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bbm
MINI Motorer PSMINI Nonmember Joined: August/11/08 Location: Federal Way, WA Status: Offline Points: 173 |
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Posted: May/18/09 at 2:13am |
Does anyone use an after market sun roof wind deflector, and do they really work?
When I open my sun roof I get too much wind noise.
It they do minimize the wind noise, where did you get yours from?
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hip check
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I use the factory deflector which is nice. It has a little swivel section that you can use to deflect air down into the car. I've had it installed since day one so I can't tell you what the difference is without one. I have never been bothered by wind noise since I have a volume button on the radio.
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Mitch & Teri
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bbm
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LOL I should do the same. Does yours hide into your roof when closed?
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hip check
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No, if you look closely on my signature block you can see it on the roof. Here is another photo of it.
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Mitch & Teri
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bbm
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oh dah. I should have looked at your signature block. But thanks for that close up picture. It looks good on your car. I'm going to go ahead and get one. Thanks.
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Genie B
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I didn't know there was a factory one. I recently bought one from WeatherTech, but it's still in the box as we haven't had a chance to put ot on yet. I'm so happy to see how good it looks on Hip Check, cause, of course, I was concerned about the looks. It looks good!
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Hapa Haole
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I'd like to get one too but I'm still debating. Does the deflector interfere with the sunroof seal? I wonder if NW MINI has one on the lot that I can take a look at. Does anyone have an idea on cost?
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hip check
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I believe $100 and you can look at mine any time. It has no effect on the seal.
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Mitch & Teri
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Hapa Haole
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Thanks for the offer Mitch... I know I mentioned a while ago when I first saw it that I wanted to go for a drive with you to check it out and see if it's really quieter. Was that at the Haulin' Ash Wine Tour last year? Do you work in Covington or nearby? Maybe if you're nearby the Federal Way/Auburn area I could meet you somewhere. |
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Brenda w/LUV2MTR plates- Aug '06 S, Hyper Blue, white top/sport stripes, chrome in/out, all pkgs, English leather, chrono pack, HK stereo, Jan tune, CAI, 15%, H&R coilovers, rear sway bar, control arm
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hip check
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Would a Saturday coffee in Federal Way work for you Brenda?
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Mitch & Teri
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craigsmiller
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I have a factory wind deflector for sale (just like the one pictured in this thread); installed and removed in less than a week (just didn't care for the look). Please make a reasonable offer if you're interested ......... thanks, Craig
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ktrjones12
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Although there is one built-in it doesn't really side window deflector the wind much at all, however, there isn't a lot of wind (relatively speaking) which gets in. I don't find it annoying in any way.
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firehawk618
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Where are you located and how much was it new? |
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