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Can someone explain to me what the purpose of these two "clips" are on my air deflector for my 2008 XKR convertible? To me, they look to be good for poking holes in the rear seat back leather! Third photo. I have wrapped black tape around them to prevent that. First photo. They are held onto air deflector support bar with small rivets. I am tempted to remove them but would like to what the intended purpose was before I do that.
Thanks.
My deflector is quite different. My flat hoop is longer than yours and it has two fixed metal rods that go into the seat belt slots.
You should probably remove those entire brackets.
Last edited by Cee Jay; Mar 3, 2026 at 03:07 PM.
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Can someone explain to me what the purpose of these two "clips" are on my air deflector for my 2008 XKR convertible? To me, they look to be good for poking holes in the rear seat back leather! Third photo. I have wrapped black tape around them to prevent that. First photo. They are held onto air deflector support bar with small rivets. I am tempted to remove them but would like to what the intended purpose was before I do that.
Thanks.
Those tabs are designed to fit into slots in brackets that are mounted between the seat cushions. If your car was ordered with the wind deflector from the factory, the brackets would have been installed. I’ll find a picture of mine and post it.
Good catch, @kj07xk
That method to retain seems a bit complicated for such a minor thing. I'm kind of glad mine has the pokey stickies out the back instead.
Good catch, @kj07xk
That method to retain seems a bit complicated for such a minor thing. I'm kind of glad mine has the pokey stickies out the back instead.
Steve didn’t know about those brackets when I tried to install the remote top controller, and I had a hell of a time trying to get the rear seat backs out. Finally figured I needed to remove the brackets. Sent Steve the pictures and he updated his instructions.
Guessing not many ‘verts opted for the factory wind deflector.
Good catch, @kj07xk
That method to retain seems a bit complicated for such a minor thing. I'm kind of glad mine has the pokey stickies out the back instead.
and ugly.....
wind is not an issue in my car,
drive withe the top down here in Florida 99% of the time
Really? No buffeting from air going over the windshield and looping back around from behind your head? Blowing off your hat and really messing up the wife’s hair?
Don’t know, maybe your climate is different, but it’s nice doing 85 down the freeway in a calm cockpit.
Really? No buffeting from air going over the windshield and looping back around from behind your head? Blowing off your hat and really messing up the wife’s hair?
Don’t know, maybe your climate is different, but it’s nice doing 85 down the freeway in a calm cockpit.
Yeah, seems there are four stages to wind in the cockpit.
- All windows down.
- Front windows up.
- Front windows up, wind deflector up.
- Front and Rear windows up wind deflector up. <-- Doing this soon!
Which leads to the question:
For those that have the remote top with rear window control, how much wind buffeting improvement do you get with the wind deflector and rear windows up?
Truthfully, wing buffeting with frt windows up and wind deflector up, there is only a very slight amount of wind present up to 75mph, at 85 with all windows up + deflector up there is a bit less buffeting but the tire/road noise makes the drive less comfortable for longer high speed excursians.
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Yeah, seems there are four stages to wind in the cockpit.
- All windows down.
- Front windows up.
- Front windows up, wind deflector up.
- Front and Rear windows up wind deflector up. <-- Doing this soon!
One more - All windows down, wind deflector up. This is the one I use most.
Originally Posted by Circumnavigator
Which leads to the question:
For those that have the remote top with rear window control, how much wind buffeting improvement do you get with the wind deflector and rear windows up?
If you already have the front windows up, and the wind deflector up, adding the rear windows up does add to the calmness and noise reduction. Not a lot, but it is noticeable. Also, rear windows up, with the fronts, and the top down, does refine the side view of the car.
One more - All windows down, wind deflector up. This is the one I use most.
If you already have the front windows up, and the wind deflector up, adding the rear windows up does add to the calmness and noise reduction. Not a lot, but it is noticeable. Also, rear windows up, with the fronts, and the top down, does refine the side view of the car.
Gracias. With the new rescue doberman addition to the family, I am going to have to try a 6th version.
Front and rear windows up, dog in the back seat (Need one of those hammock things, but that's gonna be a tough find with the seat pockets and middle hump) with no wind deflector.
Gracias. With the new rescue doberman addition to the family, I am going to have to try a 6th version.
Front and rear windows up, dog in the back seat (Need one of those hammock things, but that's gonna be a tough find with the seat pockets and middle hump) with no wind deflector.
There is a couple threads in here about rear seat deletes, but there is not very much room to gain in doing so. But it WOULD help the usability. Also save leather from claw damage.
Gracias. With the new rescue doberman addition to the family, I am going to have to try a 6th version.
Front and rear windows up, dog in the back seat (Need one of those hammock things, but that's gonna be a tough find with the seat pockets and middle hump) with no wind deflector.
Hope the dog likes a breeze.
You could make your own custom deflector, by finding some fine meshed material, like the real deflectors, and stretch it across the gap between headrests and down to the center drive shaft hump. Should perform similarly to a wind deflector for the front of the cockpit, while leaving the rear seat space unaffected.
Air Deflector "Clips"
