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lamin-x
my fog light recently freaking cracked AGAIN due to road debris... and its another $200 for that damn dealer to fix up.
I've been lurking around different threads to see how i can protect my fogs so this wont happen again and i see "lamin-x" used with your vehicles.
Being that it just a film thats applied, my question is does it really work? I've read what it does and all that, but I would rather have real testimonials from those who actually use the product.
Also I have a '08 mars red c300, what color in your opinion would you recommend. I am debating between yellow and optic blue, would any of you have pictures of it? I did the search already on this forum... but the search engine isn't that friendly.
and my LAST question.. which one would i need between these 2... I honestly don't know the difference..
http://www.lamin-x.com/Mercedes-C-Cl...rs-p/mb126.htm
http://www.lamin-x.com/Mercedes-C-Cl...rs-p/mb426.htm
Thank you mbworld.
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I've been lurking around different threads to see how i can protect my fogs so this wont happen again and i see "lamin-x" used with your vehicles.
Being that it just a film thats applied, my question is does it really work? I've read what it does and all that, but I would rather have real testimonials from those who actually use the product.
Also I have a '08 mars red c300, what color in your opinion would you recommend. I am debating between yellow and optic blue, would any of you have pictures of it? I did the search already on this forum... but the search engine isn't that friendly.
and my LAST question.. which one would i need between these 2... I honestly don't know the difference..
http://www.lamin-x.com/Mercedes-C-Cl...rs-p/mb126.htm
http://www.lamin-x.com/Mercedes-C-Cl...rs-p/mb426.htm
Thank you mbworld.
Good day
Last edited by Rapsteady1; Aug 14, 2010 at 09:23 PM.
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W204
my fog light recently freaking cracked AGAIN due to road debris... and its another $200 for that damn dealer to fix up.
I've been lurking around different threads to see how i can protect my fogs so this wont happen again and i see "lamin-x" used with your vehicles.
Being that it just a film thats applied, my question is does it really work? I've read what it does and all that, but I would rather have real testimonials from those who actually use the product.
Also I have a '08 mars red c300, what color in your opinion would you recommend. I am debating between yellow and optic blue, would any of you have pictures of it? I did the search already on this forum... but the search engine isn't that friendly.
and my LAST question.. which one would i need between these 2... I honestly don't know the difference..
http://www.lamin-x.com/Mercedes-C-Cl...rs-p/mb126.htm
http://www.lamin-x.com/Mercedes-C-Cl...rs-p/mb426.htm
Thank you mbworld.
Good day
I've been lurking around different threads to see how i can protect my fogs so this wont happen again and i see "lamin-x" used with your vehicles.
Being that it just a film thats applied, my question is does it really work? I've read what it does and all that, but I would rather have real testimonials from those who actually use the product.
Also I have a '08 mars red c300, what color in your opinion would you recommend. I am debating between yellow and optic blue, would any of you have pictures of it? I did the search already on this forum... but the search engine isn't that friendly.
and my LAST question.. which one would i need between these 2... I honestly don't know the difference..
http://www.lamin-x.com/Mercedes-C-Cl...rs-p/mb126.htm
http://www.lamin-x.com/Mercedes-C-Cl...rs-p/mb426.htm
Thank you mbworld.
Good day
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2008 C300 Sport Black on Black
I just purchased them on line after reading all the posts about it - at $22.34 out the door and many endorsements on here, how can you go wrong? I just had BOTH my foglights replaced, so I can't wait to get my Lamin-x in the mail and protect them.
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broken fogs !!!! What color did you get the lamin-x in if i may ask ???
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08 c63
i have clear lamin-x installed on my headlights, sidemarkers, and fogs. sadly my driver side fog still got a crack and im in the process of finding a replacement. i think lamin-x works well but is no match for a dime sized rock which i think is which hit me as it left a rather large mark as well as dented my chrome ring around the fog =(
p.s. you should go with the clear film i think it would look cleaner stock looking rather then a blue/yellow tint...that is unless you into that kinda thing
p.s. you should go with the clear film i think it would look cleaner stock looking rather then a blue/yellow tint...that is unless you into that kinda thing
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I bought the clear for my fogs, since you can get them in twice the thickness of the blue or yellow.. which should protect exponentially better. I've clocked about a thousand miles doing 150+ MPH and never cracked a fog. It sounds like there's so much debris where you are that you should consider the double thickness as well.
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I bought the clear for my fogs, since you can get them in twice the thickness of the blue or yellow.. which should protect exponentially better. I've clocked about a thousand miles doing 150+ MPH and never cracked a fog. It sounds like there's so much debris where you are that you should consider the double thickness as well.
I live/work around the fullerton-anaheim area (near the 5 and 91) and the never ending construction on the freeway leaves so much crap on the roads its damn near impossible to keep your car flawless.
I want to get the clear film done, but my wife wants to get that "HID" look after seeing one on the road the other day.
Does anyone have a picture of how the optic blue looks like on the fogs?
Thanks ya'll.
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To be honest, just get the double thick clear ones for extra protections. The Blue film looks cheezy and doesn't really give that HID effect. If thats what your looking for, I would suggest either getting an HID kit, or blue tinted halogen h7 lights (cost like $12) and you can easily replace them. All you have to do is take off the mesh around the fog, reach behind and turn and pull out the bulb. Then jsut put back the mesh with the 3 Torx screws.
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I never noticed decreased output from the yellow. I have had multiple sets of Lamin-x and still love it. The only problem I had was burn marks in the films after extremely long periods of the car sitting with the lights on at shows. They would last about a year before needing to be replaced. I also drive with the foglights on ALL OF THE TIME because I like the looks of it. I have recently installed the Hella Yellow foglight bulbs and tried the clear film in the increased thickness. I also requested "high-temp" adhesive at Lamin-x's suggestions.
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I just got my clear films in the mail and was wondering if it is it better to do a dry or wet install? I installed window tint a couple times and always did it wet but was curious if the fogs were so small that they don't pose much of a challange to get a bubble free install.
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I just got my clear films in the mail and was wondering if it is it better to do a dry or wet install? I installed window tint a couple times and always did it wet but was curious if the fogs were so small that they don't pose much of a challange to get a bubble free install.
Also, the instructions weren't very clear about how much water to use either. I put a mist on the lens and never wet the outside of the film. This wasn't really a problem for the fogs since it was so small. But when I put it on my headlights it was a PIA since they are much larger. I definitely should have soaked the outside of my headlight films, now I have some scratches and bubbles and it doesn't look good. After the winter I am going to order new film for the headlights or paint the housing black. When I watched the guy tint my windows, he used this water/saline solution like it was going out of style, I can't believe how much he sprayed, haha.
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I just got my clear films in the mail and was wondering if it is it better to do a dry or wet install? I installed window tint a couple times and always did it wet but was curious if the fogs were so small that they don't pose much of a challange to get a bubble free install.
