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- Mark
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I still get bug splatters, but on the highway it seems to be limited to the top 20% of the windshield. Of course being tall, that is exactly in my line of vision. Also, nothing will prevent the bouncing rock from damaging your hood or cracking the windshield.
That said, while I have a couple chips in my front grill, I have zero chips in the hood and windshield. Two weeks ago, with nothing else to do but shelter at home (actually, shelter in my JTR), I removed the deflector. Mine has seven threaded bosses that adhere to the leading edge of the hood using emblem tape and the deflector is then attached to the bosses using button head screws. I then went for a two hour drive ranging from rutted dirt roads to interstate highways.
The verdict? On the highway, the deflector definitely makes a difference on both bugs and tiny pebbles/sand/ road crap. I'm going to try this again once the local bug population comes into full crescendo.
That said, while I have a couple chips in my front grill, I have zero chips in the hood and windshield. Two weeks ago, with nothing else to do but shelter at home (actually, shelter in my JTR), I removed the deflector. Mine has seven threaded bosses that adhere to the leading edge of the hood using emblem tape and the deflector is then attached to the bosses using button head screws. I then went for a two hour drive ranging from rutted dirt roads to interstate highways.
The verdict? On the highway, the deflector definitely makes a difference on both bugs and tiny pebbles/sand/ road crap. I'm going to try this again once the local bug population comes into full crescendo.
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