Toyota Camry: Anybody installed a bug deflector on the front hood?

I have had one on my Matrix for over a year and it is excellent (and
it's the Form Fit brand). Be sure you put the plastic bumpers on the
CAR HOOD and not the deflector and you will have no problem with paint
damage. It comes off in seconds for cleaning underneath and goes
right back on. Don't over-tighten the screws either. Highly
recommended.

Regards,
Mark Pippin


com (Mf29) wrote in message news:<cfl.rr.com>... 

I installed a OE bug deflector on my '03 XLE and so far it has worked great.
After four months, no stone chips (or bugs) . With my '00 XLE and no
deflector the hood was covered with stone chips. By using a Toyota OE
deflector they guarantee no paint damage. With after-market, who knows??

how much are those bug deflectors at
the dealer?>

"M.J.S." <com> wrote in message news:<j8IDb.66301$bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com>.. . 

My dealer told me the contrary when I installed my front-end mask.
Toyota won't fix any paint damage/rusting etc., resulting from
use/failure of these accessories.

--Ibrahim

A front end mask (Bra) and a bug deflector are 2 different things. I would
NEVER put a bra on a car unless I was trying to hide an already rock chipped
front end. They will destroy your paint. I have a OE deflector on my 2002 LE
and it works great, no problems with it loosening up or damaging the paint.
I would recommend it.


"Ibrahim" <com> wrote in message
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news:<j8IDb.66301$bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com>.. . 

List price in Canada for a Toyota Bug Deflector is $91.00 (Can)

A front-end mask is in constant contact with the car, unlike the bug
deflector. It also moves relative to the car's surface, and therefore
is almost guaranteed to cause paint rubbing damage long term, not to
mention fading. I would never use one on my car. The deflector, on
the other hand, is not in direct contact with the surface of the car.

Mark Pippin


com (Ibrahim) wrote in message news:<google.com>...