Ventvisors

ryr8828 · November 2, 2001

Does anyone have any experience with the ventvisors that stick in the window channel,( as opposed to the ones that stick on the door). They are $99 for all 4 but I like the idea of not sticking them to the paint. With the ones that stick to the paint, what happens if you take them off? Does it hurt the paint? Silly questions perhaps, but I'm dying to get some. I just haven't decided which direction to go.

MountaineerTom · November 3, 2001

In my experiences with the stick on kind, they havn't hurt my paint at all. To take them off, I just used some fishing line and worked ot back and forth through the adhesive tape, like a saw. Then remove all the residue left over. Unless your paint is peeling where the visors attach, I would think the worst that would happen is over the years, the exposed paint might be more faded than what is under the vent visor. If the paint is already peeling, it would probably peel it more if you tried removing it.

Good luck.

doverarjim · November 3, 2001

I've got the Weathertech on my truck, and I love them. I put a set of the stick on type on my wifes Buick and they seemed to move around some, but the ones on the truck stay put and look so much better than the stick on ones.

02Blue · November 3, 2001

Had VentVisors on 02Blue. See pics at http://home.att.net/~jfharrell/ . Did not like the idea that these mounted to the paint on the door window frame. Found a set that mounts in the window channel at http://www.macneil.com . When I removed the VentVisors, I basically just snatched them off. Did not hurt the paint at all. The VentVisors were only on for about a month.

Observations VentVisor versus WeatherFlector:

-) WeatherFlector cost almost twice as much as VentVisor for the STD Cab I have.

-) The WeatherFlector is very easy to install. Took about a minute and a half per window and doesn't use any sticky tape at all. The VentVisor was a bit more difficult to install, mainly due to the care taken to line them up and straight on the door frame and I have seen posts that say the sticky tape is hard to seal or comes loose after a time.

-) WeatherFlector has a very slim / close to the window profile. One can hardly get their hand between the WeatherFlector and the window.

-) WeatherFlector is a lighter smoke tint color. This is only noticable when seen from the inside of the truck looking out.

-) Although the WeatherFlector mounts in the window channel and not on the painted surface above it, like the VentVisor, the WeatherFlector does not hang any lower. Both allow the window to be opened 1-2 inches without getting wet if its raining.

-) Whereas the VentVisor stopped at the top of the mirror, the WeatherFlector goes to the top of the mirror then turns straight down to rest on top of the doors outside weather-strip (also known as the "dew wiper" according to WeatherTech).

-) Seems the WeatherFlector makes less wind noise at speed, but the noise the VentVisor made was never enough to be distracting.

All these things considered, I have to go with the WeatherFlector because the VentVisor mounts to a painted surface and I don't like the idea of doing that at all. I have always used VentVisor in the past on other vehicles (mounted in the window channel) and it will be missed. Wish VentVisor mounted in the window channel on the Sierra.

ryr8828 · November 6, 2001

Ordered the Weathertech ventvisors (snap-in) last nite from MacNeill. While I was on a roll I went ahead and ordered 4 splash guards and a hood deflector from gmpartsdirect. It'd be nice if they got here this week, before I leave for my yearly golf trip to Gulf Shores, Alabama. Me, 3 of my friends, and all our stuff. 1500 miles roundtrip. Good shakedown cruise and mpg test for my new Avalanche.