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Yes, it doesn't affect the roof operation at all. Mine stays in situ most of the time.
MINE TO NEH WELL WORTH THE BUY TORTOISE
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Bought one a week ago after hearing good reports by some members.
The first thing I checked was whether I could leave it installed and open/close the roof.
The roof clears the wind deflector by a few centimetres.
Worth it? I think so, but it has only been 1 week!
Mind you, it cost $726 (AUD).
The first thing I checked was whether I could leave it installed and open/close the roof.
The roof clears the wind deflector by a few centimetres.
Worth it? I think so, but it has only been 1 week!
Mind you, it cost $726 (AUD).
You will not regret the money Lanmark, especially with the good weather coming for you.
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If I did my math right, that comes out to around $490 US. Lot of money for a bit of screen and some plastic framing parts. This comes under a high profit margin option for VW. Mine came standard with the car and I can only hope it didn't kick up the cost of the car by $490.
Still, after using my screen for nearly a year now, I certainly would have paid for one if it didn't come standard. IMHO, it improves top down driving a lot by cutting down the breeze on cooler days. I think it also cuts down the noise a tad. I leave mine in nearly 100% of the time unless i need full access to the rear seat. I think it also provides a little security in that it hides items that are on the rear seat which MIGHT prevent a smash and grab operation. I don't have the dark tone windows. Of course, with the top down, it might prevent someone from reaching in and grabbing something while you're at a quickstop and dash in a store.
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Yes the price through VW Parts is outrageous. Reminds me of my VW Cabrio where VW Parts price for the Boot Cover was $600 US.
Be very gentle with the cover, try not to put any twisting stress on it when installing and removing into the car. Where the curved plastic part on the ends joins with the straight plastic parts the joint is just plastic pin into plastic socket heat welded. Mine broke there after a few times putting in and taking out.
Be very gentle with the cover, try not to put any twisting stress on it when installing and removing into the car. Where the curved plastic part on the ends joins with the straight plastic parts the joint is just plastic pin into plastic socket heat welded. Mine broke there after a few times putting in and taking out.
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i negotiated mine as a freebie with the car, also got the luggage and the mats 
Wind deflector
I have only had my Eos fro about two weeks, so I am quite green.
Please this is not intended for anyone to take offence as I have seen all the supporting threads about how good wind deflectors are. i do not have a deflector but do have a question, if you have the side windows up and the deflector in place, ie you are more or less enclosed, why is this any different to having the roof up and simply having the glass roof open.
Is it really worth my laying out £2/300 for one of these, does it not reduce the open top motoring experience
Derek
I have only had my Eos fro about two weeks, so I am quite green.
Please this is not intended for anyone to take offence as I have seen all the supporting threads about how good wind deflectors are. i do not have a deflector but do have a question, if you have the side windows up and the deflector in place, ie you are more or less enclosed, why is this any different to having the roof up and simply having the glass roof open.
Is it really worth my laying out £2/300 for one of these, does it not reduce the open top motoring experience
Derek
Derek, it is well worth it.
With the side windows up and the deflector in place you are more cocooned.
As you move forward the air propels over the windscreen then drops to the rear of the vehicle, re-circulates into a vortex and comes up of the floor and is then propeled forward in the cabin, some on youre neck, the rest makes contact with the windscreen and is forced down to the front footwell. Another Vortex and up it comes again to get you.
To me it sort of defeats the object, having the glass roof open is just like travelling in a normal car and hacing the sunroof open, you are not getting the top down driving experience.
I keep mine in the car all the time and whenever the roof is down the deflector is up, you really really wont beiieve how mush of a difference it makes until you try it.
Mine came with the car as it was ex demo, I know they are very expensive to buy from VW
People I know have bought them from ebay from between £93-£150.
Have a look at this link from ebay to see what they have at the moment.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38&_nkw=eos+wind+deflector
I would recommend buying one, you wont regret it.
With the side windows up and the deflector in place you are more cocooned.
As you move forward the air propels over the windscreen then drops to the rear of the vehicle, re-circulates into a vortex and comes up of the floor and is then propeled forward in the cabin, some on youre neck, the rest makes contact with the windscreen and is forced down to the front footwell. Another Vortex and up it comes again to get you.
To me it sort of defeats the object, having the glass roof open is just like travelling in a normal car and hacing the sunroof open, you are not getting the top down driving experience.
