Wind deflectors query

salad dodger

Evenin' all

Mrs D recently took ownership of a new(well new to her) mark V astra not too unlike this


She wants to get deflectors for the front windows but is unsure which type to get, the stick-on or the in-channel.

I think these would work a treat http://cgi.ebay.ie/wind-deflectors-Vauxhall-ASTRA-3-H-4-5doors-from-2004_W0QQitemZ350315565502QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item51906f51be and seem fairly well priced.

But her brother(who knows a lot more about cars than i'll ever do) has it in her head that the stick-on versions are better. I'm not as convinced.

I'm looking for opinions of which you out there think are best or maybe there are other alternatives that I dont know about on the market.

Thanks

martinr5232

I wouldnt go with stick on ones personaly ive had them on nearly every car I have owned and allways the ones in the channell.

I think they are far neater but that is only my opinion.

salad dodger

Just as an aside, do the in-channel ones affect the electric windows? I remember being told(by the brother-in-law as it happens) that because the window has to squeeze passed the in-channel version that they can cause the window motors to burn out.

Chippy01

Check to see if Clim-Air does a set for your model of car.
Of all the ones I've used in the past, these seem to be the best IMO.

salad dodger

Chippy01 wrote: »

Check to see if Clim-Air does a set for your model of car.
Of all the ones I've used in the past, these seem to be the best IMO.

They have them alright but at just shy of 80sheets (including delivery) is a bit outside Mrs D's budget.
Cheers anyway

_Kaiser_

I have a set of in-channel deflectors on my Passat and now and then the window will automatically wind back down about halfway if it "catches" on the first run up but most of the time there's no problems.

Only other thing to note is the side mirrors don't go in all the way with them, but both minor things in my opinion.

Chippy01

salad dodger wrote: »

They have them alright but at just shy of 80sheets (including delivery) is a bit outside Mrs D's budget.
Cheers anyway

Ouch, that's a bit of a jump!:eek:
Mind you, the last set I bought was for my GS300 and they cost 40 sheets, but that was about 6 years ago now.:rolleyes:

salad dodger

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

I have a set of in-channel deflectors on my Passat and now and then the window will automatically wind back down about halfway if it "catches" on the first run up but most of the time there's no problems.

The exact same thing happens on my A4 but only on the passenger side strangely enough. Just takes a bit of coaxing to get it closed fully

Chippy01 wrote: »

Ouch, that's a bit of a jump!:eek:
Mind you, the last set I bought was for my GS300 and they cost 40 sheets, but that was about 6 years ago now.:rolleyes:

And that quote was from their own website so i doubt that I'd get them much cheaper anywhere else.

Testament1

I had in-channel ones on my old car and never had any problems with closing windows etc..

The ones i had were made by this crowd:

http://heko.pl/index.php?lang=en

Cant remember how much i paid for them though

jaffa20

I bought mine from micksgarage and they do the job. They are not the stick on ones. Dunno if i'd like those. They provide clips that hold them in place and avoid the window hitting against them.