LaminX Front Rear and Fogs Comparison Pics

[candrw8]

After not being sure what exact colors to order I figured I would post this so you guys can get an idea of what the colors look like. The colors I got were..

Front: Tint
Rear: Smoke
Fog: Yellow

Here is the front half way done:



Close Up on stock front:



Close Up on tinted front:



Full Front tint..(there is a shadow so appears a little darker here)



Rear Half way done:



Rear Close up on smoke:



Rear full smoked:





Hope this helps anyone trying to make a decision on colors. Its also very easy to do with some soap and water by the way so dont think its to difficult cause it really isnt.

[LAS]

great post of comparison. thanks for sharing!

[SilverB7FL]

thats really awesome, you should send those to lamin-x to use on their website too! I think this post may have swayed me to get the lint smoke on my tails

[SilverB7FL]

did u buy the spray bottle from the lamin-x website? what is it for? thanks

[candrw8]

no i just baught the vinyl protectant. The spray bottle is just a normal plastic spray bottle that they sell you so you can fill it up with soap and water to use....but I already had a spray bottle as im sure most of us do.

[SilverB7FL]

o ok cool. thanks for the tip and great post

[evilgabbie]

how was the fitment of the lamin-x ?

[candrw8]

The fitment was actually alot better than expected. The fogs are a little small though. The fronts needed very very little trimming and the rears I did not even have to touch they were perfect. It all looks great in person...looks like it came oem like that.

[evilgabbie]

can u post some night pics w/ the lights on ? worried a little about visibility

[candrw8]

yea I will try to get some tonight...but just so you know I actually like it better now and the vision seems clearer because instead of the halogens coming out so yellow like now with the tint it comes out like a white xenon. The lights really have not been dimmed at all. If i remember correctly the tint i got only stops about 17% of the light coming out.

[Silververtu]

I've ordered the fogs Lamin-X. Where I can find the instruction of putting the fogs Lamin-X on? What tools do I need?

[HeymyAudi]

That looks great!! You should send that to them they would love pics like that!

[nSun]

You got lucky. I have yet to put mine on yet and the trimming is horrible. Both front and rear need alot of trimming and as of now I don't have the time for that. I might just take it to a tint shop and have them do it for me =\

[ItsThat2.0T]

Great post! I'm still not diggin tinted tails for some reason, they just look odd without the rest of the car murdered out.

[Josh_877]

nice, very helpful. thanks

ps. are those 18's or 19's?

[TooLow2.0T]

great post of comparison. thanks for sharing!

+1

[Jedidiah]

+1

+1

[era]

Love the tail tint. I got mine already, just waiting for the weather to stop being so shitty so I can put them on.

[FlashA4]

Comparo's are much appreciated. Exactly what I've been looking to see lately.

[supamannn99]

You got lucky. I have yet to put mine on yet and the trimming is horrible. Both front and rear need alot of trimming and as of now I don't have the time for that. I might just take it to a tint shop and have them do it for me =\

me too. i had to trim my lamin-x on the tails alot. it got difficult and i cut up my paint a little bit

should've complained to them

[Jersey Stephen]

Can You Send Me A Link To Buy The Yellow Fog

[Six Speed Turbo]

Looks alright up front, but still not 100% in love with smoked tails.

[skistud]

looks clean as hell, where did you order your grill from?

[skistud]

looks clean as hell, where did you buy your grill?

[candrw8]

I've ordered the fogs Lamin-X. Where I can find the instruction of putting the fogs Lamin-X on? What tools do I need?

The fogs are so small that you dont even need soap and water to put them on....just line them up and stick...its really alot easier than you think.

Can You Send Me A Link To Buy The Yellow Fog

http://lamin-x.com/ecommerce/os/cata...97b259e0879216

Here are all the products that they have for our cars.

nice, very helpful. thanks

ps. are those 18's or 19's?

Those are 19s

looks clean as hell, where did you order your grill from?

thats the rs4 grill....I baught it off of another forum member.

[Phrost]

Looks great! I have the same gunsmoke film on my tails too.

I don't know what variables are involved in the cutouts and if weather affects them growing/shrinking, but I had to do quite a bit of trimming on my tails. It's no big deal though, trimming is extremely easy with a scissors and doesn't take long at all.

You have me thinking about the headlight film now... I'm going for murdered (kinda) so I may have to do the same thing.

[SilverB7FL]

which is the lightest one? smoke or gunsmoke?

[Phrost]

Headlights: "tint" is lightest, then "gun smoke" is darker

Taillights: "smoked, or gun smoked" is lighter, then "charcoal" is darkest.

OP got the lightest options for front and back.

[3.2some]

Headlights: "tint" is lightest, then "gun smoke" is darker

Taillights: "smoked, or gun smoked" is lighter, then "charcoal" is darkest.

OP got the lightest options for front and back.

Yeah man, dude got me sold on the headlight tint too. I think it goes well with the darker A4's like ours and you should definetly do it if you're going for the "murdered out" look.

[Phrost]

I might, and I assume it barely sacrificed any light output if any...

But yeah, I'm going for murdered out with brushed aluminum trim still because I like it!

All of your brushed aluminum exterior trim and amber turn signal lenses are belong to Phrost!

[Phrost]

Back to serious questions:

I know Lamin-x is a protective film, and that is it's function for headlights since they won't get all scuffed and fogged up. However, if you run Lamin-x on your headlights for a long time, do rocks and debris ever chew it up? Would one want to replace the film after 2 years or whatever?

[candrw8]

I might, and I assume it barely sacrificed any light output if any...

It really does not change light output at all. If anything I like it better now because the halogens dont look yelloy anymore...the light comes out white so I can actually see a cleaner/clearer road at night.

[supamannn99]

i want lamin-x on my headlights now. anybody got clear ones for me to buy >_>

[B7A4Sport]

I might, and I assume it barely sacrificed any light output if any...

But yeah, I'm going for murdered out with brushed aluminum trim still because I like it!

All of your brushed aluminum exterior trim and EDIT: kick-ass smoked amber turn signal lenses are belong to Phrost!

I've worked up the courage to bake my headlights and am doin' it this weekend.

[darkness2505]

I was wondering if there is a lighter shade for the taillights.

[Sharkfin]

how much did the three sets cost you? im guessing you got those and a squeege from them?

[era]

I've worked up the courage to bake my headlights and am doin' it this weekend.

I baked my headlights last thursday with no hesistation. Watch out for the way you knock out the amber piece, mine was stuck so hard to the housing I broke a piece of the clip holding onto the screw it was no biggie though.

[Sharkfin]

anyone got a pic with gunsmoke headlights? i am ordering asap

[Unleaded20T]

Thanks for the input bud. Your car looks really nice.

[ecks618]

Does anyone know if its hard to take these off if the need arises?