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Old 06-17-16, 12:27 AM
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Hi everyone, I just installed the FormFit Hood Deflector to try and prevent pebble chips on the highway. I couldn't find much info about it for our car so I hope these pics give prospective buyers an idea how it looks like. I'll report back next week when I get back from a road trip.









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Nice F-Sport you have there
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Thanks but mine is not the F-Sport.

Locally it's dubbed the Luxury model which comes with the paranomic roof, 360 camera and the other niceties. I've added the F-Sport grille and performance dampers. Only things I find lacking are the F-Sport suspension, g-force meters and Siri Eyes Free.
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Not a fan, just pay the money and clear bra the hood.
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Nah that's why I got the deflector, I only need to install it when I take a road trip to neighbouring Malaysia where the highway speeds can get crazy, we're talking about everyone going at 110-180km/hr.
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A clear bra, its always there and you never have to see it.

A deflector will never beat a clear bra lol
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Sure, your comments might be useful for some.
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A bit off optic (sorry op). I have a Lexus one. Does anyone know of a fast way of remove it? I just want to remove it for washing and waxing.
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Never mind the deflector...I want those LED headlights

Thanks for sharing. Definitely let us know next week how it holds up.
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Originally Posted by leslie11
Nah that's why I got the deflector, I only need to install it when I take a road trip to neighbouring Malaysia where the highway speeds can get crazy, we're talking about everyone going at 110-180km/hr.
Bro, if you do not mind going off topic, is the Fsport grille a direct replacement with the non Fsport?

Where did you get this done
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Originally Posted by Swacer
A clear bra, its always there and you never have to see it.

A deflector will never beat a clear bra lol
And here I was thinking my Swacie had abandoned us. Welcome back.
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Originally Posted by 1halifax
A bit off optic (sorry op). I have a Lexus one. Does anyone know of a fast way of remove it? I just want to remove it for washing and waxing.
I think all you really need to do is to unscrew the 9 clips and pop it out, 5-6mins max.

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Never mind the deflector...I want those LED headlights

Thanks for sharing. Definitely let us know next week how it holds up.
Will do, it was raining really heavily yesterday and it was OK. I'm concerned about how it holds up to high speeds.

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Bro, if you do not mind going off topic, is the Fsport grille a direct replacement with the non Fsport?

Where did you get this done
I've read that some of the US bumpers are different from the international ones so please check with the others here. My car's bumper is exactly like the F-Sport so the grille was a direct replacement and I refused the chrome. I got it from Nigel during a trip to HK. I ordered the front lip too and hand carried both back, Singapore Airlines had no issues accepting it though there was an odd look from the counter staff!









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Thanks Leslie. Was it an original LEXUS part? Mind sharing pricing?
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Yes it is an original Lexus Toyota part. It cost me HKD$7500, just under US$1k, for both the grille and front lip. The front lip is already pre-painted and replaces the stock front lip.
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Swee

Does the number plate holder come with the Fsport grille too?


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