:confused: When we bought our octy 140 bhp with dsg Elegance the sales asked about extra's and as it is the hatchback i had the rubber tray which has been excellant , however for some reason i also chose headlamp protectors which are a pain in the butt for cleaning. I have been driving for 57 years in all terrains and can only remember one headlamp being broken so why i said spent another £40 don't ask me. Anyway have any of you broke one on your Skoda? and have any of you also got them?.

Have never bothered with these things for the very reason you mention, I've never broken one!!

The local Skoda dealership used to fit these as standard to all new cars but not sure if they still do?

:confused: When we bought our octy 140 bhp with dsg Elegance the sales asked about extra's and as it is the hatchback i had the rubber tray which has been excellant , however for some reason i also chose headlamp protectors which are a pain in the butt for cleaning. I have been driving for 57 years in all terrains and can only remember one headlamp being broken so why i said spent another £40 don't ask me. Anyway have any of you broke one on your Skoda? and have any of you also got them?.

We have the protectors on both our Fabia's..... We got them because the cars do approx 80% motorway miles and i didn't fancy paying the near £500 for a new xenon light unit if one did get smashed. Also i know people who have had the protectors smashed by debris flying up from the motorway and i also had a big chip on one of the headlights on my last car just before i sold it so didn't want to tempt fate.

Cheers

Dave.

The modern polycarbonate lenses are much more flexible and hence resist chips where a traditional glass lens would shatter.

The modern polycarbonate lenses are much more flexible and hence resist chips where a traditional glass lens would shatter.

My Polo which had the big chip in the headlight lens was of the new style polycarbonate type though. :(

Cheers

Dave.

Hey, they are more shatter resistant, not bullet proof. Sorry.

Hey, they are more shatter resistant, not bullet proof. Sorry.

I knew what you meant.

Cheers

Dave.

47K miles on, and my headlights look fine. They have a couple of small marks on them, but are not cracked or smashed in anyway.

are these the ones and if so what are peeps opinions on a vrs with colour coded grille??(black btw)http://www.superskoda.com/images/Plasty/60004.jpg

are these the ones and if so what are peeps opinions on a vrs with colour coded grille??(black btw)http://www.superskoda.com/images/Plasty/60004.jpg

They aren't headlight protectors..... They are light-brows.

Headlight protectors are clear plastic covers that go in front of the headlight so that if anything hits them the protectord breaks rather than the headlight etc...

Cheers

Dave.

My car has headlamp protectors on it, but only because the previous owner had asked for them.

You're right, they make it difficult (impossible?) to clean the headlights when flies, etc, decide to get in the gap between the protector & the lamp.

I did think about taking them off when I was replacing the headlight bulbs, but thought that since I had them, I may as well use them.

Another drawback I've found is when it's snowing. Only last week I drove to work with my lights on while it was snowing and when I got there the headlamps were covered. There doesn't seem to be enough heat to melt the snow.

Never had a cracked headlamp - never seen the need for protectors

Shortly after fitting them something very large hit a headlight. The protector was smashed, but the headlight was intact. Can't say if the headlight would have survived the impact, but I did replace the protector. Unfortunately they only come in pairs, and are a bit of a pain to fit! I've fitted them on various cars, and after a few years they are always pitted, but the headlights have been in pristine condition.

I did have protectors on my car, however, both have ended up cracked and broken so have removed them. I guess I need to get some more as something must have broken them :confused:

On our Mark 1 Octy I bought a pair of headlamp protectors and fitted the silver blanking shields for driving on the continent - clipped them on before crossing the Channel and whipped them off on return.

Now we have an Octy 2 with xenons, not sure if the same trick would work - or indeed if you can shield projector lenses at all. Can anyone advise?

It's ironic.

On my first Octy I asked for these to be fitted when I picked it up. They weren't available, then having driven up to Aberdeenshire on the gritted roads my nsf lens had been punctured by something (prob flying grit).

Dealer covered the cost of the repair, which I thought was only fair. Have never again cracked one though.

Used to have them but found that they are a swine to keep clean and when they are dirty, they reduce the light output considerably. It is not exactly easy to give the headlights a quick wipe with them on either.

They have now been consigned to the bin.