It's the small things...Bug Shield

[irnmanfan]

No digging into the paint, they supplied me in the kit rubber stickable inserts to place on the hood before screwing the clips in. They work great!

 

[desertred]

You are correct, The directions want you to stick the bumpers to the hood. But I stuck them to the back of the shield instead of the hood. It accomplishes the same intent on the off chance that the shield does flex, and it avoids putting the sticky on the paint. Win, win. Not sure why the directions recommend otherwise to start with.

I did the same thing on the deflector on my Tahoe and it was fine that way for 10 years.

I did this with the bug shield on my 3rd gen. I don't think the rubber bumpers stuck as well to the shield itself as if I would have attached them to the hood. Over time, I lost one or two of them. I would also occasionally knock them off while washing under/behind the deflector. I had actually thought of placing a small screw through the deflector to secure the rubber bumper to the shield.

 

[Pug]

Here are a few pics of the process of the install...

Most importantly "no more hood chips".

Just finished the install (along with mud flaps and body side molding). The first pic made it a lot easier.

:thanks:

 

[desertred]

I think I just added a AVS bug deflector to my list for Santa. I just washed the 4Runner today for the first time in 3 months (at least). I found 4-5 small chips on the very edge of the hood. Its time to go back to the deflector.

 

[dicec2]

I just got an AVS off of Amazon. Listed as used-like new, but only cost $13 w/ free shipping. Got it Saturday and it's unused and sweet with all the parts. Just checked and there's at least one more like it from warehouse deals.

 

[coyotebrooks]

I purchased the AVS bug shield for my 2016 4Runner and once installed my hood would not latch. Did you have this problem and if so what was the fix?
Thanks
Wiley