rain deflector

KYLE · Post by **KYLE** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 2:53 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 2439196365

i think i'll get one soon before winter kicks in. without if you roll a window down in the rain and get a shower

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 9:18 am

Autozone was cheaper, if I remember right, I paid like $35.00 for all four of mine, and @& for the bug deflector.

KYLE · Post by **KYLE** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 12:02 pm

SWEET, I'll check there first

rdivirgilio · Post by **rdivirgilio** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 1:35 pm

i paid $44.99 at AutoZone for my 4 piece kit and $59 for the bug deflector.

barch97 · Post by **barch97** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 1:36 pm

How long have you guys had these on? I'm curious to find out how long that "tape" lasts and how much damage it does to the paint.

rdivirgilio · Post by **rdivirgilio** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 1:40 pm

i've had mine on for only 2 months on my crew. Now i have had them on my 89 ranger for 3 years with no problem, but they mount inside the window frame.

barch97 · Post by **barch97** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 1:44 pm

yeah... I had a set like that on a ranger also. slid up in the window track and tape stuck to the felt. was much more secure and cleaner looking. I guess that's not really an option though with our rear window arrangement.

Conman · Post by **Conman** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 2:08 pm

Weathertech

they now have them for crews and no tape! Mounts inside the window rail.

I had a set for another car and they are very nice. They also offer dard tinted ones as well as semi-tinted. They are also very easy to see through like they are sun-glasses. Def. worth the extra money. My neighbor bought a set for his trooper and I might get them now for both my trucks.

Cheers,
Con

Made the long url a link-HJ

barch97 · Post by **barch97** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 5:12 pm

NICE....

but, how do they work on the rear windows? just cover the operable part? That's gotta look kinda goofy, right?

You get a set and post some pics. Maybe I'll change my mind.

But, I gotta get something, it's ridiculous the amount of water that pours in through the driver's window when the wipers are goin'.

24digger · Post by **24digger** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 7:42 pm

These are from Autovent Shade, you can barely see them though.Linked Image

Whoa! That was over the size limit for us poor dial-up members , Linked the image-HJ

Conman · Post by **Conman** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 9:01 pm

barch97 wrote:NICE....

but, how do they work on the rear windows? just cover the operable part? That's gotta look kinda goofy, right?

You get a set and post some pics. Maybe I'll change my mind.

But, I gotta get something, it's ridiculous the amount of water that pours in through the driver's window when the wipers are goin'.

Yes, they only are as long as the window opening, unlike the ventshade which is the whole door length. I'll take a pic of my neighbor's Trooper tomorrow so you can see as it has similar style windows as ours. I just don't like tape. My Father in-law has had a set of ventshade with tape on his 94 buick since 94 and the tape is still holding well though.

I too roll up the windows when I use the wipers so that is annoying. This will help but I don't think it will help some.

I'm probably going to get a set but I was toying with the idea of getting the fullsize crew next year but I think moneywise the s10 Crew will be cheaper to maintain in the long run so I'm proabably going to start moding the crew more now. Plus it is paid for.

Cheers,
Con

24digger · Post by **24digger** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 9:26 pm

whoops sorry

barch97 · Post by **barch97** » Sat Nov 01, 2003 6:34 am

24digger wrote:These are from Autovent Shade, you can barely see them though.Linked Image

they don't look bad at all. Hard to tell from that pic though. Do they stick to the painted metal on the door or to the black plastic frame around the window?

NTXCrew · Post by **NTXCrew** » Sat Nov 01, 2003 7:21 am

barch97 wrote:it's ridiculous the amount of water that pours in through the driver's window when the wipers are goin'.

yep.

24digger · Post by **24digger** » Sat Nov 01, 2003 7:38 pm

They stick to the trim around the window, not the paint.

quickbiker · Post by **quickbiker** » Sat Nov 01, 2003 9:16 pm

HA, I got mine soon after I bought my truck so I just got the one for regular S-10 without the back doors. I kind alike it just on the front, or maybe I am just used to it.

smokinjoe · Post by **smokinjoe** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 5:25 pm

i got mine for a 01 crew cab and they fit like champs, the adhere to the black seal at the top of the window, havent had any problems in 8 months with them, just remember to get the angles right when installing and to tuck in the front in the mirrors, you dont need to loosen the mirrors any just pull them a little bit and theyll move

adrenalnjunky · Post by **adrenalnjunky** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 5:29 pm

Had mine on my Blaze for over a year -- no issues.

Post by **HenryJ** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 5:33 pm

smokinjoe wrote:i got mine for a 01 crew cab and they fit like champs,

Got any pics? I'd like to see what they look like on a pewter crew.
Might be adding them to mine

KYLE · Post by **KYLE** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 3:00 am

24digger wrote:These are from Autovent Shade, you can barely see them though.Linked Image

thats what I want, something you can't see. but do they keep the rain out?

smokinjoe · Post by **smokinjoe** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 4:46 pm

well only if your window is down a couple of inchs, if mine is half down or less rain comes back in, but you can put your window down a good 3 inches past the bottom of the deflector and its ok

Justin · Post by **Justin** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 3:34 pm

here are mine installed on a pewter crew. It was the first thing I bought for the truck

smokinjoe · Post by **smokinjoe** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 5:33 pm

yeah mine look like that,i just havent had time to take pics and load them and all that stuff

barch97 · Post by **barch97** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 6:48 pm

OK... Justin's look great. Think we could get group purchase rate on these?

