Bug shield

Just remember to clean leaves and debris out of it that will scratch your paint underneath. Also when you remove it, the paint colour will be different from the rest of the truck from paint fade.

 

I can say this with confidence, these so called defectors, dont do didly squat. But change the looks of the front of the truck.... and clog up with snow and ice on the backside of the deflector. Not worth the investment, unless you going for that look. I am sure it would deflect a rock if by luck it lands there, question is where the rock ends up.

 

I've had a couple of bug guard/deflectors over the years. Ended up hating them. If you have to protect that area have some 3m applied.

 

They add some separation but usually increase wind noise too.

 

Seems to be that way (for aerodynamics). In reality, the shield only deflect bugs and rocks that are traveling directly at it, but not much else. However, you will notice that since a bug deflector's top panel (not the base) follows a similar contour or arch to the truck's panel that's right in front of the hood, it tends to deflect thinks in an upward direction, specially if either the rock or the automobile is traveling at highway speeds. Most of the windshield I have had replaced in recent years have been damaged by crushed rock hitting near the bottom half of the windshield. Also, the windows' wind deflectors create more noise than the bug deflectors on the hood.

Before I retired I used to drive a 2012 Corolla about 50 miles round trip. In here (Alaska) cracked windshields are the norm, so I had the windshield replaced in the Spring every other year, and all had a large crack from left to right on the windshield.

My 2013 Tundra was inherited from my oldest son who passed away last year, and had a cracked windshield (crack near the base of the windshield, stretching across from left to right). I had it replaced last year, and it cracked again during the winter. But since the shop gave me a 1-year warranty, I again had it replaced-this time free of charge. The first job was costly for the shop, because the person who replaced it ended up cutting through the 2-lead remote-start's antenna. It sits near the top edge of the windshield inside the cabin. They asked me to drive the truck to another shop that specializes in remote starters, trim work, and so on. They paid for the labor, about $125.00.

I have a $250.00 deductible in my car insurance, and the total for a windshield for my Corolla was slightly over $250.00. But in this case the insurance didn't have to pay for the windshield replacement, because the shop also offered a military discount, plus a 1-year warranty.