Racing Optics Jeep Defense review

[bmbrboi]

So, I reached out to Racing Optics about 3 weeks ago because I was curious about their windshield protection film. They responded back almost immediately with a few questions about my rig and whatnot. They sent me a install kit along with the film to install on my gladiator. 1st kit was way too small (which I realized after install) took some pics sent them over they immediately sent another kit out. Pulled the old one off, cleaned up the windshield and started again. Let me tell you, when they say to do it in a garage or shop…do that. There was no wind, windshield was super clean and I STILL managed to get junk behind it. However, install was a breeze. If you live in a humid climate expect it to take about 3 days for everything to evaporate and clear up. I’ve had it on now for about a week and other than my screw ups it’s like there’s nothing there. Doesn’t interfere with the wipers, no weird glare at night. Even polarized lenses don’t pick anything up. They say each layer is good for about 6 months. At $229 that works out to about $75 bi-annually. Which, for me and dealing with sand etching of my windshield down here in FL is a great piece of mind. Figured I would share my experience so if anyone was on the fence they can at least read my real-world experience.

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[QuintusMaximus]

Interesting, glad it is working out for you.

I've been using a different brand that my ppf installer recommended that I try. It's a single layer, but thicker. He seemed to think it was the brand that lasts the longest, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I'm at about 10 months and I don't see any wear on it yet.

It was about $150 for just the film, but I got the install kit as well for $175 total.

I installed mine in my garage, did you try installing yours outside? I can't imagine trying to do it outdoors, good that it sounds you got it on, though.

This is the one I have: https://www.grab-gard.com/products/jeep-wrangler-windshield

 

[bmbrboi]

Interesting, glad it is working out for you.

I've been using a different brand that my ppf installer recommended that I try. It's a single layer, but thicker. He seemed to think it was the brand that lasts the longest, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I'm at about 10 months and I don't see any wear on it yet.

It was about $150 for just the film, but I got the install kit as well for $175 total.

I installed mine in my garage, did you try installing yours outside? I can't imagine trying to do it outdoors, good that it sounds you got it on, though.

This is the one I have: https://www.grab-gard.com/products/jeep-wrangler-windshield

I totally did mine outdoors at the end of my driveway. I wanted it to be as difficult as possible. ?? I like the idea that I can get a minimum of 6 months out of each layer. I’ve seen posts on here with folks getting 14k miles on a single layer. (I think that’s what they said) I get free windshields with my insurance but, nobody likes getting them replaced. There’s a few companies out there, this just happened to be the first one I saw.

Sounds like you are getting some good life out of yours.

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