Product Description

Keep your hood looking showroom-new with this impact-modified acrylic Bugflector II hood shield from AVS. The wrap-around design gives your vehicle an aerodynamic appearance and the off-the-hood design permits easy cleaning and waxing. The Bugflector II is car wash safe.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #88144 in Automotive
• Color: Smoke
• Brand: Auto Ventshade
• Model: 24139
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 3.50" h x 6.56" w x 57.00" l, 2.10 pounds

Features

• Full height; wrap-around design for a sleek aerodynamic appearance
• Installs with 3M adhesive foam tape; no drilling required for a custom fit
• Protects the windshield and fenders of the vehicle
• Car-wash safe
• Backed by a limited lifetime warranty

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Good Value; Easy Installation
By Michael Dransfield
The Bugflector II fit perfectly and installed in literally 5 minutes. The screw holes all lined up with the existing holes in the underside of the hood on my '07 Toyota RAV4 Sport.

I found it strange that the screws didn't have much of an indentation for the tip of the screwdriver, so I had to make sure I used a Phillips screwdriver with less of a tip. A slotted screwdriver probably would have worked better. Nonetheless, easy install.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Bugflector II
By M. Swanson
It looks and fits great, all predrilled holes lined up just right. Plastic plugs and screws went in easily and holds it on nice and tight. Took like 5 minutes to install and that included reading the instructions.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Don't Be "Hood"-Winked By The "Bugflector II" !!!!!
By A. Toll
PROS:

1. Manufactured and supported by a U.S. company: AVS, a division of Lund International in Lawrenceville, GA. (Support#: (800) 241-7219).

2. Supposedly custom- made to fit your vehicle. The box I received was clearly marked for my year and make of vehicle. Even comes with a dorky “AVS” decal to affix to the unit.

3. Responsive and accessible customer support is a positive. Native English-speaking and landline (rather than VOIP-based) phone support was helpful and receptive.

CONS:

1. Hood shield does NOT extend across the entire front surface of your vehicle-only the 31" lip of the hood. I guess the bugs and stones have been read the riot act and instructed to ONLY land on the shield itself rather than the remaining surfaces of the vehicle's front!

2. The plastic molly-type fasteners are flimsy, sub-standard and do not install properly on many vehicles for which the fasteners are intended. Customer support suggested that a redesign of these fasteners is being considered due to complaints from customers. The fasteners are nothing more than cheap plastic toys whose threads strip easily when tightening the plastic Phillips screws into the fasteners as per the directions. These do not make for a permanent, quality install.

3. The instructions accompanying the product are insufficient for proper installation of the fasteners. Only by contacting customer support will you be assisted in making a successful install. Better and sturdier clips, rather than 1/4" plastic fasteners will yield a better and more permanent install. The inadequate hardware renders a quality acrylic hood shield a mediocre product, accounting for my rating of 3 stars.

4. The manufacturer claims that the hood shield is “car wash safe”; however, cleaning instructions inserted into the box state: “Not for use in brush-type car washes”-A misleading statement. This statement really means that YOU can hand-wash your vehicle yourself but the shield is not designed to go through automated car washes, since well over 85% of automated car washes use circular brushes. Not an advantage in my opinion.

5. Amazon’s product description for this item indicates that it “Installs with 3M adhesive foam tape”. Two problems here: a. This particular item (#: 24139), is designed to be installed with plastic fasteners (supplied in the box) and; b. There is no 3M adhesive foam tape supplied nor does the installation manual indicate this as an option.

BOTTOM LINE:

1. A quality U.S. product but supplied with inadequate and substandard plastic fastening hardware which requires a more reliable upgrade.

2. Quick fix for the “fasteners”: Replace the fragile plastic Phillips screws with identical metal or stainless steel ¼”screws for a good permanent fix.

3. My advice: Not worth the $50 price. Pass on this unit and find better and more convenient alternatives like WeatherTech, carid.com, autoanything.com and J.C. Whitney.

Hope this helps.