bugshield recommendation

[foghorn23]

I am planning on installing a bugshield on my 04 crew soon. However, I want this thing to be as quiet as possible and don't want to have to do the 3M tape on the windshield moulding if at all possible. My old 99 Silverado had a Lund Interceptor and it was AWFUL at highway speed for the popping around the windshield. My 01 I bought used and it had a Prime Designs bugflector already installed. It was as quiet as could be, but I cannot find any Prime Designs stuff anywhere. Also there's the fact that the new 03+ front end would make for a different shield and therefore wind interactions with the shield would be different. Would it pop or not?

 

Anyway.......... I was wondering what brands of bugshields you guys had on your trucks 03+ and if you had the popping noise to contend with. I'd like to go with a shield that stands away from the hood enough to allow for washing/waxing.....help appreciated.

 

vroten

[Wingnut]

It's not the bugshield that's loud.

 

 

It's the screaming of the bugs that does me in

 

 

"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaasplitter."

 

 

"Nooooooooooooooooosplumpf."

 

 

"Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaarrrrggggersplat"

 

 

Keeps me up at night.

[JML79]

I have the Auto Ventshade (AVS) brand of bug deflector on my new '05. I have been pleased with it so far-no wind noise that I have noticed at all. It wraps around the edges of the hood a little more than some, which I liked.

[JBZ71]

AVS Bugflector II,easy to install,sturdy design,no rubber bumpers to put on,real easy to clean behind,cheap 39.99 at Pepboys and yes I did have noise around the windshield,I used wetherstripping adhesive and that cured the problem..

[sxmax]

I really like my DriverDesign....... It is alot thick then the rest and more durable IMHO. No drilling or tape on mine.

[MS3DALE]

I have the GM one,No tape,No drilling,I love it.

[robot225]

I also have the GM one on my '04. Highly recommend it.

 

Easy to install, no vibration, no noise, no wind issues with mirrors or anything.

 

Also no problems going thru car washes (i really need to stop being lazy and doing that though, black paint and car washes are not friends)

[jwhjr]

I also have the GM one, no noise problems here.

[foghorn23]

Sounds like the GM is the one.... just one more question. Is the GM deflector one that stands away from the hood or is it one that lies close (with little plastic bumpers to keep it from rubbing)? Thanks.

 

vroten

[navyblue1500crew]

On my crew, the dealer, thru a contractor, installed a 3M clear film bugshield on the leading edge of the hood and top corners of the fenders. Prior to delivery, someone picked one edge of it up, apparently in an attempt to try to peel it off, probably thinking it was some kind of shipping protection. Dealer offered to repair it for me, but I couldn't leave my new truck with them another day! They had the contractor come out to meet me on New Year's eve, and he and I replaced the film on the hood. That guy made me a believer. First of all, it took both of us pulling on this film (about 10" at its widest) to get it off the hood. I thought it might peel off like the backing off a decal, but it's not that easy. And it's supposedly thick enough to withstand rock hits and shotgun pellets...fired at a distance. He told me it had originally been developed to apply to helicopter rotor blades to reduce wear on the leading edge. Maybe...

 

My '93 ex-cab's hood has quite a few rock chips, so I'm glad I got this (more or less for free...I know, I know) on the '05. So far, no peeling, no bubbling, no bug mess or rock chips. And there's no way it would cost what a piece of plastic would at Pep Boys (I think he told me it was in the neighborhood of $150 or so to do this on a new truck), so you'll have to make the decision. I didn't want to adorn my new truck with plastic stick ons, so the 3M film was the best choice for me--and it was quite by accident. Plus it doesn't make any different noises than the hood before application. Lots of info including a video:

 

3M Scotchgard™ Paint Protection Film

 

hth

[MS3DALE]

Sounds like the GM is the one.... just one more question.  Is the GM deflector one that stands away from the hood or is it one that lies close (with little plastic bumpers to keep it from rubbing)?  Thanks.

 

vroten

 

 

 

 

 

No little plastic bumpers with the GM one,It doesn't need them,It lies a little close to the hood but you can still clean underneath it with a towel or chamois.

Plus its easy to take off to clean if you want to do it that way,only five screws to remove.(I would recommend doing this once in awhile anyway,lots of "stuff" get under there!)