Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Wasn't quite sure where to post this, but reading the LED headlight posts with great interest, I had a close look at my headlight lenses and found they had a brownish tinge and were quite pitted, probably from gravel chips and sand. Later that day I googled replacement headlights and was shocked to see the prices of the 'genuine' replacements.
Then, you won't believe the next day after picking up my daughter from school I stopped at a takeaway pizza spot and out pops this guys who walks straight up to me with a big smile and I entertain him while my daughter orders. "Meneer Patrol", he says to me and starts his marketing pitch. His commitment is to make my lenses as good as new while I wait for my pizza and if I'm not happy, my money back R150/light So was this a scam or not?

Fine rubbing compound sorts it out 90% of the time!

Our vallet company used tooth paste to buff cloudy headlamps up!

Are those lenses plastic?

Hallo John

Looking at the before and after picture I would say it has worked.

I would say you can definitely improve the appearance / remove the dullness of the headlight, by means of 'sanding and polishing).,
I bought a headlight restoring set which consisted of some 2000 grid water paper , a small polishing disc and some polishing compound. this cost about 450 R which is quiet pricey. I would say if you buy the components separately you might get away with less then halve the price. Irrespective , I treated the headlights as prescribed i.e. sanding and thereafter polishing and I would say that the appearance improved significantly similarly to what you show in your before and after pictures.

Worth the R150 John! I have used toothpaste, brasso, polishing compound etc over the years, and although they all work, my elbows and fingers did not like the abuse

That looks pretty damn good JohnBoy !!

PS..... I had to chuckle when the owner of this fantastic forum doesn't quite know where to post a thread..... ....

Glad you agree I didn't waste my money Now to get the LEDs...

Ricster

I'm looking at importing the LED globes from China ( where everything seems to be made anyway) but have also recently ordered some gas burners for my gas braai that I have, that nobody seems to have spares for.

Sadly it has taken just over 2 months to get the parcel to show that is is finally out of customs and back at JHB international mail services, and now at just over a month is " in transit".... for 3 days already!!

So If I order now it will probably arrive somewhere over December, and I'm worried that I may be away during that time, so I will probably order them later this year to get arrival around end Jan next year.

There are a few more economical choices out there with the correct specs, but will chat with Christo before final order to make sure that they are the right ones.

Cedric, I would like to join in on the order if you are keen and wouldn't mind? Obviously splitting the shipping etc...

Perfect Adrian. I'll give you a shout closer to the time, then we can make a plan. Its easier to do one shipping than multiple.

At least at my other car (an Audi A4) the problem with polishing the headlamps is that also the uv-resistant coating is polished away.
So as far as I know you have a great effect after polishing but have to take into account that the headlamps become blind again quicker.

There are uv-resistant coatings out there which can be put on the plastic.