Punch Through :(

[Jtro87]

Ok so I wrote the story of my laser adventure in the real experiance thread

http://www.radardetector.net/We-jammed-it...then-we-shot-it...-4337t.php

if you readd the story, you see that I am getting punch through at around 200 ft maybe 300. While this doesnt bother me too since I should be able to see the officer by them, I am still wondering why i am getting punch through that far away. I have a laser shield and veil and the blinder heads seem to be positioned well, so I'm guessing its my chrome grill. What do other people think?

http://www.msprotege.com/members/Jtr87/FullView.jpg


The heads are next to the foglights (kinda hard to see with the lighting)

[sethy]

You are getting punch through because of that chrome, guaranteed.

[Jtro87]

haha o well I guess I'll have to live with it because there is no way I'm putting veil on that beautiful reflective surface.

[SmaartAasSaabr]

Jtro you are lucky on that grille, mine are like 10x as much chrome
http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/albums/album94/DCP_0055.sized.jpg

But I am really intrigued by the Veil on chrome... I am hoping it will look vaguely similar to the Saab accessory Black Pearl grilles as illustrated here (on red it looks like crap but on a dark coulour...)
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/class/040716agood.jpg

I don't know if Saab still carries them, apparently not. But, the part number for a 9-3 is 02 67 765. The MSRP on it was $180.00 but maybe you can find a dealer that will cut you a deal...

In any case, I have a junk grille waiting to be Veiled so I can see the end result...

[Jtro87]

O wow those grills look very nice. I am going to the saab dealership tommorrow for break pads, I'll definetly ask them about the grill. Please post pictures of your grill with veil on it when you get a chance. I have seen veil on a chrome mazda symbol and it looked like dirt had built up on the symbol and hadn't been wiped away for 5 years.

[CLTX11]

a little bit of the chrome on the grille, but isnt those heads a little low to be "jamming" the headlights?

Have you measured the circumference?

[Jtro87]

Saab still sells Black Pearl Grills for 180, the dealership just has to order them. Don't know if I want to spend that kind of dough. As for the mounting position, the 18inch radius covers the front of the headlights, but leaves a small amount on the edges unprotected. The grill is less protected I believe.

[bigsquid78]

haha o well I guess I'll have to live with it because there is no way I'm putting veil on that beautiful reflective surface.

I put the veil on my chrone grill and bumper. It looks very bad on chrome for some reason. Looks great on headlights.

[SmaartAasSaabr]

Can you get a pic?

[TheGame]

I have Veil on the chrome grill on my Mercedes and it looks awesome - very much like the black pearl you mentioned.