I'm not too interested in some kind of protective coating for the entire front end (I think stone chips are just inevitable...) but I was wondering if there is some truly clear quality headlamp coating or protection that I should look into (for MY04).

I often find that chip-free headlamps can make a car look a whole lot more new than it actually may be...

I did a search and did not see much specifically for headlamp protection...

 

stone guard....

 

Yup Stongard. I've had it since 2000. Works pretty well.

 

I have seen stone guard installed on a local members car. I personally did not like it. I installed DnyaShield on mine. It is 15mil thick, and you can't tell it is installed.

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