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Greg Senior Enthusiast

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Does anyone have any experience with non-GM hood deflectors on the Av?  I'm not crazy about installing a product that requires you to tape down your trim to keep it from flapping in the dirty airflow.  

 

Also, with a deflector, have you noticed any lessening of rain coming up under the hood and streaking the engine compartment & soaking the insulation?  I'm hoping a deflector will help keep the water out so I can put on a FIPK without worrying about a wet filter with every rainstorm.

 

Shh, don't tell my wife the tax refund is here!

Shaners Senior Enthusiast

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Greg, I don't know what you're other options would be, but I would think "autoventshade (aka ventviser/bugflector) or Lund  would probably have their models out soon if not already.  But as far as the "flapping" of the molding, I think that is going to be the case with all of them.  I had that problem with my '00 Silverado and on my '01 HD too.  Taping the molding is an invisable thing that can't be seen.  It's a narrow strip of 2-face tape that will stick the molding to the windscreen.

 

As far as the tax-refund and water with the FIPK.  Water won't hurt or impregnate the filter because it is saturated with oil.  Water will just bead off of it.  I'm not suggesting that you should hose it down, but the amount of moisture that comes under the hood shouldn't hurt anything.

 

A bug deflector should help eliminate that problem of moisture a little, because it will block off another 1/4" or so of the gap at the bottom of the hoodline.

MountaineerTom Senior Enthusiast

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I agree with Shaners that taping, or sealing, down the window trim is a painless, invisible thing that only took me about 10-15 minute to do on my '99.  And best of all, it stopped the flapping noise from now on.  It probably should have been done from the factory.  Why do you need them to be loose and peel up from the window anyway?  ???  

 

Here's the guide we have on it here at GM-TC  :)  .  Windshield Molding

gandolphxx Senior Enthusiast

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The tape down is easy, painless and necessary, unless you like the sound of millions of bugs hitting the windshield at 70 mph.

 

I have the K&N on my 2500 - no water - not a problem unless you drive through about 3' of water, but thats another story :)

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