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Bugflector / Hood Protector - yeh or neh?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Veccster, Mar 12, 2009.

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Bugflector / Hood Protector - yeh or neh?

  1. Yes, looks good

    496 vote(s)
    45.3%

  2. No, ditch it

    600 vote(s)
    54.7%
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  1. Mar 12, 2011 at 9:44 AM
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    stevenstaco

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    i like mine... ive seen a difference with and without it
     
    stevenstaco, Mar 12, 2011
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  2. Mar 12, 2011 at 9:46 AM
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    Kingfrog

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    Well the deflector looks like its keeping the "air scoop" from doing it's job......:D
     
    Kingfrog, Mar 12, 2011
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  3. Mar 29, 2011 at 4:06 PM
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    doubletap

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    I think it looks good. I installed mine on my brand new 2011 taco and no chipped paint yet. I also used two of the mylar strips instead of one, for extra protection against paint chips. If you place one it seems like its going to chip the paint but double it and its nice and thick with protection.
     
    doubletap, Mar 29, 2011
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  4. Mar 29, 2011 at 5:22 PM
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    bblaich

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    I've asked myself the same thing. I just got a Sport last month, and put a hood protector on. Some days I like it, some days I don't. I think it looks better on yours than it does mine...



     
    bblaich, Mar 29, 2011
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  5. Mar 29, 2011 at 5:27 PM
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    Kingfrog

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    IMO Bug deflectors are ugly and I don't thing anyone buys them for asthetic value. they are for some protection from small debris and keeps the windshield clean. They are purely functional. I certainly don't have one for the look. But I see bugs flying over the roof all day long. and no rock chips.

    Like my brother says about bras, "you put something ugly on the vehicle to keep it from getting ugly" LOL

    OF course with a hood scoop it kind of looks strange because it would actually prevent air from getting into the scoop (if the scoop were real) strange combo there.
     
    Kingfrog, Mar 29, 2011
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  6. Mar 29, 2011 at 5:30 PM
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    stevenstaco

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    still attacking hood scoops ........seriously?:cool:.........op i just took mine off and i like it better
     
    stevenstaco, Mar 29, 2011
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  7. Mar 29, 2011 at 5:31 PM
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    jivewalker

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    I love bug deflectors, can't get enough of em.
     
    jivewalker, Mar 29, 2011
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  8. Mar 29, 2011 at 5:48 PM
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    tb99trd

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    i took mine off for a couple months and realized what a huge difference it had been making. my windshield gets plastered with bugs on the freeway without it. with it, clean glass. i think it looks sweet with or without it, but it really makes a huge difference functionally
     
    tb99trd, Mar 29, 2011
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  9. Mar 29, 2011 at 5:49 PM
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  10. Mar 29, 2011 at 5:57 PM
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    Kingfrog

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    Yeah sue me..Tacoma hood scoops are an easy target. Like a bad wig....All in good fun.

    If someone hates my truck or bike or whatever or disses it I am not bothered at all. I simply don't "personalize" these things as much as some people. I do things to my vehicles for me not for the general public to "approve of". Hell who puts a Toyota Emblem on a Yamaha and a Yamaha emblem on a Toyota? Me!!! :D:D
     
    Kingfrog, Mar 29, 2011
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  11. Mar 29, 2011 at 10:56 PM
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    OZ-T You are going backwards

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    Plasti dipping your skid plate is not " personallizing it " ?

    Seems a bit poser to me .
     
    OZ-T, Mar 29, 2011
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  12. Mar 29, 2011 at 11:40 PM
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    Kingfrog

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    Personalizing as in taking insults fired at them PERSONALLY. I am personally not bothered by someone not liking any vehicle i own or what I do to it. ..Sure I make them mine. With things that suit me. Painting a skid plat back makes it "disappear". That was more my intent. Rather than remove it I painted it

    And BTW I don't view posing as a bad thing. Put your truck in your sig and you are posing as in say "hey look at mine isn't it sick too?" Is that posing? I don't know. Don't care.
     
    Kingfrog, Mar 29, 2011
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  13. Apr 12, 2011 at 1:46 PM
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    seksilumpia

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    i have the OEM bug deflector on my trd sport..i really dont like the way it looks at all but it does work surprisingly for how shallow it is..i would take it off but my dad bought it for me
     
    seksilumpia, Apr 12, 2011
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  14. Apr 12, 2011 at 1:59 PM
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    joerussell610

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    joerussell610 When all else fails read the directions

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    for me there is just to much going on up front for more "stuff"
     
    joerussell610, Apr 12, 2011
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  15. Apr 12, 2011 at 3:01 PM
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    I like mine, and I don't have rocks Deflect off my window.
     
    RedTaco2134, Apr 12, 2011
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  16. Apr 12, 2011 at 4:32 PM
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    JHAirForce05

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    JHAirForce05 I'm kinda a big deal

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  17. Apr 12, 2011 at 4:39 PM
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    I voted no, only because I don't like the looks of them with the hood scoop. I just put the EGR Aeorwrap one on the front of my truck, and love the way it looks. It mounts under the hood, so it doesn't rub the paint (from what I can tell), and I have noticed zero vibration from it. I bought it from AutoAnything.
     
    Cerviperus, Apr 12, 2011
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  18. Apr 12, 2011 at 9:22 PM
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    Try to get one tha doesn't ruin your hood. I took my Toyota one off today and my hood was wrecked where the mounts touch the hood itself. The dealer where I bought the truck is paying for the fix, luckily. Truck looks frickin sweet without that thing on it. I'll sell you one cheap if your still lookin, just kidding I smashed it in rage after I saw my hood.
     
    Jake7, Apr 12, 2011
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  19. Apr 13, 2011 at 5:06 AM
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    I'm currently looking to put one of these on my 2011 AC Tacoma. I've always had them and personally like them as they've saved my hood in the past.
    I hate the new OEM ones as they have the metal brackets and don't look right.
    Could you guys give me a shout out on here for the different manufacturers that attach to the existing holes on the underside of the hood and are one piece, but don't require brackets or a seconadary attachment source??
     
    cverneau, Apr 13, 2011
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  20. Apr 13, 2011 at 6:56 AM
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    Cerviperus, Apr 13, 2011
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