Headlight Tinting.

[Steve_Goral]

Hi there,

My headlight lenses are in a bit of a poo state, and rather than replace them I was going to try applying a tinting film. Is it pretty easy to apply without bubbling? Is a heat gun required? Where's the best place to get the film from?

[Guest DazH]

Hi Steve,

You want those headlights as strong as possible. Tinting them is counter productive. Deal with them properly and restore them. Putting a morning aside to cut into them with some good compound will make them look amazing.

Daz

[Steve_Goral]

Sound advice, I guess I was looking for the easiest option LOL I'm still tempted to just buy new lenses.

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

Get a sheet of "Fly eye" headlight tint, easy to install... Even the knife is included, just requires a hairdryer (Heat) for the round bits :)

(EBAY)

[Steve_Goral]

I'm liking that idea, I've got pretty brght head lights so a bit of tint won't make too much difference.

[Guest DazH]

Get a sheet of "Fly eye" headlight tint, easy to install... Even the knife is included, just requires a hairdryer (Heat) for the round bits :)

(EBAY)

Will look horrid

[E36-Steve]

I have tinted my side light lenses in my E36 with Lamin-x and mine have come out really well and were relatively easy to do.

But personally I wouldn't suggest using and cheap eBay stuff, had a few friends do this and noticed that it starts to fade rather quick.

So personally I would say either give them a good restore, get new ones or buy some proper lamin-x. But nothing to say they could do with a good restore to ensure the lamin-x is nice and bright and doesn't come peeling back off.