Headlamp protectors - are they worth having?

Apperley
Apperley Forum Participant Posts: 254
edited April 2017 in Motorhomes #1

I am wondering whether to buy headlamp protectors for my Peugeot cabbed motorhome, but then having never had any headlamp damage in over 40 years of driving I am wondering whether they are really worth it.

What experiences have you had and do you consider them a useful purchase? 

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  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2017 #2

    How many vans driven by white van man have protectors and they do far more miles than us MH-ers? I'd save my money.

     

  • JVB66
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    edited April 2017 #3

    Its mirrors on WVM that get damagedwink

  • Apperley
    Apperley Forum Participant Posts: 254
    edited April 2017 #4

    Good point Tinwheeler.

  • TonyIshUK
    TonyIshUK Forum Participant Posts: 296
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    edited April 2017 #5

    Probably not, but gives peace of mind.

    however the are useful if you go abroad for a couple of reasons;

    The protectors show location of anti dazzle beam deflectors.

    The black beam deflectors can get very hot in the med sun and cause crazing of the plastic where it is mounted, an expensive replacement if a lamp unit has to be replaced.

    Rgds

  • BlueVanMan
    BlueVanMan Forum Participant Posts: 382
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    edited April 2017 #6

    I use then but only to put on/take off headlamp masks when going to and from Europe. The new X290 version has no clips to fit and needs no tools to fit or remove but is "captive" by being clipped in under the bonnet. So worth having but not for protection alone. 

  • triky auto
    triky auto Forum Participant Posts: 8,690
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    edited April 2017 #7

    cool Had the clip on covers for the V70 ,which included the light deflection lenses,when high speed motoring in Europe.Just how many stone chip's are on the bonnet and wings ?? A broken headlight is an expensive replacement ,and an M.O.T failure.!!undecided.

  • peegeenine
    peegeenine Forum Participant Posts: 548
    edited April 2017 #8

    Since headlamp lenses have been made of poly carbonate? the need for protectors is not so great. Seem like a good idea for foreign travel though.

  • Apperley
    Apperley Forum Participant Posts: 254
    edited April 2017 #9

    Thanks everyone for a good roundup of opinions.

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