V70 wind deflectors - Climair or Heko...?

[Ant B]

Looking to get some wind deflectors for my V70, research suggests either Climair or Team Heko as being the two most popular brands; anyone fitted either of these? Is one brand better than the other? Any issues with either brand; poor fit, poor quality, degrades quickly etc.?

Cost not really an issue, they’re both similar, just interested if anyone had any experience with either before I order some up!

Thanks...

[krzemien]

For your consideration:

https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=307288

[Ant B]

Originally Posted by krzemien

For your consideration:

https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=307288

Ooops, thanks; I did a quick search on here and google, somehow missed that one though and it’s only from a week ago!! So that’s one negative for the Heko (although I don’t have the laminated glass, but sounds like the clips can be problematic, whereas Climair I don’t think use clips).

Also to add; if Volvo themselves do some wind deflectors for a P3 V70 I’d happily buy those (even at what will likely be twice the cost of the others), I couldn’t find any OEM Volvo ones though, but if anyone knows they exist and can point them out to me, that would be great too, thanks!

[Ukwide]

Originally Posted by Ant B

Ooops, thanks; I did a quick search on here and google, somehow missed that one though and it’s only from a week ago!! So that’s one negative for the Heko (although I don’t have the laminated glass, but sounds like the clips can be problematic, whereas Climair I don’t think use clips).

Also to add; if Volvo themselves do some wind deflectors for a P3 V70 I’d happily buy those (even at what will likely be twice the cost of the others), I couldn’t find any OEM Volvo ones though, but if anyone knows they exist and can point them out to me, that would be great too, thanks!

Fitted Climair wind deflectors to all my cars past and present. They’re easy to fit, don’t use clips and they’re more flexible to fit than the others.

[Ant B]

To update this thread for anyone else pondering the same question; I bought the Climair in the end, they've been fitted about a month now.

They're good quality (as they should be for the price, probably 50% more than most other makes), supplied with instructions (in German!!) and some fixing tape for the rear ones, and were very easy to fit. I'll be honest they bent a lot more than I thought / more than I was comfortable bending them, but I guess that's how they stay in place on the car.

As per the instructions it took a while for the windows to become reset to the new positions (they can't go fully closed any more, they only go say 95% of the way up because the deflector is there), and even though the instructions say to do the windows open and closed 5+ times to allow the car to 're-learn' this it took a while longer for mine - sometimes I'd closed the windows with the remote when leaving the car and one would come down again, obviously thinking it had detected something blocking the window. All settled down within a few days though.

Do they work? Well, yes and no! I wanted them because my kids insist on opening the back windows at speed, which creates a repetitive vacuum-type noise that gives you a headache, and while they have reduced that noise it's not gone altogether. I think it has also increased wind-noise at speed with the windows up (not surprising, there's something sticking an extra 2-3" out of the car), but on the whole they do pretty much what I thought they would, can't complain.

Some pics below of the kit, and them fitted to the car (I know the car's filthy before anyone pulls me up)!!

[bananarama]

Originally Posted by Ant B

Some pics below of the kit, and them fitted to the car (I know the car's filthy before anyone pulls me up)!!

If you get the chance, would you be able to add a close-up picture of the wind mirror area? I'm curious to see how the deflector is fitted in relation to the seals.

[Ant B]

Originally Posted by bananarama

If you get the chance, would you be able to add a close-up picture of the wind mirror area? I'm curious to see how the deflector is fitted in relation to the seals.

Sadly not, I took them off the car last year., sorry..