Wind Wings

[callum]

Having driven my GD 'naked' for the last year since SVA (the car not me! - i.e. without wind wings) I have been wondering just how effective they are and whether they are largely cosmetic or if they make a marked difference. Any comments on their effectiveness and the minor differences between the suppliers before I take the plunge?

[wilf]

Callum, it is not really a "chalk and cheese" thing. Having said that, I do get a markedly reduced amount of wind buffeting to the side of my head by having them. But feeling the breeze is always going to be a feature of Cobra driving.
As to suppliers, I suspect they are all of a similar quality.

If you fit them, beware of the possibility that if folded too far in, the bottom edges could collide with the forward end of the door tops. Depends on the amount of windscreen rake you have.

[russell_ram]

Wilf,

I would have thought the ammount of wind was more to do with the number of sprouts consumed in the last week than with chalk or cheese - or maybe it affects you differently.

R

[Miket]

Callum

I personally would'nt be without them, they do stop a lot of buffeting. As Wilf mentioned, they will be very much the same from any supplier.

PS. You want toughened glass ones, not perspex or similar material.

[wilf]

Russ - if you can buffet the side of your head with your wind, then I am always going to be upwind of you in the future. :7

[euro_427]

:+
OK guys - silly question, are they easy to fit ?
And another question - How important is the torsion bar in the centre of the windscreen ? I don't currently have one fitted, but have noticed that it is installed on almost all others models I've seen.
I have a dash mounted mirror which gives me good vision under the double roll-bar, so not concerned about mounting one on the torsion bar.
I Hope everyone had a good Christmas, and look forward to meeting up with some of you at the Royal Oak(Midhurst) in January on my return.
:9 I'll be making up for 5 weeks without a drink !! :+

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Graham

[Miket]

Graham

5 minute job. Your windscreen frame should be attatched to the pillar with four stainless set screws each side, the windwings are supplied with two longer screws that replace the existing ones.

The centre screen tensioner holds down the top of the windscreen frame and stops it parting company from the glass when the hood is fitted.

[osgood]

Mike, I would disagree with your last comment. Whilst building my car & fitting the wind wings one broke N/S as it colided with the door!!! It was toughened variety & needless to say splintered into a thousand pieces damaging the paint in the process; It occurred to me at the time that it could easilly be my wifes face!!!! So I made them out of fairly substancial roofing plastic which is also used for sign making & gained the correct shape for my particular car; a lot less likely to do damage I thought in the event of a breakage, just a thought Eric

[osgood]

Callum, I to found them very effective re wind buffeting, also they help a lot when driving in the wet stuff that keeps falling from the sky these days!! Quite good re keeping the water out from the front of the side screen when the hood is up Eric.

[Miket]

Eric

I agree that toughened glass splinters into thousands of pieces, plastic or perspex breaks into 2 or more pieces and what is left are like daggers.

I am speaking from experience, In the earley seventies I was a passenger in the front seat of a car fitted with a Webasto sun roof and it had a full width perspex wind deflector that tilted through the roof when it was open and folded back against the sun visors when the roof was closed, anyway, we had a 30mph head on collision ( NO SEAT BELTS WORN IN THOSE DAYS) and I shot forward towards the screen, the roof wind deflector dropped down and shattered, I came in contact with the broken visor and ended up with a gash in my face which started just level with my ear and carried on following my jaw line and ended up finishing just past my adams apple, 48 stitches in all.

I did eventually go through the screen, but the glass damage to my face was minimal compared to the gash from the plastic visor.

All healed now, grew a beard to hide the scar and I'm still as good looking as ever.