Given the cost of our Range Rovers and their marketing at the top end, isn't is about time they started building them for the world climate, afterall they are a world car, rather than the wet dank climate of the UK.

The polycarbonate headlamp covers on my vehicle are starting to go "crazy" due to the high levels of UV here - ultimately I will need new headlamps. The leather seat faces on my seats are holding up Ok but the vinyl on the sides has split. I have a dash cover so this far the dash top is still OK but the square hard plastic fitting in the centre of the dash top which lower section is still exposed to the light has cracked.

Yesterday I was checking the car and noticed the clearcoat on the back window air deflectpr has started to break down. Oh and of course all the black bits are now grey and the seal on the plastic scuttle cover where the wipers come out has been heated so much that it is now too long and no longer seals.

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headlights can be rubbed down and lacquer sprayed

Ever thought of moving to less sunny climes.............. Everyone seems to want to come to the UK despite the streets not being paved with gold as they are led to believe and our awful weather There are even thousands of mainland European Nationals trying to become British Nationals now we are Brexiting! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Andy K wrote:

headlights can be rubbed down and lacquer sprayed

Oh the pains of living down under

Jokes aside, Gary's right. The koreans/japanese/Thai all do better with products that last. There is no excuse today the material spec for what is required should be well known. SWMBO owns this car I get to drive occasionally

Exactly and I am sure that our Consumer authorities ruled in the early 2000s that clear coats had to be UV stable as car companies were rejecting paint claims because of UV damage forcing authorities to step in.

Here most pre 2000 cars that still have original clear coats will have it faded and peeling off - almost no post 2000 cars have this issue except if you drive a 2007 RRS. 07MY RRS TDV6
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No trouble with the paint on my 2005 in Brisbane

Well as you can see - I do have an issue on my 2007 in Canberra - you only have half the UV as Canberra as it rains up your way every second day - you know the saying Queensland - Beautiful one day - raining the next  07MY RRS TDV6
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The damage to my headlight covers is now getting extreme - can you buy just the clear covers by them self or is the headlight with cover a complete unit?

it will not be too long before the car becomes unroadworthy and the covers start to crumble away. Note this issues is not the typical fading of the covers that can be fixed with various polishing products but are cracks deep within the polycarbonate - similar to what happens with Perspex when exposed to long periods of UV - it can go cloudy or if can develop cracks deep within the perspex.

Thanks

Garry 07MY RRS TDV6
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