TDIinMA
Veteran Member
Is anyone using wind deflectors for either their sunroof, windows or both?
Are they worth the money? Do they work?
Thanks
Are they worth the money? Do they work?
Thanks
Don't need it for the sunroof - it's quieter and lets in less harsh wind than my A3 3.2 that I recently had.Is anyone using wind deflectors for either their sunroof, windows or both?
Are they worth the money? Do they work?
Thanks
Hmmm, I find driving with the sunroof open on my Golf is pretty quiet, without a deflector, as long as I don't open it to the fully open position.
I wonder how much a deflector hurts fuel economy, having that protrusion pushing through the air all the time. One reason we buy TDIs is for the economy; I'd hate to do something to the car that would hurt that benefit.
I haven't had any issues with buffeting on the JSW's Panoramic sunroof. Drove at highway speeds with it fully open, windows closed and it was no problem. Out of curiosity, I reached up and pulled the deflector screen down and got a tremendous buffeting, so it proved to me that its there to do something!
My only complaint on the deflector is that it will get bug filled over time, and being a screen, I'll be able to see it, and want it to be clean. Not really a comment on the screen, more a comment on my OCD...
I had those on a car a few years ago and always left them cracked an inch or so just to be able to get into a cooler car. One day I went to go somewhere and there was this 18" Brazilian Anole on my door just stuck to the side of the car and it wouldn't budge. I closed them after that day and deal with the heat.I installed the Weathertech side window deflectors front and back on my '10 JSW and love them. The windows can be cracked in a downpour and no water comes in.
Same here! The Weathertech are well made & installation takes 10 minutes in total.I installed the Weathertech side window deflectors front and back on my '10 JSW and love them. The windows can be cracked in a downpour and no water comes in. The buffeting that used to happen when both back windows were partially opened is gone. I can leave all four windows cracked when parked in the heat and you can't tell. The only (minor) negative is you have to drop the windows a bit to wipe the top of the windows and the inside of the deflectors when washing the car.
For me, well worth the cost.