Crappy Land Rover Plastic and UV

[101RRS]

I had the windscreen in my RRS replaced last week - all went OK and only took about 30 minutes - looking at the job afterwards i noticed the black plastic trim at the bottom of the screen where the wipers come out of seemed to be scratched and a bit battered.

On closer examination the plastic is breaking down due to UV - it has gone gray and is going chalky - in fact rubbing your finger nail over it scrapes the chalkie stuff off and leaves underlying damage.

It will need replacing sooner or later. The car is 5 years old and has been garaged most of its life.

Isn't it about time Landrover started realising they sell in a world market in countries with much higher UV than in the UK.

I will try some UV protectorant but it is really too late now.

Garry

Not happy Jan :mad:.

[Barryp]

Appreciate that yours is a RRS but I think that the same part is discussed re LR3's on the LR3 site. They have problems with the plastic in the UK as well.
My recollection was that it is a relatively cheap replacement item.
Regards
Barryp

[101RRS]

Appreciate that yours is a RRS but I think that the same part is discussed re LR3's on the LR3 site. They have problems with the plastic in the UK as well.
My recollection was that it is a relatively cheap replacement item.
Regards
Barryp

Thanks - I will chase it down.

Cheers

Garry

[CaverD3]

Or take it out sand it down and re-paint it. It will last longer than a new one too.

[101RRS]

Or take it out sand it down and re-paint it. It will last longer than a new one too.

But it does not have a smooth finish - so it will look odd if sanded.

Maybe a new one - but I will give it a coat of paint before installation.

Garry

[CaverD3]

Bumper primer and bumper paint. Bumper paint gives a grainy finish. :)

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Armor All

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/10/850.jpg

[101RRS]

Armor All

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/10/850.jpg

Too late for that

[LRTech23]

We get problems with all the plastic, especially around the window areas, they become a light shade of grey and it looks pretty bad, there's not really a whole lot you can do about it, it is mainly caused by sun damage. However certain chemicals you may use to clean the car may attribute to this as well.

But on the whole it's definitely something LR should look into spending an extra few dollars on during production.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Too late for thatMaybe, but still worth a try to get a little more life until you replace the panel.

I know that the black plastic vents on the RRc "D" pillars go from UV damaged grey to black for a while after Armor All.

Gees I want to write Armour ALL but I guess it's a US trademark!

[murray073]

I use "Meguiar's Gold Class Trim Detailer". I have an 07 D3. When I bought the car second hand in March this year, the first time we had a heavy dew the plastic panel under the winscreen went white, streaky & chalky. Once I put the Meguire's on it brought it back to black & looks fine. Now after a lot of rain it might become a little bit streaky but another quick coat & its back to black again. It also works on all the plastic trim, bringing it back to like new. Very easy to apply & I got it from Supercheap. I'm not trying to push this product, there is many other similar products out there. This is just the first one I tried & it works very well.

Cheers,

Murray

[lpj]

I'm a big Maguiars fan as well. Their interior trim cleaner does wonders on the roof liner despite two kids grime. It also gets oil & food stains out of neck ties without leaving a discoloured patch. Cheaper than the dry cleaner!

[Meccles]

Dont laugh but in UK they have advocated using peanut butter spread. Actually tried it on my trim on 2008 Sport, it worked pretty well. The oil in the paste did the trick. The flies thought it was also good:D Cheap too

[DoctorJ]

Dont laugh but in UK they have advocated using peanut butter spread. Actually tried it on my trim on 2008 Sport, it worked pretty well. The oil in the paste did the trick. The flies thought it was also good:D Cheap too

Ok I'm trying to hold my laughter in but the question is who in there right mind thinks that they will try peanut butter on there interior and if it's the oil get peanut oil. OMG!!!!!!!

Cheers
Julian

[CaverD3]

The oil feeds the plastic and the paste cleans it. Works very well.

[Tombie]

Armor All

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/10/850.jpg


Dont ever use that rubbish....

Once you use it you cant stop using it or the part will then crack, split or peel...

Its terrible stuff.. Use it only on vehicles you are detailing to move on soon.

Use Mothers / Meguires... Both make a bumper / trim protectant that is far better

[Calis]

Cant say Im a big fan of Armour All.
Use Autoglym religiously long before the D4 can along (the British connection I mean) and still use it now.

It is expensive but best results Ive seen particularly the silicon-free plastic/vinyl product. Leaves a non-slippery film free finish looking like new without the "i just armouralled the crapola out of my car to make it look new again" look. :o

[seano87]

Ok I'm trying to hold my laughter in but the question is who in there right mind thinks that they will try peanut butter on there interior and if it's the oil get peanut oil. OMG!!!!!!!

Cheers
Julian

There are many YouTube videos and articles about it. It's known to work very well.

We're also talking about using it externally, not internally.

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