rslovak

Hello,
I am a new (used 2008) vette owner. I just wanted to say that I love taking the targa top off, but as with most cars the wind noise and turbulence is too much if you have some one in the car.
I bought a wind deflector off eBay and it made a nice difference with the wind in that passenger compartment and the buffeting sound. I also don't have to turn the radio up near as high.
I just figured others might enjoy my find. It was about 40.00 and is way too easy to even need and directions.
If you are interested search eBay for C6 wind deflector. One of the best things I have added yet!

4SUMERZ

How is it held in place?

Do you happen to have the item number or the seller?
I couldn't find it.
Even a link to it would be nice.

EVRose

What happens to it when you put the top back on? Is it snap on snap off or something?

Silverado Desperado

His first and only post, who wants to bet that the OP is the vendor on eBay?

ZimC6

delete

4SUMERZ

Sounds good in theory, but I somehow doubt that it would stay in place at highway speeds if only held in place by the trim piece.
It's hard to hold your hand out the window without it being pushed back, so how can this piece stay in place.
Maybe the Op should get us a video of how great this is.
May have to try a piece of acrylic to try this theory out

MTc6

I bought windjammers from Davies Corvette for my 81 and 06. I had to adjust the angle on the 06 and made it stand up straighter as I am 6'-2" . Both fasten through the holes from the original top. Works great and you can have a conversation at 80 mph.The 06 was $180 but well worth it.

Pittcorvette

Welcome to the forum. Have fast have u driven with it on? I am interested in purchasing one. Also a closer look on how it latches on. Does it secure using the lock handles?

tennblkc6

yeah.. I'm very interested in how it mounts and how you store it when you reinstall the targa. I had already looked at this item about a week ago on eBay but didn't see anything on the forum about them.

rslovak

Thank you, only been to highway speed 70-75. It does not use the handles. It's actually cut to go over them. The only thing that I could think that would be more useful to help it stay in place would be some Velcro stuck inside the trim and on the deflector.

rslovak

I stored it right behind the lip of the waterfall area. It sit against it out of the way.

4SUMERZ

Thanks for the update. If you had it on doing 70-75, then I'm convinced that it will do the job OK.
I guess it would be possible to modify the deflector by attaching a pin on both sides that would slide in the targa insertion holes, thus making it a bit more secure.

I just may purchase one of these

rslovak

Okay since y'all asked and it has been a great day to drive I drove 85 for a ways and it stayed on great. For those of you wanting to know the magic number and so did I. I got to 112 before the pressure pushed it into the car with me. So highway speeds should not be any problem on a long basis.

tennblkc6

so...it actually came out of its holding position after getting the speed up to ~110?

rslovak

Yes, it did. I was trying to make it, and beyond the driving wind it was pretty windy. As soon as it came in I immediately noticed the air flow change. I don't know how many times or why I would need it at 110 but I might try some Velcro inside the trim and see if it stays. I will update in a few days when I do that..

drjdog5150

I just bought it, will post up a detailed review upon arrival!

drjdog5150

Ok, finally had a chance to try this out the other day. I drove 14 miles on I-10 and set the cruise at 82 mph, to me it did not make any improvement in the wind noise, it seemed to make a buffeting sound. At mile 13 it started to come out of the trim, so I had to hold it and pull off the interstate.

Today was another perfect 74 degree day here in AZ so I tried it out again. Same 14 mile stretch of road with cruise set at 81 today (lots of cops out). This time it completely flew out and hit me in the forehead not more then 2 miles into the drive! Not something I will ever use again and will be contacting the manufacture requesting a refund. I'm not a fan of things flying into my face while driving, especially at highway speeds. I am just glad it didn't hit me in the eye or cause me to wreck...that would probably be a lawsuit to the manufacture.

Here are some pictures of it installed. If you have any questions that I might not have covered please feel free to ask.

Thanks for reading, and please don't buy this product its dangerous!
Jason

arp35

I bet you could put some Velcro strips on it so it couldn't pull out. You could also drill through the trim piece and the part then slide a wood dowel or push pin through it to hold it in place. But really is probably not worth it unless it was really awesome. I bet you could just drill some small holes in the deflector and use zip ties to hold it in place when you want to use it. Then just cut the zip ties and throw them away when you were done.lol

drjdog5150

That's classic! Love me some zip ties lol

Just a note, I also contact the seller on eBay right after writing this post and told him the story, also asked for him to refund my money and to please mention that it can fly out. Right away I received a full refund and this response;

Glad to see he mentioned something in the ad, and very impressed with the short time in responding to me.

Silverado Desperado

Anyone try the new one yet?