Heko or Climair wind deflectors ?
- Thread starter Jet2004uk
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Hey jet
I got hekos on all 4. I regret not applying some extra adhesive before fitting. It comes with adhesive when I bought em but very minimal. Eventually the glue weakens and you can see the yellow tape if you're up close. This is because they drop out of the window seal a little. They come with metal clips which have been solid in holding them in. I got 1 clip holding the rears and 2 clips for the fronts. Make sure you get the clips which will hold em into place. Heko sent me 6. I might redo mine soon with some better adhesive. They look good with the dark tint finish and hold up well on 100km phr freeways. My mate fitted his without clips and they flew off on the freeway. Ask for 2 clips for each window if you get all 4.
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I got hekos on all 4. I regret not applying some extra adhesive before fitting. It comes with adhesive when I bought em but very minimal. Eventually the glue weakens and you can see the yellow tape if you're up close. This is because they drop out of the window seal a little. They come with metal clips which have been solid in holding them in. I got 1 clip holding the rears and 2 clips for the fronts. Make sure you get the clips which will hold em into place. Heko sent me 6. I might redo mine soon with some better adhesive. They look good with the dark tint finish and hold up well on 100km phr freeways. My mate fitted his without clips and they flew off on the freeway. Ask for 2 clips for each window if you get all 4.
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Jet2004uk
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I actually recieved some Heko ones today but wouldnt fit, turns out they had sent me the wrong ones (wrong year car)... (pillocks) so trying to get them sent back so thought I would just ask you guys on here your opinions, yes they did look good, shame they didnt fit lol
Cheers guys
Cheers guys
climair don't fall out and are much better quality. i made a thread about them ages ago.
shows the need for a "product reviews" section in these forums as this has been asked a few times this month
shows the need for a "product reviews" section in these forums as this has been asked a few times this month
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Jet2004uk
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Fitted climair, easy to fit no clips and still attached after a 120mph drive (on a private road)
Artimus
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Have both ClimAir & Heko, the ClimAir ones are more secure out of the box, but the rear ones on a Sportback bow out too much & look nasty! Heko ones look much better but as has been said, need fixing in at the rear to stop them flying off at speed.
I loved the Heko's on my previous 3 door cars and was almost set to buy them for my Sportback until I read this.
Do you mean they fit well but just look odd as they're a more curved design compared to the flatter Helo profile?
Do you have any pics?
Artimus
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That's exactly it! The ClimAir ones look odd at the rear! I'm sure I have some pics, I'll dig some out...
brb
Artimus
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Here you go
The first two are the ClimAir...
Second two are Team Heko...
The Heko ones are much flatter & squarer than the ClimAir.
HTH.
P.S: If anyone wants a set of ClimAir for a Sportback, you can have my used set cheap.
The first two are the ClimAir...
Second two are Team Heko...
The Heko ones are much flatter & squarer than the ClimAir.
HTH.
P.S: If anyone wants a set of ClimAir for a Sportback, you can have my used set cheap.
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I have a stupid question about the clips on the Hekos which I just got, how do I fit them?! haha. I have already installed the deflectors just using the adhesive strips but the diagram for the clips is just rubbish.
Please help
Please help
the pointy out bit on the clip faces the inside the car, push them up into the window channel using something hard and flat. could probably use a few old cards put together to push them in.
dannyh1991uk
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Iv read that wind deflectors actually produce quite a bit of wind noise when driving at speed :/
Thats what put me off getting a set tbf cuz they'd be a nightmare on the motorway
Thats what put me off getting a set tbf cuz they'd be a nightmare on the motorway
Jet2004uk
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They not to bad, I do a fair bit of motorway driving, just turn the stereo up lol
dannyh1991uk
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s3_trev
Northern Ireland
Using HEKO here on my 3 door s3. Not using clips and they fit great. No issues whatsoever. Dont like the look of the Climair at all.
I have a stupid question about the clips on the Hekos which I just got, how do I fit them?! haha. I have already installed the deflectors just using the adhesive strips but the diagram for the clips is just rubbish.
Please help
I watched this before fitting mine. Very useful.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dnSRJ_d_dw0
That's not true, the climair ones don't come with metal clips but still produce the same amount of wind noise as the heko's with clips.
I've had both on this car and they both produce the noise, it's not a lot, but I now enjoy not having them on for the quietness.
Yes, but the noise comes from the gap between glass and seal not the deflectors. Any deflector prevents a 'factory-fit' seal as it pushes the glass inwards. Check the scratches in the top half-inch of your window after the deflectors have been fitted for a while!
