| Author | Message | ||
     Lee R. Byrd (Mobile) New Member Username: Mobile Post Number: 1 Registered: 07-2003 |
I was just curious if anyone had any opinions as to which company's "smokers vents" to order for my Disco Series II. By smokers vents I mean the four window vents that enable a person to roll there window down part way without letting water in. I was looking at the one's in Atlantic British's magazine. The ones from AB say they attach to vehicle in a fashion I am not familiar with. I wanted to make, sure before I ordered, that these vents were not junk and or would not fall off any time soon. If you know of any better vents for the disco let me know. Thanks | ||
| Chris Marcel (Gumarcel) Senior Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 836 Registered: 11-2002 |
Are you talking about the wind deflector type things for windows? | ||
| Lee R. Byrd (Mobile) New Member Username: Mobile Post Number: 2 Registered: 07-2003 |
Yes: I am referring to the wind deflectors for windows. I could not remember what they were called in the Atlantic British catalogue so I just called them what I could remember. | ||
| Greg French (Gregfrench) Senior Member Username: Gregfrench Post Number: 513 Registered: 11-2002 |
They are on sale right now at AB. Don't know if you have the sale catalog or not. Still expensive, but not AS expensive. I'd like to know opinions, too, before I buy a set. It rains a lot here, and I like to keep my windows cracked a little while I am at work. | ||
| Axel Haakonsen (Axel) Moderator Username: Axel Post Number: 174 Registered: 02-2003 |
I have the AB deflectors on both the Disco and the Freelander. They work great, and are relatively simple to install. They have a lip on them that goes into the window channel. It's a pretty tight fit, so they are not going to go anywhere, and they also keep wind noise down when the window is cracked open.. They are made by some german company, I forget the name. - Axel | ||
| Chris Nuzum (Cnuzum) New Member Username: Cnuzum Post Number: 8 Registered: 02-2003 |
I had the on my Explorer and was very impressed. I was very happy with the difference in the amount of wind noise and amount of wind that actually entered the car while it was at highway speed. | ||
| Lee R. Byrd (Mobile) New Member Username: Mobile Post Number: 4 Registered: 07-2003 |
OK, so the verdict is that the wind deflectors from AB work well and stay put. Thank y'all very much for your assistance with my first post on this board. I hope I can be of assistance to y'all sometime. | ||
| Chris Marcel (Gumarcel) Senior Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 837 Registered: 11-2002 |
I wonder how is it they are actually secured down, would someone be able to enlighten me. | ||
| Alan Greening (Alan_g) New Member Username: Alan_g Post Number: 26 Registered: 04-2003 |
Chris, I fitted "ClimAir" deflectors to my Disco, they just slot in between the window frame and the furry/rubber bit that the windo seats into, no screws, rivets or glue required.. The window has to be all the way down when you fit them, and you can't get them out with the window just cracked open enough for ventilation. They are well worth having. Alan | ||
| Phil Davidson (Bigbugga) New Member Username: Bigbugga Post Number: 3 Registered: 07-2003 |
I have the original LR slimline wind deflectors. these ones are only small but still allow the window to be opened for fresh air in the rain. Fitted on with a double sided strip that came with them. They have been caught on branches and had small children try and hang off them but they have stayed put and work great. | ||
| Chris Nuzum (Cnuzum) New Member Username: Cnuzum Post Number: 11 Registered: 02-2003 |
the ones I had used 3M tape. You rolled down the window, put the wind deflector into the window jam, pulled off the tape "cover" and rolled the window up so it could set properly. The only problem I had was with one of the back windows that seemed to loose its stickyness and whenever I rolled the window up, it would hit the vent. Nothing big though. |
