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05-15-05, 01:51 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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| Rear wind deflector
Does the deflector have a use. I have heard they help keep the rear window cleaner but mine does not seem to. It may help aerodynamically though.
I have seen pics where at least one of you guys have removed yours. I might ditch mine as I like the looks better without it. What to you use to fill/cover the four holes with that is easy and cosmetically acceptable.
Thanks,
Mark
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05-15-05, 03:38 PM
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| I'm with you on that. I don't really love the looks. Although I saw a 00LX River Rock, that had it painted to match (I assume it comes that way) and looks pretty good.
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05-15-05, 07:00 PM
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| I think, just like the station wagons from the '60's that had these things, the deflector creates a windswirl at the rear window keeping it a bit less dusty. It seems to work for me in our environment here...but to be fair I have never owned this vehicle without it either.
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05-15-05, 08:12 PM
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| Take it off and sell it some kid to bolt onto his Civic.
Wasn't it part of the POE package that included the running boards and trailer hitch?
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05-15-05, 09:02 PM
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| I took mine off, but the holes make it virtually impossible to remove without bodyshop TLC. Once off, I opted to color match it and reinstall. In rainy or dusty conditions, the back window does stay cleaner than those trucks without the deflector....for a while.
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05-15-05, 09:21 PM
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| if u wanna scrap it ill take it off ur hands
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05-16-05, 04:57 AM
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| My trials bike stays allot cleaner going down dusty dirt roads with the wind deflector.
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05-16-05, 06:34 AM
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| The '99 LC has it and the '98 LX does not (I like the look w/out better). And it does work to keep the window cleaner. | |
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