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Newbie Question re: Hood Air Deflector

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Greetings,

Today I ordered a 2022 CR-V EX replacing my 1998 CR-V LX.
I'm thinking of getting the Honda Hood Air Defector and I was wondering if they really work?

Thanks for any info!

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Well, I learned this afternoon that the screws fastened only to the rubber molding attached to the hood. That was it. I don't have any confidence if that is all that is holding the deflector in place.
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Elliott937 said:
Well, I learned this afternoon that the screws fastened only to the rubber molding attached to the hood. That was it. I don't have any confidence if that is all that is holding the deflector in place.
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It goes: Rubber seal - Shield hole - Hood hole. You need to push it through the hood before screwing down.

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It all sounds good, but it sure doesn't work out that way on my 2022 CRV.
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Elliott937 said:
It all sounds good, but it sure doesn't work out that way on my 2022 CRV.
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When you get a chance, can you share a picture of your issue?
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I'm done. I've already looked at the Honda product, and there is so much hardware, some of it "stuck" to the hood, I think that is a long term accident waiting to happen. So I'm giving up on this, and I definitely would not buy one that you simply use double stick tape to 'glue' it to your hood. I primarily drive 15 miles one way to go teach, and that's pretty much it. I suspect I can do without.
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Okay, I'm going to give it one more try. Question to you experts: I tried to attach the AVS 20634 from Amazon. Of the four mounting holes, I was able to attach the two extreme ones to the hood, but the best I could do with the middle ones was to (not intentional) attach the two center ones to the rubber that is attached to the hood. Will that be adaquate in the long run? I plan to keep this CRV for a very long time. Thanks
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Here's the final installment, from me, although I'll still read experiences by others. With the help of a very good friend who owns a hardware store, the deflector is no installed. He decided to not going under the rubber on the two middle holes. And for those two, as well as the two far-end holes, he "custom cut" his black-friction males so that the would fit and not be too long. It is ALL in and finished.

I thank you for the encouragement to stick to it, and now I look forward to see if the 'scooping effect' will save me from bugs and small rocks.

On Friday I plan to install Weathertech Sun Roof Deflector. Then I will be nearly complete with all the add-ons for my 2022 CRV.
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I’d like to know which is best bug protector for my 2021 CRV.

THANKS
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See this:
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Newbie Question re: Hood Air Deflector

Greetings, Today I ordered a 2022 CR-V EX replacing my 1998 CR-V LX. I'm thinking of getting the Honda Hood Air Defector and I was wondering if they really work? Thanks for any info! PK
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I bought the AVS Bugflector. I did not want double sided tape on my top of hood or clips like the Honda one mounted.
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Damoncaravanman said:
I bought the AVS Bugflector. I did not want double sided tape on my top of hood or clips like the Honda one mounted. View attachment 156059
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Can you remove it for occasional waxing?
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No, I would just wax before it goes on. It is too much trouble to remove it. Like 15 min. 4 or 5 plastic retainers. On my vehicles I have a guard on, most have the double sided tape on under hood. Once on they are on and no need to wax under it. On the CRV, you can somewhat reach to wax under.
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So I switch and drive trucks or SUVs. Never need a stone guard on a truck but every SUV has needed one. Going on ~7 weeks with zero marks and I figured maybe CRv is different and won’t need one.
wrong, picked up it’s first bruises on the front the hood. Ordered the AVS today😏
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CRVster said:
So I switch and drive trucks or SUVs. Never need a stone guard on a truck but every SUV has needed one. Going on ~7 weeks with zero marks and I figured maybe CRv is different and won’t need one.
wrong, picked up it’s first bruises on the front the hood. Ordered the AVS today😏
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Vehicles use to take rock chips, now a piece of plastic can chip paint!
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My 99 had a plastic deflector. Almost no chips on the hood in over 20 years!!!

it broke so I removed it. The double-sided tape was really stuck on there. Lost paint removing it.
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I tried the avs one first and had trouble with the 2 end push pins being too long. I wasnt about to re engineer their product so shipped back to amazon. Got the oem one installed last night. Took me 1.5 hours but that includef rewaxing hood. I saw a video online from a dealer that.shows them installing the end brackets differently by attaching them to shield first then removing adhesive tape backing them adhering to hood. Seemed to be less prone to miscalculation. I did use their pads and my 70% ipa to really prep everywhere the tapes would go. There are 4 clear tapes used under the 4 center brackets to protect paint and the 2 end brackets use 3m tape to stick. Seems on there pretty good and perfect fit.
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I tried the avs one first and had trouble with the 2 end push pins being too long. I wasnt about to re engineer their product so shipped back to amazon. Got the oem one installed last night. Took me 1.5 hours but that includef rewaxing hood. I saw a video online from a dealer that.shows them installing the end brackets differently by attaching them to shield first then removing adhesive tape backing them adhering to hood. Seemed to be less prone to miscalculation. I did use their pads and my 70% ipa to really prep everywhere the tapes would go. There are 4 clear tapes used under the 4 center brackets to protect paint and the 2 end brackets use 3m tape to stick. Seems on there pretty good and perfect fit.
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I just installed the honda oem one after the avs install failed due to too long end clips like others report. The good thing about the honda one is if u break it, u dont have to deal with removing the sticky adhesive stuff all along your hood. And if u replace with same one, u can just keep the 2 end brackets that use tape, there, unless they get damaged somehow.
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Well, Glad I found this thread and glad it does not appear over 12 months old.

Did not everyone get a set of simple 3 picture instructions to go with the AVS 20634 product??

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I see complaints about the rubber and about the middle two holes...



The instructions do NOT say to remove the rubber, not do they say to try and insert the screws in the two middle holes.
Then others claim the screws are not long enough, as they want to put them in tight w/80lbs of torque.

The instructions clearly show WHICH 4 screws to remove, how to slide the new cover on WITH the rubber in place and WHICH 4 screws to put back and NOT try to over tighten.

BTW, as a datapoint - this bug guard deflector from AVS is $52 on Amazon as of 2/25/2023 - Free ship w/Prime
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