Thread: Headlight poly-carbonate lens

When out checking on my headlight covers this morning - I spotted this.



This is the rear spoiler/wind deflector and as can be seen the clear cost is breaking down in the UV - I thought consumer authorities forced car companies to fix the low UV resistance clear cost in the early 2000s - you will see lots of pre 2000 cars have clear coat issues but few post 2000 cars have clear coat problems - except I guess for Range Rover Sports. Thankfully this is a plastic panel separate from the main body which is still holding up OK.

I went to get a pic of my headlamp covers but it is too dark but you can now feel the cracks and some of the poly carbonate is starting to peel away.

Originally Posted by garrycol

The near horizontal sections at the top of the covers are starting to go crazy on my RRS - I am finding like most Brit vehicles the RRS does not like the Aussie sunlight.

They should have really sorted this out by now.

garry

Brit, Jap, Korean, Australian.... they all do it...

Yes but the RR and its variants is targeted at the middle to upper end of the market not the bottom.

Originally Posted by garrycol

This is the rear spoiler/wind deflector and as can be seen the clear cost is breaking down in the UV - I thought consumer authorities forced car companies to fix the low UV resistance clear cost in the early 2000s - you will see lots of pre 2000 cars have clear coat issues but few post 2000 cars have clear coat problems - except I guess for Range Rover Sports. Thankfully this is a plastic panel separate from the main body which is still holding up OK.

I went to get a pic of my headlamp covers but it is too dark but you can now feel the cracks and some of the poly carbonate is starting to peel away.

Nope there are plenty of mid 2000's cars around with peeling clear coat. Darker colours are worse. The roof of my Pulsar is well on its way now and Charlie's roof started going a couple of years ago before I had it repainted. I suspect his bonnet will go in the next couple of years and headlights are now polished annually as are the pulsar's.

Cheers

Steve

Originally Posted by garrycol

Yes but the RR and its variants is targeted at the middle to upper end of the market not the bottom.

might I suggest a restorer targeted to the same market then

You can use a block of clay putty .