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brz408 · 07-21-2014, 09:40 PM

I think I'm gonna go with 1 light, 1 medium. But now I want to do my side-markers too

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Originally Posted by OmarYasin

Dude use less then 2 coats. I did 2 coats on a sidemarker and it came out.really dark, dnt forgot to wetsand

I was just going to wetsand at the end, but now might do it in between each coat.

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Originally Posted by Corradooo

Do 1 light coat, wetsand, 1 light coat, wetsand, polish with compound, if it's not dark enough do 1 more light coat, wetsand, compound, then polish with wax. I did 3 coats then sanded and compounded and it was wayyyy dark and I got pulled over 4 times, and got 2 tickets for it in NY.

Do you have to clear coat at all?

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Corradooo · 07-21-2014, 10:08 PM

I didn't use clear after. I compounded and then polished the hell out of them tho

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Corradooo · 07-21-2014, 10:09 PM

I spray painted my side markers flat black.

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Kaotic Lazagna · 07-22-2014, 01:04 AM

FTL. Windshield chip (thankfully not crack) on 580 today.

BigFatFlip · 07-22-2014, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

FTL. Windshield chip (thankfully not crack) on 580 today.

"Faster than Light"? Lol, I hear ya, my wind shield looks like swiss cheese with all the chips, and I don't go on the freeway that often.

Kaotic Lazagna · 07-22-2014, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by BigFatFlip

"Faster than Light"? Lol, I hear ya, my wind shield looks like swiss cheese with all the chips, and I don't go on the freeway that often.

Didn't realize the twins were prone to winshield chips

unsurety · 07-22-2014, 01:56 AM

Same here, 4 months of ownership and I already have a chip. Maybe because our cars are so low to begin with.

BigFatFlip · 07-22-2014, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Didn't realize the twins were prone to winshield chips

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Originally Posted by unsurety

Same here, 4 months of ownership and I already have a chip. Maybe because our cars are so low to begin with.

True, right next to my wife's outback, the BRZ's wind shield about upper bumper/hood level. Although, I've had similar luck with my previous wrx, so it might just be a subaru thing (crappy wind shield supplier?).

Kaotic Lazagna · 07-22-2014, 02:38 PM

With my Yaris, I had many things bounce off the windshield, with the worst being a very shallow chip and the others being nothing but a dirt mark.

unsurety · 07-22-2014, 03:32 PM

Glass repair shop that I work with mentioned that Toyota windshields are stupidly expensive. List will be $1,000 while a Subaru windshield is only $600. Maybe that has something to do with it

BlaineWasHere · 07-22-2014, 03:48 PM

I'm on my 2nd windshield. First one was cracked to hell.

Kaotic Lazagna · 07-22-2014, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by unsurety

Glass repair shop that I work with mentioned that Toyota windshields are stupidly expensive. List will be $1,000 while a Subaru windshield is only $600. Maybe that has something to do with it

Glad I never had to replace my Yaris' windshield in the 7.5 years I owned it!

I don't know anything about glass, didn't realize there could be such a big difference in quality/durability. Wonder if the Subaru ones are thinner.

Kaotic Lazagna · 07-22-2014, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BlaineWasHere

I'm on my 2nd windshield. First one was cracked to hell.

I'm glad I got the windshield/tire/curb rash/minor dent package then. One use of that for the windshield will pay itself off two-fold.

BlaineWasHere · 07-22-2014, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

I'm glad I got the windshield/tire/curb rash/minor dent package then. One use of that for the windshield will pay itself off two-fold.

If you know how to buy insurance windshields should always be free.

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