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[Bobby]

I placed an order with Toyota of Dallas (trdparts4u.com) and it just came today. I ordered some touchup paint($5), X-Pel headlight protectors($40), front window tint($25) and exhaust tips ($38).

I need touch up paint because my nephew parked his bicycle close to the front of my truck and it tipped over leaving a really small chip on the front bumper. I can't really get mad at him since he's only 7 yrs old. Besides, I'm bound to get dings/chips sooner or later and he's my nephew.

I have X-Pel on my M3 and they really help and it was only $40. I thought it was only for the headlights but it comes in a kit with film for all the lights up front (8 pieces) and a squeege to apply them.

I have a friend that owns a tint shop in CA and I used watch him put tint on all the time and he showed me a few tips while I was living in CA (he also did my M3) so I figured I could probably do it especially since it's pre-cut which is the hardest part of tinting. Also, this is hopefully a good match to the rear tint.

The exhaust tip was cheap and the exhaust w/o the tip just looks unfinished.

I also ordered WeatherTech mats which came a couple of days ago. I hope the weather hold up so I can install all the stuff this weekend.

edit: I also got my T&H bull bar in black a few weeks ago and installed it. Looks great but covers up the front plate. I hope I don't get pulled over (knock on wood).

 

[Border411]

Well....that is about what I was going to order too! Let me know how the tint looks....I was going to order it after the holidays.

 

[Bobby]

I installed the X-Pel yesterday. You really need to warm them up to get around the headlights. I used a hair dryer and it seemed to work but took a while to get it to curve around the headlights. Lots of patience involved. It took about 30 mins to heat up the film and get it stuck on the headlight. I used the wet method so that might've taken longer but easier. Looks good so far and it hasn't come off.

I installed the exhaust tip too. That took all of 5 mins. You need an open end wrench. I don't see how a deep socket would've worked since the bolt is on top (unless I put it on upside-down).

I'm probably going to wait until it gets warmer to do the tint.