Hello, I've read a lot about microcracks here.

However, I've now noticed a dull spot on the right headlight of my car.

Has anyone had similar experiences and have any tips for repairing it?




Frank

 

Thats the UV coating deteriorating. You'd have polish and reapply a UV coating. Any headlight restoration kit should be able to handle this. This can can happen to any car.

 

I'll run that with a headlight lens restorer kit. Lots of brands to choose from here in the states. You should see a local brand there in Germany. I recently did mine on my Land Rover. The outcome has been great.

 

Many threads on this topic in this forum. My 2017, built late 2016 suffered from the microcracking, as well as this spotting. I have jeweler's rouge-type polish (Novus) as well as the headlight polishing kit and neither one helped. In the forums, it was explained that it's not a surface issue, that the damage goes all the way through.

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/f...-lense-257789/

I complained loudly to my dealer, once I found out that I was still covered under a TSB, for replacement headlights. That has now expired, but I did get new headlights. You can also search to see what other owners have as suggestions for headlight LENS replacements. It involves heating the headlight to loosen the lens. You also can attempt to find a used one, but anything this old will probably also have the microcracking and clouding, unless the car was fairly new when parted out.

Just kinda disappointed in this otherwise LOVED car... no NAV update for my form factor (USB), TCU-based InControl Remote and Protect shut down.

and just a reminder... verify the JLR EXTENDED warranty on your O2 sensors before you think you have to pay for them. IIRC it's 15 years.

 

Thanks for your replies.
I had already suspected it might be the repair kit.

Thanks Valerie, also for sharing your experience.

Regards, Frank

 

Näyttää siltä, että kyse ei ole varsinaisista mikromurtumista vaan ennemminkin himmentymisestä tai UV-vauriosta ajovalon pinnassa. Tämä on aika yleistä etenkin muoviumpioissa, kun pinta alkaa hapettua tai lakka kuluu pois. Silloin valo voi näyttää samealta tai “pilviseltä” tietyissä kohdissa.

 

"It seems that it is not a matter of actual micro-breakages, but rather of dimming or UV damage to the surface of the headlight. This is quite common, especially in plastic seals, when the surface begins to oxidize or the varnish wears out. In this case, the light may look cloudy or “cloudy” at certain points."

Thank you, Google Translate....

 

Kuulostaa siltä, että ajovalon ongelma johtuu enemmän pinnan himmenemisestä tai UV-vauriosta kuin varsinaisista mikromurtumista. Tämä on melko yleistä muoviumpioissa, kun pinta https://fruta-kasino.com/ alkaa hapettua tai lakka kuluu. Tällöin valo voi näyttää samealta tai pilviseltä tietyissä kohdissa. Yleensä pinnan kiillotus tai UV-suojalakka voi palauttaa valon kirkkauden ja estää vaurion pahenemista, mutta syvemmät vauriot saattavat vaatia umpion vaihtoa.