TheBigFitz · Post by **TheBigFitz** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 7:35 am

Wow, those look sharp. I have considered getting some for the 3 months a year I can put my windows down.

Can you hear any noise turbulence with the wind going over them?

Any negative / positive effect on the airflow into the cab?

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 8:11 am

I have had mine on for over a year now, without any problems. Since I smoke, my window is always down. I found that if I roll my front window down about 3", and roll the back drivers side window down just a bit, there is no change in the cab as far as wind. There is no noticable difference in the sound of the truck (Wind resistance) For the price that I paid for them, I would have to say that this has been my best low budget mod yet.

Justin · Post by **Justin** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 8:24 am

whenever the front window is down, it is pretty noisy. I don't think I have been in a truck with more wind noise out of the front window than the crew. I do put the rear windows down but if you put them down more than half way, you start to hear that pummeling sound. Now i just open the moor roof and it is suprisingly comfortable.

Post by **HenryJ** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 6:25 pm

Installed the Weathertech deflectors today.
They install in just a few minutes. The fronts fit very nicely and snap in quickly

I do like the fact that they do not have a "relief" on the lower edge like some, but instead use a heavier plastic to create rigidity.

The rears , leave a little to be desired. They are a little "off" on the fit requiring some grinding of edges to make a little improvement. They do only fit in the section that rolls down, which I thought would look strange, but instead looks just fine. Close inspection of the rears will reveal the less than perfect fit, however they are a pretty close match on tint and virtually disappear at first glance.

I think the front set are great, rears adequite, and will have a better impression of the functionality after some time and use.

quickbiker · Post by **quickbiker** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 7:33 pm

I never knew rain deflectors could be such a hot topic!

Justin · Post by **Justin** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 8:09 pm

I've got the one for the rear window too. Little pointless but looks good. The one for the rear adhears to the paint instead of the rubber

barch97 · Post by **barch97** » Fri Nov 07, 2003 7:24 am

HenryJ wrote:Installed the Weathertech deflectors today.
They install in just a few minutes. The fronts fit very nicely and snap in quickly I do like the fact that they do not have a "relief" on the lower edge like some, but instead use a heavier plastic to create rigidity.

The rears , leave a little to be desired. They are a little "off" on the fit requiring some grinding of edges to make a little improvement. They do only fit in the section that rolls down, which I thought would look strange, but instead looks just fine. Close inspection of the rears will reveal the less than perfect fit, however they are a pretty close match on tint and virtually disappear at first glance.

I think the front set are great, rears adequite, and will have a better impression of the functionality after some time and use.

I'd love to see a pic if you'd be so kind. Thanks.

Conman · Post by **Conman** » Fri Nov 07, 2003 7:28 am

HenryJ wrote:Installed the Weathertech deflectors today.
They install in just a few minutes. The fronts fit very nicely and snap in quickly I do like the fact that they do not have a "relief" on the lower edge like some, but instead use a heavier plastic to create rigidity.

The rears , leave a little to be desired. They are a little "off" on the fit requiring some grinding of edges to make a little improvement. They do only fit in the section that rolls down, which I thought would look strange, but instead looks just fine. Close inspection of the rears will reveal the less than perfect fit, however they are a pretty close match on tint and virtually disappear at first glance.

I think the front set are great, rears adequite, and will have a better impression of the functionality after some time and use.

Did you get the dark tinted ones are the light tinted ones? I was thinking on getting the dark ones for the rear and the light ones for the front.

Thanks,
Con

Post by **HenryJ** » Fri Nov 07, 2003 8:00 am

Conman wrote:
HenryJ wrote:Weathertech deflectors
Did you get the dark tinted ones are the light tinted ones? I was thinking on getting the dark ones for the rear and the light ones for the front.

I did not see a choice in depth/shade of tint.

I have the ones linked above. The tint is really close to the sunshield tint at the top of the windshield, and matches the rear quarter windows pretty well.

If I was to do it again, my feelings right now are that, I would just get the fronts. The fit and finish was good on the fronts.

Conman · Post by **Conman** » Fri Nov 07, 2003 9:23 am

They have a darker tinted one called WeatherFlectors DARK. I guess you got the light tinted ones. They just started selling the darker ones recently.

Cheers,
Con

Inserted the link for you-HJ

Post by **HenryJ** » Fri Nov 07, 2003 1:11 pm

Conman wrote:They have a darker tinted one called WeatherFlectors DARK.

I didn't know there was an option for DARK ones

These will be OK though, I'm sure they are the lighter ones.

EDIT: These are pretty good about quieting the buffetting of the wind while the window is down about 3".
They do have a redish tint when in direct sunlight, which is a little disappointing.