fitting wind deflectors

[b16gnr]

hi, i have just purchase a pair of wind deflectors with the hinges, before i start drilling holes has anybody got any helpful tips on getting the hinges in the right place?

regards

 

Wayne

[CraigHew]

pop the hinges on the winscreen pillar mounts, put some masking tape along the edge of the wind deflector, offer the deflector up to the car and when you're happy with the position, mark the holes on the masking tape.

I used a bit of edge trim along the bottom edge just to stop any potential rubbing and marking.

 

 

[b16gnr]

ideal, thanks very much

[Vogalogue]

I have a set of these waiting to be fitted too.. Craig, are those the Ebay ones?

I offered them up and the contours didn't seem quite right.. so I um, went to the pub instead.

[CraigHew]

Probably a good decision. No mine are from Westfield.

[CraigHew]

1 hour ago, Vogalogue said:

I have a set of these waiting to be fitted too.. Craig, are those the Ebay ones?

I offered them up and the contours didn't seem quite right.. so I um, went to the pub instead.

@Vogalogue

Looking at my photo above, how much different are the Ebay ones?

[b16gnr]

Craig these are the eBay ones

[CraigHew]

@b16gnr the profile doesn't look too different.  Why / where are they not a decent fit?

[b16gnr]

I have not tried to fit them yet Craig , I'll try tomorrow if the weather is good

[Man On The Clapham Omnibus]

I made these from 5mm thick acrylic sheet. The design came from the Blatchat forum years ago.

[b16gnr]

Wind deflectors now fitted, I used some 5mm tubing from B&Q which I split and fitted to protect the gel coat

[Man On The Clapham Omnibus]

I have little transparent buffers on the body at point of contact.

[CraigHew]

3 hours ago, b16gnr said:

Wind deflectors now fitted, I used some 5mm tubing from B&Q which I split and fitted to protect the gel coat

Looking good. They do make a huge difference.

[Jim G]

Hi Wayne, how are you liking the car?

 

[b16gnr]

8 hours ago, Jim G said:

Hi Wayne, how are you liking the car?

 

Hi Jim, the car is great, made a few changes, moved the front indicators to below the lights and upgraded to LEDs all round but nothing drastic...yet