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Hi everybody,I need to buy a Bug Deflector (good one) which wontr scratch the hood .Is there any suggestions where i can get one ? Should i buy it from the dealer .I live in Toronto so fellow Torontonians can help me out .

ha ha. good luck with that. i had a bug deflector on mine for a long time, but didn't seem to help much. there is a perfectfit one that arcsvibe says works nicely, the GM one, and the carflector (i had this one).are you looking to help keep rocks and chips down, or just bugs? if you are looking to protect the paint then i'd suggest a clear bra or clear hood protector. someone also said the magnetic car bra on ebay works well too. when we drove the hubby's vibe from London, ONT to Anchorage, AK in May we ordered the front end mask to help with the rocks, bugs, and other road animals. lol. worked great and his paint is still intact.

I got one of the "perfect fit" deflectors it looks pretty cool, but I am not sure how much it deflects the bugs cause with the drought conditions here there aren't too many bugs out. But there is a noticable difference. I got it from http://carbras.com/

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oh ya, a pic of the car with the carflector:

Forget about getting the "Perfect Fit" from the dealers they stopped carrying them. You will have to find them on the internet. I had to get another one and the GM dealer only carries the Carflector one. Total cost was 59$ plus tx.Honestly I would spring a little more and get the 3M hood cover. Ultracar here in Montreal installs it for 169$ plus tx.

Go to magnetbra.com $39.00 and all details on that website.

Also go to active autoparts.com They have trhe Lund bug deflector for $58.00

Hi Hope .I am looking for one which will keep the stones away .The paint on the vibe is so crappy that even minute stones rip the paint off .Any suggestions?

Thanks everyone for the info ; i will look around and let you all know before i buy one .

This is how my carflector looks like:

Is there any drilling necessary with the Carflector??? Sometimes there are predrilled holes on the underside of the frontal hood area?????

No predrilling. You just locate the 4 circular holes on the underside of the hood that align with the holes in the bug deflector. Screw them in and voila, its done!This one took me all of 5 minutes to install

Thanks, ArcsVibe

Quote, originally posted by dennisdrive »Hi Hope .I am looking for one which will keep the stones away .The paint on the vibe is so crappy that even minute stones rip the paint off .Any suggestions? ok, that's why i got mine and it didn't work that well. my windshield was a total disaster! now mav's vibe has somehow survived the drive up from Ontario to Alaska and still has no chips or dings. if you are looking for something to help protect the paint, then i stongly recommend a clear bra or front cover type bra. the clear bra is spendy, but imo, a very very good investment! he has the clear bra on his vibe, and i installed the whole front end clear mask on my LGT. had i known this existed for my vibe when i first bought it in 03, i'd have installed it right away! if you go that route, then i also recommend you hire someone to do it professionally because it was a real PITA!

Quote, originally posted by nortsr »Thanks, ArcsVibeYou are very welcome! We are here to help.

Hi everyone,I am wanting to get the bra and I see that there is a clear one out there. Where abouts can I get one??? and also what about the bra the dearler sells??? anyone know if its good or not?Thank You!

scratch the hood ??? do they do that ?i got one installed recently (ventishade if i am not mistaken). not a perfect fit, but no problems such as vibration, etc.it came with a couple of plastic 'bumps' that go on the hood beneath the deflector 'to prevent vibration' as the instructions say. i didn't use them - there seems to be a considerable gap bewteen the deflector and the hood.am i missing something ?

hey I got one for sale..if you want cheap....it the one GN sells for the vibe..came with car when I got it

Can you post a picture ? How old it is ? And how much are asking for it ?