12" x 48" Red Self-Adhesive Vinyl Tint Film for Headlights, Tail Lights & Fog Lights - Car Light Protection & Style Upgrade for Vehicles, Trucks, SUVs

When the smashed-up roll of film arrived, I immediately felt I had just wasted my money. I ran to the reviews to see what other people thought about the film. I read all of the One-Star reviews looking to agree on what we received. I saw novice reviews and pro reviews, but they all sounded like it was going to be their first time applying tint to a taillight to me. This was going to be my first time too, so I thought, why not give it a shot!I researched YouTube for 30 mins, then attempted my first piece. The sheet of tint is not that much, so I decided to tape the film to the car, then trace the light out with a marker. The film comes with a clear protective sheet on the front AND back, so what I marked and did not cut off came off with the plastic. Alone with it being my first time, I got a bit heavy-handed with the blow dryer and found out about working with vinyl FAST. It does not need too much heat. Don't melt your vinyl.Once I tinted the two lights on the trunk, I didn't have much tint left to work with. I was going to remove what I applied and order tint on a spool. I then watched a few videos of people applying "Pre-Cut tint" made for their taillights in particular. I then took what I had left to the car and traced around the meat of my taillight, and the top corners of the lights pointing forward. I fried the tint a few times trying to dry water bubbles, so it's definitely not perfection, but I'm proud. The tint looks very sleek at night; I've got the aggressive look going on now.I wrote this review after worrying I wouldn't be able to use this product, subsequently using all of it. It comes rolled up like a blow dart gun, smashed with creases. However, when you un-roll the tint, it is predominantly the protection that is creased and the film is fine. I suggest you tape, trace, and pre-cut the tint before applying. Do not slap this whole tint sheet over your light. It worked great in pieces, rather than when I tried to tint the entire light. Heating the tint will allow you to stretch and form the vinyl around the light, but too much heat will start to melt it. And don't use a credit card, the blade should be rubber. Check out YouTube.I am pretty satisfied for the $6 worth of tint. Once you do your first light, you get better and better until your out. I want to order another sheet to practice now but I am out of cars. Once I perfect tinting taillights, you might catch the service posted on OfferUp!I was able to repair the lens on my Light. It’s not noticeable unless you’re close.I’ve used other films without any complications, however this one is by far the worst. Unfortunately it has such a strong hold that if you get any bubbles while applying they’re in there unless you pull the corner off to adjust and get the glue to stick to the light leaving a funny,warped finish when you stretch it and lay it back down. I also used a heat gun, squeegee, spray bottles, and razors to have a proper finish. I am no professional but have blacked out my light and friends lights since 2005 and never had such a horrible finish. Ended up buying elsewhere. Hopefully I’ll get a refund. I will say this. If you have flat lights with no curves/contours this will work great, otherwise go elsewhere.The material is protected by two layers of clear, the top one being easy to remove. The backing layer, covering the adhesive, is more challenging. I used a razor blade to lightly cut the top layer but not the bottom, providing a notch to help separate the two. Make sure the target surface is very clean and use a razor blade or detailing clay to remove any contaminants. It'll help if you have clean hands (or gloves) and an assistant to hold the film as you remove the backing, thereby reducing the chance of creases. If an assistant isn't available, a clean flat surface (garage window maybe) sprayed with soapy water can be used to help hold the backside of the film.Once the backing has been removed, spray the target surface with soapy water to improve your ability to slide the film slightly during installation. The adhesive is pretty strong so the soapy water won't give it a lot of leeway. A squeegee is mandatory to remove any bubbles and wrinkles.The reason for the three stars is the thickness, which is around 3/1000 of an inch - if I'm reading my micrometer correctly. This is a little too thick to wrap the headlights on my Volvo S60R without creasing as it tries to bend horizontally over a length of 23 inches with a 60-degree bend, as well as vertically. Full disclosure; I do not have a heat gun so that may improve the process. Might have to borrow one and try it again.I would suggest buying enough material to cover your items with an extra inch on all sides, then trim it down. Also I suggest to buy enough to use one for practice, if not familiar with the process. At this price, that's not a lot of money.So, I am going through my bedroom and tinting all of the stupid green and blue and amber LEDs to reds. This stuff is cheap and works perfectly for this. I can cut to size, peel, stick, and trim, and everything is now in a red spectrum. I have covered all power strip LEDs, phone charger LEDs, LED clock radio displays, BiPAP and O2 concentrator LCD panels, as well as the water level check view port on the BiPAP, which can glow blue when cold. Dumb that a sleep assist device would use anything but red, but this fixes it.The stickiness seems great. Even if this stuff begins to peel after some months, there is enough here to redo everything several times over, so I am OK with that. It really seems good, though. There are two clear plastic layers. The outside layer is covering the glue.The amount of light which is allowed through is awesome. I have switched from the cheap "brake light bandaid" tape that would never allow enough light through. There has been one super bright LED on a power button that required that I double up with this tint. That was all. But, when it only takes 1/2 x 1/2 inch of material, no big deal.Our sleep has never been better! If you are interested in the reasoning behind this, search for "red blue light circadian rhythm". It really does matter.Le film est beaucoup et même trop foncé et j'en ai même pas eu assez pour faire mes 2 lumières arrière sur ma focus donc prévoyez le coupDefinitely not what I wanted they where smaller then I wanted they did not stick right and it was scraped up apon deliveredMauvaise Qualitée cest pénibleIt is what they said it would be and I am very pleased with it thanksNot even close to dark or tint it basically did nothing