arent they design to protect that front area of your vehicles or the nose of the vehicle to . I really dont think you can avoid that

 

I too have the hood deflector and depending on the amount of bugs it's not going to keep them all off. I went through a "pack' of bugs a few weeks ago that it sounded like rain hitting the windshield. How much it's supposed to deflect them, can't tell you but on an "ordinary" drive it does seem to help a little from when I didn't have it.
Rich

 

No bugs on my windsheld. My sideview mirrors and rear window, otoh, are always covered in spider webs. BTW, no deflectors.

 

Ah, you probably are not driving fast enough...:doh:

The faster you drive, the bigger the "splat' on the deflector which then re-directs the splattered bug up and over the top of the Pat.....

So there's your answer....drive faster....:smiley_thumbs_up:

 

Bugs and Rocks still hit my windshield, but but I guess my paint won't be damaged, just that if anyone wants to take that deflector off, they'll have to deal with the glue spots of the cushion things behind it on the hood!

In a valley in AZ, I must have killed a 1000 beautiful orange butterflys! It was gross, green innards all over the front of my Jeep! I washed it right away, fearing the acids would wreck havoc on the paint. It took 2 washes to get it off!

 

Today's "aero" bug guards don't do that much to prevent bug splatter, they are more of a cosmetic item than anything. They will prevent rock chips to the paint under the deflector (or hide existing chips). If you're worried about the paint being harmed by the little rubber bumpers, just stick them to the deflector instead of the Patriot.
If you want a deflector that will actually work, it will have to be fairly tall, probably tall enough to interfere with your line of sight forward. These used to be fairly common on the 18-wheelers, often being adorned with flourescent "Kilroy" caricature peeping over the edge. Typically about 6" tall, vertical, and 3/4 or more of the width of the windshield. They would have to deflect all of the air over or around the windshield. I used to have one on my Cherokee that worked quite well, although time and miles took their toll, and it broke off somewhere along the highway -- luckily, the pieces didn't break the windshield, although there was some paint scratching. Fuel economy suffered by about 5%.....

 

I drive 80 miles x hour,in Italy is the limit,so I can't drive faster ehehe
so,there is nothing I can do to making work it better?
I can push it in a more vertical position,is the thing I can do.

x cheropair,do you have some pictures of your working good air deflector?

 

I would say it will reduce bug strikes, not eliminate them. Another board member did up a thread with a nice How-To for the install and reported that it did in fact reduce the amount of bug strikes, but did not eliminate them completely.

Why not temporarily remove it for a week or two and count the strikes, then reinstall and count. I'd guess you'd have an overall reduction (and a lot less strikes on the lower portion of the windshield).

 

that is true,the most of bugs are in the top of the windows.
the other day I had just one bug,but yesterday I did the same road and I had some many bugs on.

 

I've had lesss bug strikes sinces installing my deflector and most occur on the top half of the windshield. I noticed while installing that the oblong holes the screws go into allow you to adjust the angle of the deflector – the steepness of it. Try loosening the screws and move it to a steeper angle to create a higher airflow.

 

I laughed at your "cemetery of bugs" comment...

I have a deflector and it helps a bit, however they still hit the windshield. The main purpose is to protect the hood.

 

ok so I'll try to loose and move it,and I'll take a look if I found a highier cone to put on the hood,by the way,I had so many bugs because I traveled during the sunset and was a day with a so high humidity.

 

I push it higher,the problem is that I have just 4 cones and so in the middle is curved down, so I have to buy somethig to put in that spot.