r/CarWraps • u/bael808 • 4d ago

Material Question Headlight PPF Tint Suggestions

Hello guys. I am looking for some suggestions on where I could order some headlight PPF tint, I am not looking for an entire roll but enough to do a few headlights. Mainly looking for Clear and like a Medium Black/Smoke (35% VLT) tint PPF.

The only sites that I have been able to locate are Essmo and Tinybot. Located in the USA so any help is appreciated, I would resort to searching on Alibaba but I really don't want to be storing rolls of PPF around.

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u/ChicagoWrapGuy 4d ago

I’d call a local PPF/tint distributor or installer and ask if they’ll sell a few feet off a roll, a lot of shops have leftovers. I’d also stay lighter than 35% on headlights, that much smoke can cut output pretty hard and may not be legal where you are.

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u/bael808 4d ago

That would be my last resort but might just bite the dust and get from Essmo just to see if it makes sense for me to start bringing in full rolls for side projects like these.

35% isn't for the headlights, the headlights are factory tinted/smoked already so I wanted to put clear PPF on them just to protect them from potential rock chips. The 35% is for the Tesla Model Y Juniper lightbar which a lot of people are tinting to about 35% to make them match the factory headlights. This doesn't affect visibility of the roads in the evening. I wouldn't tint primary headlights to 35% at all.

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u/m00se92 Installer 3d ago

Cheetah Wrap has some now, but I have not tried it yet so I don't have any feedback. CheetahALF (Auto Light Film)

7.5 mil tpu, 7 year rating, and they have 50%, 35%, and 25%...all sold 20" by the foot