Junkyard find .. Are these Rare???

[Mo Brighta]

Headlight protection self adhesive film

They are little under 1/2" openings. So basically just protection from small pea gravel. And besides if anything larger was flying up at the front of your vehicle, you have more to worry about then a chipped headlight..

Don't you mean 'just protection from anything LARGER than small pea gravel"? And I totally agree about anything larger than small stuff- big heavy rocks are going to damage just about anything they hit... windshields are a primary target that comes to mind.

Personally I prefer the XPel headlight film, it is perfectly clear to maintain full light levels on the road, is nice and thick (~40 mils) like the thickest 'Lamin-X', but follows moderate curves -- which Lamin-X says theirs does not. I think of it as very inexpensive headlight insurance, have had it for 11 years.

Near tragedy - when my headlight buckets were collapsed by a pickup backing bumper-first into my lights, the film protected the lights from breaking - quite a job. New headlight bucket, a little sheet metal bending, and I was back in action.

Very happy with the XPel, since I have Cibie CSR headlights with totally awsome performance, and which are completely NLA.

[JasonC]

how large do the stones have to be to make these useful?

They are little under 1/2" openings. So basically just protection from small pea gravel. And besides if anything larger was flying up at the front of your vehicle, you have more to worry about then a chipped headlight..

[DER E30]

how large do the stones have to be to make these useful?

Small boulders! I've been running LaminX lens covers for the last year and a half, they still look great and protect from the sand that I'm more worried about...

[Stanley Rockafella]

I have a set on my XJ made by Cal Customs and a spare set made by Dick Cepek.They made them for all different size headlights. Rare, no.. Harder to find, yes... They are headlight stone protectors. I know some corvair guys was looking for a set a while back.

how large do the stones have to be to make these useful?

[JasonC]

It was brought up over on e30tech that the wire could be in the way on these. here's an sealed beam with the retaining ring in place. You can see how far out the light sticks out.




The OP's picture shows the wire inside the ring. Wonder what headlights was in the car he got them off of?

Here's the ones on my Jeep. They use a tab to clip the guard on.

[325i_swap]

For sale?

[shedby_budwin]

I feel like I could totally make a set from a set of headlight trim rings I have laying around!

[JasonC]

I have a set on my XJ made by Cal Customs and a spare set made by Dick Cepek.They made them for all different size headlights. Rare, no.. Harder to find, yes... They are headlight stone protectors. I know some corvair guys was looking for a set a while back.

[n3rdy30]

I'll take them off your hands if you want to sell them to me...

[flyboyx]

personally, i think they are pretty cool. this is something you don't see much. with that said, i am pretty sure they came from some place like jc jipme. valuable? probably not.....

[Stanley Rockafella]

pretty useless imho

[mr2peak]

Still available. Most are marketed towards motorcycles

[nando]

no they aren't rare. they aren't even E30 specific - I had on my 1981 Oldsmobile. They were square but basically the same thing - popular aftermarket in the 80's.

[ELVA164]

You should ask the guys at E30tech, they'll eat this up.











;)

To answer your question, I think 5.25" lenses were pretty common so I'd be surprised if they were E30-specific.

[Dj Buttchug]

badass.not sure if rare or not