Has the flipping bubble burst and hood deflector or no?

[clos0791]

I was thinking about ppf but how does I adhere if not adhesive? My friend has ppf on his white car and after several years it’s now outlined with black from dirt, I’m guessing. I didn’t like that look either.

Thats a great point. Eventually, the paint will fade a bit and there will be a noticeable line. I was also thinking of just polishing and waxing regularly with good quality products and avoiding the highways/freeways as much as possible.

I also have a lifted Jeep Wrangler with 35s and have zero paint chips on my hood or windshield and use the highway everyday. I guess because it sits so high? Don't know.

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[gwrace14651]

Counterpoint:

Just sold my MY22 Maverick XLT Hybrid that has these factory options added:
Co-Pilot360 + Rear Sliding Window + 110V/400W Outlet in Cab
Also added aftermarket: Hard Drop-In Bedliner + Rear Splash Guards + Front Windows Tinted

I purchased it on 12/13/2021 for the out-the-door price of $26,068.21
MSRP was $24,175.85 which includes delivery charge

Sold to Carvana today 8/28/2023 for $31,404
That price is $5,335.79 over my out-the-door price of $26,068.21
and $7,228.15 over MSRP price of $24,175.85 which includes delivery charge

Sold my MY 2022 Maverick to Carvana for a $5,335.79 Profit

That is probably why Carvana is slowly going down the tubes. They offered me 17K for a low mileage 10 year old Honda Accord Hybrid that I'll be selling or trading when the new Mav arrives this fall. Paid 24K and some change out the door new.

 

[gwrace14651]

Thats a great point. Eventually, the paint will fade a bit and there will be a noticeable line. I was also thinking of just polishing and waxing regularly with good quality products and avoiding the highways/freeways as much as possible.

I also have a lifted Jeep Wrangler with 35s and have zero paint chips on my hood or windshield and use the highway everyday. I guess because it sits so high? Don't know.

Same here with a lifted 2004 4x4 Ford Excursion PSD. Zero paint chips on the hood after 19 years of ownership.

 

[Bill K]

Yes regarding chips. At 2k miles I installed an aftermarket deflector on my Mav. Seems to be stronger than the hood paint. ( paint is very thin) Also it seems to deflect stones away from the windshield.

 

[NJBob]

Never liked hood deflectors. They are a pain to install and remove. I don't like anything that uses adhesive to install. I'm thinking of PPF on mine.

Although I like the premise of them I have found that debris can can stuck under them. Also can be troublesome in a car wash. Poor job leaving the adhesive stuck on.

 

[Red Ryder]

I had an Iconic Silver Maverick for almost two years before trading it in on my current Maverick. I never had as much as a scratch on any part of the hood--no deflector. I just hope my Atlas blue does as well.

My Iconic Silver never had any chips or scratches either, after 18 months and 27,000 miles.
I had purchased the low-profile OEM textured deflector, but never installed it.

 

[Gullzway]

I installed my hood deflector to protect the Windshield from rocks, prevents most bugs as well.
Got a rock crack 12 days after I bought my Mav.

The original(discontinued) Aeroskin 2 creates wind deflection. A year and a half later, no issues, or rock chips/cracks, and rarely any bugs to clean off.

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