applying a Headlight Armor Headlight Protection Kit crack my lenses? I have heard about lens failures in certain popular applications, such as the C6 Corvette, 350Z, S2000 and such.”

In the past early S2000, C6 Corvette, and early 350Z owners reported some hairline cracking of the headlight lens – even without any protection applied. Most likely a chemical interaction or an OEM issue. A headlight protection kit is not going to cause failure of the polycarbonate…

Road & Track posted this article yesterday featuring used cars that have at least 400 HP and are a great performance deal: 5 Ways To Get 400 HP Or Better For $20,000

Scroll down to #3 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. “What Goes Wrong: The C6 is often haunted by crankshaft harmonic dampers that work loose. Also, look for fractures in the headlights that can admit moisture, resulting in fogging.”

A headlight protection kit is not going to cause the polycarbonate / Lexan to fail. What you have seen and heard / been told has nothing at all to do with the headlight protection kit. Polycarbonate & Lexan, what most composite headlights are made from these days, have a continuous working temperature of between 248 - 475 F depending on the formulation, This means that water would boil instantly upon contact and that you would get a nasty burn if you touched them before they reached the failure point. The materials we use in our lighting protection kits have been tested to 225 F, significantly lower than what a headlight lens would fail at.

Polycarbonate lens failure is usually a manufacturing issue during the production of the polycarbonate, or a chemical contact issue. The latter could have occurred before you even picked up your car from the dealer. There is one dealer here in Dallas who had to replace a lot of headlights when it was discovered that the (outsourced) make ready / wash people were using wheel acid on the entire front of the vehicle to make bug removal easier... There is a long list of chemicals that the polycarbonate lens is susceptible to.

 

The following items have just been added to the site:
13-15 Cadillac ATS Headlight Protection Kit
13-15 Cadillac ATS Headlight Protection Kit
16 Acura ILX Headlight Protection Kit
16 Acura ILX Headlight Protection Kit
15 Dodge Charger Headlight Protection Kit
15 Dodge Charger Headlight Protection Kit
15 Ford Focus Headlight Protection Kit
15 Ford Focus or Focus ST Headlight Protection Kit
15 Ford Transit Connect Headlight Protection Kit
14-15 Ford Transit Connect Headlight Protection Kit
15 Ford Transit Headlight Protection Kit
15 Ford Transit Headlight Protection Kit
15 Ford F150 Halogen Headlight Protection Kit
15 Ford F150 Halogen Headlight Protection Kit
15 Ford F150 LED Headlight Protection Kit
15 Ford F150 ledHeadlight Protection Kit
15 GMC Canyon Headlight Protection Kit
15 GMC Canyon Headlight Protection Kit
14-15 Mercedes Benz S Class Headlight Protection Kit
14-15 Mercedes-Benz S Class Headlight Protection Kit
15 BMW i8 Headlight Protection Kit
15 BMW i8 Headlight Protection Kit
15 Chevrolet Colorado Headlight Protection Kit
15 Chevrolet Colorado Headlight Protection Kit
15 Honda CR-V Headlight Protection Kit
15 Honda Odyssey Headlight Protection Kit