I placed an order for a clear bra from Rockblocker and while I was at it I decided to order some Headlamp and fog lamp protectors too. Where I live we get a fair amount of trucks kicking up rocks, with the price of replacement lamps the Stongard isn't a bad deal. I was a little skeptical about using it till I saw how thick this stuff is. It's very hefty and really looks like it can take a shot and survive.

I got my Stongard light from Chad at:

http://www.rockblocker.com/

Screen name Rockblocker on the NASIOC site.

Here are some pictures I took during my install. I wouldn't say the install was hard but there were some tricky spots. A few times I had to pull back the material and reapply it. The outer corner around the blinker light is a bugger. A hairdryer helped a lot getting it molded in place.

Before you install the lens protector, clean the lens of anything that may be stuck to it. I used a light and shined it at an angle to make sure I had all the gunk off.

The fog lamps were very simple to do, I did it so quickly I did not bother to take pics, only during the Headlamp install.

Peaty 8/1/03

heavy material

Square it up

smooth out the bubbles, the corner is very tricky on this headlamp

I had to repositon it a few times

Heating up the corner helped

There are some white marks after the install but they are suppose to go away after the adhesive cures.

Headlamp done

Foglamp and headlamp

After about a week the material is clear and is very hard to tell it's on there. A few people have asked me how the material was formed around the bump by the blinker light. The stuff is pretty flexible and it just sort of wrapped around it as I worked it w/ my hand.

People that have seen the protectors up close, got to touch it and see how thick it is, are impressed. Most have decided to order some too. Considering the price of new lamps it's not a bad idea.

Good stuff

Peaty
8/9/03