Bug guards for the hood

Do they really help??

 

I just like the way they look with a stock bumper.

 

Mac - I am thinking the same. I've noticed some chipping on my hood and was wondering if the guard would help

 

Taco critter- where did you get yours?

 

I have one, it doesnt work, granted my windshield isnt filled with bugs so maybe it is working idk. It just makes the truck look nicer imo

 

Not sure if mine has helped with bugs, maybe a little. What I care about are rocks hitting my paint. And for that it does help. And I think it looks pretty sweet.

 

I bought a Toyota bug shield and installed it when I bought the truck new. It prevents little pebbles from chipping the paint on the front of the hood. It does not prevent bug splatter on the windshield.

 

I just picked up the Weathertech bug deflector and front window visers. Love them!

 

It doesn’t prevent rocks or bugs hitting your windshield but it does protect the edge of your hood from rock/paint chips.

 

They absolutely help with reducing rock damage. My AVS doesn’t fit the best but it sure helps keep the rock damage down and for that reason alone IMO, it is worth it. Fixing rock chips is tedious.

 

I put one on when it was new in 03. It’s still on. It offers some protection from rocks, but they will get behind it and do just as much damage if not cleaned. If I were to removed it now, I think there would be a clear line of where it was mounted, so I consider it permanent at this point.

 

I’ve had one since day one. It works fine to prevent chips. Bugs not so much.

 

I tend to agree with you all. Bugs, no. Pebble chips, yes. Makes Tacos look boss, definitely

 

agreed. I’m on my second bug shield.

 

x2 on the WeatherTech!

 

Let's see em!!

 

22 years 330k with a bug deflector and I have one stone chip/billions of dead bugs.

 

No chips……

 

Beauty!

 

Thanks