I keep mine in the car all the time and whenever the roof is down the deflector is up, you really really wont beiieve how mush of a difference it makes until you try it.
Mine came with the car as it was ex demo, I know they are very expensive to buy from VW
People I know have bought them from ebay from between £93-£150.
Have a look at this link from ebay to see what they have at the moment.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38&_nkw=eos+wind+deflector
I would recommend buying one, you wont regret it.
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Good technical description Barchetta. Personally I prefer travelling with the windows down when I have the roof down which reduces the effect of the deflecter.
Thats a good point, if I have the roof down and all the windows down I too leave the deflector down. I still leave if fixed in the car but in the down posistion.
From a purely aesthic point of view, with the roof down and windows up you hardly notice the deflector from a side view, but with windows down and deflector up it totally ruins the lines of the car.
From a purely aesthic point of view, with the roof down and windows up you hardly notice the deflector from a side view, but with windows down and deflector up it totally ruins the lines of the car.
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Hi All,
I live in Hawaii, and have never taken the thing out of the trunk. I think that is part of the fun with a convertible, top down, wind in your face! We do have nice trade winds, and a comfortable 80 degrees most of the year!
If the side windows are up and the deflector is in place, it seems it would take some of the fun out of the driving experience. I did buy the car as a fun car, and it has not disappointed me yet!
I see everyones point though, I might even take it out of the trunk and try it.
Hehe!
Robert
I live in Hawaii, and have never taken the thing out of the trunk. I think that is part of the fun with a convertible, top down, wind in your face! We do have nice trade winds, and a comfortable 80 degrees most of the year!
If the side windows are up and the deflector is in place, it seems it would take some of the fun out of the driving experience. I did buy the car as a fun car, and it has not disappointed me yet!
I see everyones point though, I might even take it out of the trunk and try it.
Hehe!
Robert
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Not sure your experience translates to anyone elsewhere. First of all, the wind in your face is not what the deflector cuts down on. It's the swirling wind from the rear which can muss up a woman's hair very quickly. Also, with your almost everyday temperature of 82F/28C, any swirling wind is certainly not cool. And the major difference are the low speeds you drive, at least in the Honolulu area where any speed above 35MPH is RARE. I've been to Hawaii MANY times and the only place where I could get the speed up to around 50MPH or so for any length of time, was the big island.
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Wow Eos Up,
No need to get all all technical. It is just an opinion like yours. If you don't want your hair to get messed, keep your top up! For your information, Honolulu Hawaii is a beautiful place and living here is a lot different than just visiting. There are plenty of places to take a leisurely drive around our Island. Incredible views, sunny skys, and NICE PEOPLE! Did you ever drive by Hanauma Bay? The North Shore? Aloha means Hello and Goodbye!
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I guess you completely miss the point. I totally understand about driving in Hawaii with your top down. In fact, that's the main reason I got back to convertibles after renting one in Hawaii in '96.
The point I was trying to make is that in the rest of the world, partly or mostly, the weather is not anywhere close to what you have (82F/28C). Before I retired, I was a pilot for a major airline and flew to Hawaii MANY times year round. Almost 100% of the time, the temperature was 82F on our afternoon arrival.
I live in the Seattle area where we might have 30 days in the summer with Hawaiian like weather, but we do have a lot of other days from 60F/15C upward that can also be nice topdown driving days. We also have road where we can drive 70MPH or more. These kind of conditions are ideal for the wind defector and most of the nicer convertibles that I see running around have wind deflectors. At highway speeds with the windows up and the defector up. it's very comfortable even on cooler days and a plus is less noise to compete against the great Eos radio.
So, enjoy your topdown driving in Hawaii without a wind deflector. I personally would not give mine up for ANY reason and if it is ever stolen, I'm be buying a replacement ASAP. Since you don't like your wind deflector, what don't you put it up on eBay. You probably can get $300 for it or maybe even more since they aren't cheap.
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I only put my wind deflector up when the wind round the back of my neck is a bit chilly - which of course is very frequently on the East Coast of the UK!
If it's warm (and we did have a warm day or two this year!!) then I like the wind round my neck.
It's really ideal for higher speeds in cooler climates I think.
If it's warm (and we did have a warm day or two this year!!) then I like the wind round my neck.
It's really ideal for higher speeds in cooler climates I think.
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