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Old 05-30-2009, 08:43 AM
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I went ahead and got one of those hood deflectors. I drive a lot of miles each day, and I have had to replace many windshields over the years.

I got one of these for my last car after owning it 1 year, and I regretted not getting it right away because of hood dents and chips from rocks.

I actually like the way it looks...









I think it blends in pretty well. I looked at as many pictures online of it installed before I decided to get one.

With the black door edges and dark tint, I think it blends pretty well.

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Old 05-30-2009, 09:47 AM
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i have one as well, but they aren't the greatest - i took mine off, as it basically just took the road debris and put it in the middle of my hood, leaving several little chips
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Old 05-30-2009, 10:17 AM
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I saw someone say that - it may have been you. I think some of that would likely have happened anyway w/o the deflector. Even with mine, I got seveal marks on the hood on my other car.

But, I got a nasty on e right on the leading edge of the hood that made a dent on my toyota - before I got the deflector.

I like the way this one looks, and I got it right after I got the car...
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Old 05-30-2009, 10:54 AM
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could have been...don't frequent MF too much anymore - every few months.
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Old 05-31-2009, 06:33 AM
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I did a lot of digging on old posts to find any reference to the deflector, so it probably was.
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Old 05-31-2009, 08:56 AM
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Sorry but it looks like *** and even tho it has a purpose there are other ones out there that look better? Like the clear ones and then you can have the backside PTM so you wont even notice it.
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Originally Posted by S19706
Sorry but it looks like *** and even tho it has a purpose there are other ones out there that look better? Like the clear ones and then you can have the backside PTM so you wont even notice it.

I know its not for everyone. I like it.

If you don't - you could at least say it in a better way. But alas... not everyone has manners it seems...
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Needs to be removed, thats me.
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If you like it rock on! Not the biggest fan, but could be worse. Plus I've seen a ton of guys screw up their paint with that clear bra garbage.
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I wonder if it might look better if it was clear, or clear with the backside painted the same color as the car, just a thought!
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