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Old 01-28-2017, 10:31 AM
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I am a first time corvette owner. Traded in my leiderhosen for a pair of good old pair of American jeans. I bought a C6 Coupe with a Z51 package in late August. I had the top off and I could not believe how much turbulence and noise there was in the cabin. Having owned convertibles all my life, I have to say this targa roof was the worst.

I see some older threads on windrestrictor and wind deflectors. Has anyone found anything that works well for the c6 Coupe?

Thanks ahead for your help and responses.

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A partition divider works pretty well. You can buy them or make one yourself. Do a search.

Enjoy your new C6.
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At highway speeds, there may not be much that will completely illiminate the turbulence. I have a Partition, and it did help a bit by stopping the wind from coming back to the cabin so quickly.
Some people have used the hatch ventmaster, which keeps the hatch open a bit to allow the air to pass through.
There was at one time threads on the deflector that you speak of. I've never tried one, so I can't say for sure how good it is at stopping the turbulance.
Here is one of those
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...or-add-on.html

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Originally Posted by wayback
A partition divider works pretty well. You can buy them or make one yourself. Do a search.

Enjoy your new C6.
Is the partition wall low on the trunk or high hung off the ceiling?
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Originally Posted by LV2TOUR
At highway speeds, there may not be much that will completely illiminate the turbulence. I have a Partition, and it did help a bit by stopping the wind from coming back to the cabin so quickly.
Some people have used the hatch ventmaster, which keeps the hatch open a bit to allow the air to pass through.
There was at one time threads on the deflector that you speak of. I've never tried one, so I can't say for sure how good it is at stopping the turbulance.
Here is one of those
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...or-add-on.html
Thanks much for the info. I'll do some more research.
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Originally Posted by OrestK
Is the partition wall low on the trunk or high hung off the ceiling?
It is on the hatch floor, supported against the targa storage components and the speaker trim.
Here is a pic of my partition installed.

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I use this one on my convertible, works pretty good.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Corvette-C6-...xX3VlX&vxp=mtr
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Originally Posted by biker1059
I use this one on my convertible, works pretty good.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Corvette-C6-...xX3VlX&vxp=mtr
Agree and it installs in less then a minute.
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Originally Posted by LV2TOUR
It is on the hatch floor, supported against the targa storage components and the speaker trim.
Here is a pic of my partition installed.

Interesting. I have seen them in plastic but not solid as you have. Once again I appreciate all of your feedback.
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Originally Posted by biker1059
I use this one on my convertible, works pretty good.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Corvette-C6-...xX3VlX&vxp=mtr
I've seen the one you have and another one made by windjammer ($210) that also doubles as a sun visor above the windshield. Thanks for your response and feedback.

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