Wind deflector and rear view visibility

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bras0782

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I took off the wind deflector (honeycomb) yesterday and the visibility from the rear-view mirro dramatically improved! I won't be doing much top down driving for a while and even less so at speed so I'll keep it off until the sun returns.
 
bras0782 said:
I took off the wind deflector (honeycomb) yesterday and the visibility from the rear-view mirro dramatically improved! I won't be doing much top down driving for a while and even less so at speed so I'll keep it off until the sun returns.
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I don't find it a problem with mine - even prefer it at night as it cuts glare from behind :thumbsup:
 
I tend to leave it in, it is useful at night as Gannet says.
The main downside I find though is, it's harder to see if the lady in the car behind is attractive or not :wink:
 
Herminator said:
I tend to leave it in, it is useful at night as Gannet says.
The main downside I find though is, it's harder to see if the lady in the car behind is attractive or not :wink:
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X2 :rofl:
 
gannet said:
I don't find it a problem with mine - even prefer it at night as it cuts glare from behind :thumbsup:
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I find the reverse. It cuts down the glare from behind enough to prevent the automatic dimming rear view mirror from working. I always try to remember to take it out for night driving unless I have the roof down.
 
As it takes literally 5 seconds to remove, you can even do it whilst sat in the seat, i have never seen it as an issue ?
 
I have a clear home made Plexiglas deflector and it is great. It is as clear as the rear window. I leave it in all the time. Best part? It cost me $25.00 and looks as good or better than the one I saw at the dealer, which was hideous. :(
 
easty027 said:
As it takes literally 5 seconds to remove, you can even do it whilst sat in the seat, i have never seen it as an issue ?
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Not with the roof up. And where do you put it?

WaZZZZman said:
I have a clear home made Plexiglas deflector and it is great. It is as clear as the rear window. I leave it in all the time. Best part? It cost me $25.00 and looks as good or better than the one I saw at the dealer, which was hideous. :(
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Did you make yours? I don't have the skills :(
 
I have absolutely no manual arts skills. I only have hand tools nothing special. I had to make 2 before I got it the way I wanted as I scratched the first one. It is really really simple and I would send anyone a patter for a 2.5i if they would send me enough postage. You could trace that onto a piece of Plexiglas. You can buy a piece big enough at just about any home supply store to make two. Then you buy a short piece of aluminum channeling some double sided tape and that is it. If I can do, it anyone can as the saying goes. :)
 
I've had both, the BMW mesh wind deflector and the Plexiglas one from Roadster Solutions. The clear one is by far the best for visibility but I did feel that the factory mesh blocker did block the wing a Little better. All in all, I'd go for the clear one. You can install it yourself in about 20 minutes and the customer support from the vendor is great.

http://www.roadstersolutions.com/
 
I have the roadster solutions model, very easy to install and I think it looks pretty good. As for blocking the wind, well in reality it's been a longtime since I have had to worry about my hair blowing around!

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bras0782 said:
easty027 said:
As it takes literally 5 seconds to remove, you can even do it whilst sat in the seat, i have never seen it as an issue ?
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Not with the roof up. And where do you put it?

WaZZZZman said:
I have a clear home made Plexiglas deflector and it is great. It is as clear as the rear window. I leave it in all the time. Best part? It cost me $25.00 and looks as good or better than the one I saw at the dealer, which was hideous. :(
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Did you make yours? I don't have the skills :(
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Its easy with the roof up, and it can go in the passenger footwell if you cant be bothered to get out the car.
 
WaZZZZman said:
I have absolutely no manual arts skills. I only have hand tools nothing special. I had to make 2 before I got it the way I wanted as I scratched the first one. It is really really simple and I would send anyone a patter for a 2.5i if they would send me enough postage. You could trace that onto a piece of Plexiglas. You can buy a piece big enough at just about any home supply store to make two. Then you buy a short piece of aluminum channeling some double sided tape and that is it. If I can do, it anyone can as the saying goes. :)
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