I recently received a pair of Speed Film headlight film for my S2000 from ricks2k.com after seeing the improvement they made on w1ngman's S2K. In fact, here's a picture of Dave's (w1ngman's) S2K with the film applied...and you'll notice the headlight wasn't cleaned for the picture...



I decided to polish up my headlamps with the help of TheOtherHalf. We polished them the best we could and then applied the Speed Film. This film was pretty easy to apply. I simply mixed some Dawn dish soap and water...sprayed it on the film and headlamp and then moved it to fit the light perfectly. I had to remove and reapply about 5 times before I got the hang of it...but it went on very well.

I took some BEFORE and AFTER pics to show the difference. Bear in mind my S2K has 146k+ miles so the headlamps are not in the best of shape....but as you'll see, this film makes them look "near-new." I was instantly IMPRESSED with the results. I HIGHLY recommend this product!

BEFORE (Driver's Side Lamp)


AFTER (Passenger's Side Lamp)

 

Much cleaner looking! for repping sebring for so long!

 

Thanks for posting this Raul . Yeah, as you mentioned, in that first pic of my S2000, I'd not washed the front end (so unfortunately there are some bugs & such on the Speedfilm). But I appreciate you having included it in your post as that particular shot offers a nice comparison regarding how the >> Speedfilm << improves visual clarity of our headlamps. (Once you click the link provided here, you will find yourself on his Diffusers product page. The Speedfilm is just a little further down on that same product page -- so scroll down that page to review the Speedfilm product available on Rick's website)



For the record, its interesting to note that I have over 207K miles on The Bruised Banana's headlamps. And although I could have centered it during application, I deliberately trimmed & shifted the Speedfilm on that driver's side headlamp applying it slightly off-center, allowing Rick's potential customers a great 'before-&-after' comparison of how much the visual clarity of an S2000 headlamp improves subsequent to installing the Speedfilm (Rick's Speedfilm arrives pre-cut for perfect fitment over our S2000 headlamps). That 'sliver' of exposed headlamp that can be seen running along/down the left side of the pic above shows a very pitted headlamp. It should be noted that the pitting you see there is after having been polished with a headlamp restore kit. Applying the Speedfilm, as you can see, greatly improved the overall clarity of the S2000 headlamp assemblies

- Dave

PS. Here's a decent pic of the clarity with the film installed on a pretty clean front end . One can click/zoom in gobs on this hi-res pic I purchased from Killboy.com and see just how nice these worn out headlamps were rejuvenated by Rick's Speedfilm

 

Looks good. How much are these? I can't seem to find them on Rick's site.

 

I linked Rick's Speedfilm product page in my post directly above...instructing to scroll down that page. Aaaaup!...and I just did it again here . Try that. Click the link offered within my post above...or this one offered in this post...then scroll down to the Speedfilm info on that same page .

- Dave

 

AH nice. Thanks.I'll be picking a set up shortly.
Was it hard to not have little bumps or bubbles from pitting and all?

 

No, not at all. From my experience I suspect what happens is that with a properly applied 'seal' once all the air bubbles are squeegeed out, the protective film literally vacuum-fills the little pits. I do suggest that you work everything out that you can. As Raul points out, you may likely find you have to peel back/lift the film to remove a troublesome bubble/area. But the little pits simply 'fill-in' nicely . The key to successful installation are clean hands, a slightly soapy solution, a nice small rubber squeegee and patience to see to a job well-done.

For what its worth, you can pick up small 'tint application kits' at AutoZone and the like. Such kits are inexpensive and work great for this sort of application, containing a ready-to-use spray solution and a squeegee. I bought an application kit such as this when I installed my Speedfilm. But as Raul mentioned, you can make up a soapy water solution just as well. Just be sure to use a decent squeegee...something that won't damage the film itself as you squeeze out the air bubbles

- Dave