What the hell?

by **Jakecallun20** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:26 pm

Ok. So on my way home last night...it was about 68 degrees outside, so I rolled down my windows and opened the sunroof. About 20 minutes later I hear this "whoosh" sound, then a loud bang. I look up and my sunroof deflector had flown off the car, and came within inches of smacking the red Lexus SC430 that was kindly riding my ass. I turned around to go pick it up, when I got home I realized that both bolts holding it in broke off. Now that it is off....I kind of like the new look. Has this happenend to anyone else?

by **yaddadaimsayin** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:35 pm

lolll wtf! good thing it didn't hit the lexus.

by **Chinky420** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:04 pm

no sunroof deflector FTW

i don't know how functional those deflectors are, but the solara looks better without it IMO

now you just have to worry about the bolt holes.

by **lilm** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:06 pm

why would he have to worry about bolt holes?

by **Chinky420** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:16 pm

^^

Jakecallun20 wrote:when I got home I realized that both bolts holding it in broke off.

by **Jakecallun20** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:19 pm

Nah, the little brackets that hold it in clip in between the glass and the car, and can be removed easily with the deflector unscrewed. The screw it self broke and came un attached from the little bracket. I'm gonna wash the car later and see how I like it sans deflector.

by **onefiend** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:45 pm

Chinky420 wrote:no sunroof deflector FTW

looks better without it.

by **fzzyrn** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:48 pm

it might reduce wind noise a bit. This happened to me too, but only one side broke off. The gen 2 deflectors are wedged underneath the sunroof gasket thingy.

by **Jakecallun20** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:19 pm

Got a call earlier....from the owner of a red 2004 lexus SC430...turns out it actually did hit his car...lol.

by **Ilovemylara** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:19 am

wow, did it hurt his car? is he angry?

by **SpeedySolara** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:59 am

Question is how did he get your number?

by **Jakecallun20** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 2:39 am

He said his insurance was going to cover it, and yeah he was fkkin pissed. He got my number some how through my plate numbers?

by **mazen222** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:33 am

the wind deflector is pretty usfull if you smoke... if you dont have it, wind will be going directly inside the car and create turbulance... when its there, the smoke is sucked up directly outside... im keeping mine... just need to fix that gasket underneeth before it brakes like yours did

by **Chinky420** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:56 pm

mazen222 wrote:the wind deflector is pretty usfull if you smoke... if you dont have it, wind will be going directly inside the car and create turbulance... when its there, the smoke is sucked up directly outside... im keeping mine... just need to fix that gasket underneeth before it brakes like yours did

well, i smoke, and don't really notice a lot of smoke lingering without the deflector. there's a vaccum created by faster moving air (outside) anyway, and it'll take out the smokey air, with or without the deflector.

BUT my question, to jake is, do you notice an increase in noise from your sunroof a) with it fully open, and b) with it tilted/cracked, then when you had the wind deflector on it?

by **Jakecallun20** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:24 pm

LOL. yeah actually I do notice a difference in noise. Its much less....badass! And as far as smoking goes, I haven't noticed a difference in the smoke patterns when I'm driving.

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