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Anyone got pics of Weathertech window deflectors installed?

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Old 11-09-15, 04:52 AM
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Default Anyone got pics of Weathertech window deflectors installed?

I tried searching but came up with nothing.
Old 11-14-15, 06:38 PM
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You should try their website , LOL

http://www.weathertech.com/lexus/200...ow-deflectors/
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I have, but I wanted to see members' cars and different angles. I went ahead and purchased Wellvisors instead after finding out that weathertech's visors damage the weather stripping.
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Not to sound ignorant, but honestly, what's the point of these?
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A lot of people get them for looks. From a functional standpoint they allow you crack your window when its raining or when its hot.
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You can't crack your window when it's hot with out these installed? Why would you need to crack a window when it's raining?

As far as the 'fresh air' promotion, I'm a little baffled. They advertise these as: "Maximum fresh air enjoyment". Wouldn't maximum fresh air enjoyment be just rolling your window down? or just get out of the car?

I promise I'm not trying to sound ignorant, I feel like these are just for looks and nothing else.
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You crack them when its raining if you want some fresh air and to let your fart out.
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LOL "maximum fresh air enjoyment"...these people
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Originally Posted by D3AN
You crack them when its raining if you want some fresh air.
What part of Cali do you live in where it's constantly raining and you constantly wish you could have maximum fresh air?
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Don't some people use so they can ash out the window without exposing their cancer sticks to the full force of the wind? Otherwise if you live in SoCal they're just for looks. I live in SoCal, I think it's rained three times this year.
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Ya it hasn't rained much here. I'm hoping it'll be useful when it does rain or when I want to keep my car cooler during the summer since its parked outside. Besides that I do like the look it adds.
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There's absolutely no problem with putting something on your car because you want to. With that being said, How would this reduce heat and keep your car cooler in the summer? These will reduce the heat by less than 1% where window tint (doesn't even have to be dark, could be clear) can reduce heat by 70%.

Again, I have no problem with someone putting something on their car because they want to. I'm just trying to understand how the company is trying to market these things and why/how they think they do anything at all functional.
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If you don't want to make it obvious to potential thieves that you're windows are cracked, the visors do a great job of hiding that. That way you can let hot air out during during those scorching summer months parked outside.

The other thing is that if you happen to like rain air, you can breathe in that "maximum fresh air" without your interior getting wet. Whether or not this is worth it is up to the consumer, but they do serve a purpose and if I use it under the conditions I've mentioned its no longer just for looks.
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Do people still break into cars? I must live in Shangra La because I don't even lock my front door.
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I'll rest my case. I still don't get the point, but there's no point going back and forth. To each his own.
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