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Re: Deflectors
« Reply #20 on: 08 October 2008, 14:20 »
that woman looks like she is about to have a dump or sumit with the expression on her face!

i tend to use a microfibre towel in the winter

What, when you have a dump - bit of a waste - or do you wash them and reuse?  :evil:
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Re: Deflectors
« Reply #21 on: 08 October 2008, 17:08 »
Here's a picture of my wind deflectors:

Some people don't like the look, but personally I do. Never getting soaked ever time it rains is a godsend in Ireland too  :grin:. It's fantastic to be able to lower the window a bit without getting everything wet. When I bought them I also got a set for the rear windows and although they work they look completely stupid, so I took them off.
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Re: Deflectors
« Reply #22 on: 08 October 2008, 17:25 »
That actually looks quite good on yours.  Maybe they suit the darker colours better.
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Re: Deflectors
« Reply #23 on: 08 October 2008, 19:05 »
They dont actually look too bad there tbh. Still not enough to convince me to get some but they certainly dont stand out. How easy are they to fit and remove???

T_T i got to say either your very old or im very young.. but that bird is a minger no matter how you look at her!! :grin:

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Re: Deflectors
« Reply #24 on: 08 October 2008, 19:21 »
They dont actually look too bad there tbh. Still not enough to convince me to get some but they certainly dont stand out. How easy are they to fit and remove???

I think they just shove up into the window seal.

T_T i got to say either your very old or im very young.. but that bird is a minger no matter how you look at her!! :grin:

My SWMBO actually looks similar to Sarah Palin.  I've actually just posted a pic of her somewhere else on the forum.
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Re: Deflectors
« Reply #25 on: 08 October 2008, 19:42 »
They dont actually look too bad there tbh. Still not enough to convince me to get some but they certainly dont stand out. How easy are they to fit and remove???

I think they just shove up into the window seal.

T_T i got to say either your very old or im very young.. but that bird is a minger no matter how you look at her!! :grin:

My SWMBO actually looks similar to Sarah Palin.  I've actually just posted a pic of her somewhere else on the forum.

Ooops! :huh: bit older mature than I would usually go for but very pretty none the less :cool:

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Re: Deflectors
« Reply #26 on: 08 October 2008, 20:44 »
They dont actually look too bad there tbh. Still not enough to convince me to get some but they certainly dont stand out. How easy are they to fit and remove???

I think they just shove up into the window seal.

Yep that's it. It seems to be designed to keep itself up there. As for removing, just bend out a little in the right spot and it pops out nice and easy  :smiley:.
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Re: Deflectors
« Reply #27 on: 08 October 2008, 20:56 »
I would only buy the deflectors if the rest of my interior mods were the same as TT's.  :smug:




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Re: Deflectors
« Reply #28 on: 08 October 2008, 21:00 »
^^ROFL
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that woman looks like she is about to have a dump or sumit with the expression on her face!

i tend to use a microfibre towel in the winter

What, when you have a dump - bit of a waste - or do you wash them and reuse?  :evil:

wash and re-use of course!  :grin:

Offline JoeGTI

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Re: Deflectors
« Reply #29 on: 08 October 2008, 21:56 »
One issue I've heard of with these wind-deflectors is that it can cause extra strain on the electric-window motors, (causing premature wear and/or failure) as you've obviously made the window runners much tighter near the top!
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