Aside from the fact that PPF is literally an order of magnitude more expensive than a hood deflector, PPF only protects against light debris, but does nothing to change airflow over the windshield, leaving your glass vulnerable. Which is why I got both PPF and a deflector for my truck, to cover all my bases.
Good luck with a bug deflector blocking rocks from the windshield.
It looks like one big eyebrow.Just an update, that AVS Bugdeflector II being bought out by Husky was true, I installed it and it looks/fits just like the AVS while giving the same coverage. One thing that differs is the mounting holes are not the wide slotted style but just a regular drilled hole, however, the holes lined up perfectly with the gasket holes under the hood.
The only thing they recommended was pasting the rubber bumpers (They protect the bug guard from flexing and rubbing on the paint) onto the hood itself, I did not like this so I pasted them on the back of the bug deflector, I flexed the guard myself to see where it rubbed and used that as a guide on mounting the 4 bumpers.
Also the mounting hardware didn't fully crank down and stop rotating like other anchors I installed, which concerned me, however the bug guard doesn't vibrate when I take the truck up to 90 MPH so it seems solid.
The other thing I didn't like is I had to adjust the hood leveler bumpers above the grill to accommodate the extra thickness of the bug guard. It took a trial/error to get it right, after the first time my hood had a minor shake at higher speeds. A second adjustment fixed this. However this is just the nature of the beast and don't take points off for having to do this.
Last thing I didn't like is the mounting hardware doesn't have clips on it to clip the hood gasket onto it, thankfully the gasket doesn't hang but I wasn't a big fan of losing 4 out of 8 anchor points for the gasket, I wish the manufacturer took this into account when designing the mounting hardware.
Beyond those minor things, I am happy with the final product, install time for me was about 45 minutes which includes adjusting the hood level bumpers. I would recommend this product if you guys cannot find the older AVS Bugdeflector II as its the same thing.
Kinda does look like a unibrow doesn't it?
Do you have any photos from the side? I’m interested to know how streamlined this looks. I want to get a deflector that’s not adhered to the hood and that covers the front of the fenders as well, since they are just as susceptible to rock chips etc. the last maverick I owned had the 3M hood protector and it was not sufficient enough in my opinion.Does it cover the front edges of the fender ? If it does , I would probably ask for a discount since it wasn't what you ordered . I don't have any pads you mentioned . my bugflector is about 1/2 inch to 1 inch away from hood and fender edges . far enough to get rag or small sponge behind to clean Hood and fender edges .
I posted a side view above. Scroll up
Looks excellent. Definitely getting this or the AVS one.It definitely looks “huskier” than it is from the front. Here’s a side view
Have you found like others have reported, that including deflector in the description is misleading?Ford OEM Hood deflector rugged, perfect fit, just got it today
No, it was done by my local Ford dealer, it fits perfectly
Sorry about question.
I can't answer that, I never drive the Mav over 25-35km/hr city driving only. Never went to the highway or so. The Mav is a 2024 with only 2,147km haha
From my thread: Husky Liners Hood Bug Shield Installation with the Black Appearance Package
Amazing second photo! And this is the husky brand deflector?Sorry . these are closes I can get to your request .
