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What's a good low profile bug guard for the hood?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by jckinnick, Apr 25, 2023.

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  1. Apr 26, 2023 at 12:24 PM
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    Love my AVS Bugdeflector 2, no more rock chips on the hood.

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    There is no difference at all between the two. They have both their names on the packing info. You might have got one that wasn’t made correctly, but they are made at the same place.
     
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  3. Apr 26, 2023 at 1:24 PM
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  4. Apr 26, 2023 at 2:35 PM
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    I get all the time . I didn't want a pre Madonna hybrid slim tube bumper . I wanted a BUMPER .
     
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  5. Apr 26, 2023 at 2:55 PM
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    I noticed from the pics it goes over your existing bumper?
     
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  6. Apr 26, 2023 at 3:06 PM
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    That bumper looks sturdy as hell for sure
     
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  7. Apr 26, 2023 at 3:06 PM
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    Indeed interesting it looks morphed into the OEM bumper. Is that the OEM bumper coming out from the bottom left corner?
     
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  8. Apr 26, 2023 at 3:15 PM
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    Looks like it. Never seen this design.

    Holy approach angle.:)
     
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  9. Apr 26, 2023 at 4:12 PM
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  10. Apr 26, 2023 at 4:21 PM
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    Do those kinda things work for rocks? My windshield is a magnet for them it seems
     
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    Guys with the deflectors, did you install those rubber stick on bumpers? If not, any rubbing on the paint from highway speeds or brushless car washes?
     
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  12. Apr 26, 2023 at 5:46 PM
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    Avs. Low as you can go

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  13. Apr 26, 2023 at 8:20 PM
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    Thanks I'll look in to it
     
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  14. Apr 26, 2023 at 8:21 PM
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    What model AVS is this?
     
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  15. Apr 26, 2023 at 8:23 PM
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    Im more concerned with rocks scratching up the front of my hood
     
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    That I can tell you has not happened with mine. It does provide good protection for the front of the hood.
     
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    The lower it sits the less it will protect your windshield from rocks. The uglier/taller the deflector the more it changes the airflow over the hood. This causes rocks to hit the windshield at a shallower angle, turning hits that would be a crack into a pit, and hits that would be a pit into a non damaging glancing blow.
     
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    I refuse to use any product that uses double-sided tape on ANY surface with paint, just not a good idea unless you don't care about the potential of paint lifting.
     
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