Installation of Official Maverick Hood Deflector Shield

[1Guy1Truck]

It was a deep cut, but it’s healing up just fine. Thanks for asking.

Phew, close one. You could of lost the finger!

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[Mymaverick2021]

My truck came with this too but the dealer doesn't have it yet and is installing later.
Question, if this is held on by tape, what happens to the paint if you ever what to take it off in the future?

I would use a blow dryer to heat up the sticky stuff to remove it if needed

 

[06Warrior]

I just installed the 4 window deflectors and they all have the red tape.

I peeled enough of the tape so the red tape hung over the top and positioned the window deflectors into position and pulled the red tape until it it all came off then pressed along the tape for about 30 secs to get a good seal.

 

[uh50]

I took delivery on my Maverick on St. Patrick’s Day, and I love it. I’ve spent some extra cash tricking it out with a tonneau cover, mud flaps, etc.

I also purchased the “official” Ford factory hood deflector shield and installed two nights ago.

Lessons learned to pass along:

1. When pulling the red adhesive tape back prior to the initial install, use some scotch tape to hold back the red tape. I had the misfortune of having one of red tape pieces get tucked under the deflector while making the initial placement on the hood. Reaching under the deflector to retrieve the end of the trap is very tricky at this point.

2. I also quickly learned at this point the plastic shield has sharp edges. See photo below for my cut index finger. Luckily I had some clean paper towels with me to serve as a bandage. Luckily the bleeding wasn’t too bad, and I managed to complete the installation.

Overall I would give myself a B- on the installation. Considering my mistake with the tape and my cut finger it could have turned out much worse.

Hope my experience is helpful….

Any battle without injuries is not worth fighting. The deflector looks great.

My Ford deflector was not exactly the width of the hood. I didn't really do a quality check before I installed it and now looking at it from the front of the truck, it's lined up exactly with the hood on the left side where I started. There is a 1/16" space on the right side. Nobody has noticed it, nor have the commented on it, but I know the space is there and My eyes divert to the space every time I look at it. But it still looks good and serves the purpose. Lot's fewer bugs on the windshield.

 

[mr mojo risen]

Any battle without injuries is not worth fighting. The deflector looks great.

My Ford deflector was not exactly the width of the hood. I didn't really do a quality check before I installed it and now looking at it from the front of the truck, it's lined up exactly with the hood on the left side where I started. There is a 1/16" space on the right side. Nobody has noticed it, nor have the commented on it, but I know the space is there and My eyes divert to the space every time I look at it. But it still looks good and serves the purpose. Lot's fewer bugs on the windshield.

Thanks. In my case, if you bend down and look really close, you can notice that the driver side droops down maybe 2-3mm lower than the passenger side. Under the circumstances it turned out pretty decent.

 

[Mymaverick2021]

Any battle without injuries is not worth fighting. The deflector looks great.

My Ford deflector was not exactly the width of the hood. I didn't really do a quality check before I installed it and now looking at it from the front of the truck, it's lined up exactly with the hood on the left side where I started. There is a 1/16" space on the right side. Nobody has noticed it, nor have the commented on it, but I know the space is there and My eyes divert to the space every time I look at it. But it still looks good and serves the purpose. Lot's fewer bugs on the windshield.

As the owner you CAN'T UNSEE IT

 

[Fastbackjon]

I took delivery on my Maverick on St. Patrick’s Day, and I love it. I’ve spent some extra cash tricking it out with a tonneau cover, mud flaps, etc.

I also purchased the “official” Ford factory hood deflector shield and installed two nights ago.

Lessons learned to pass along:

1. When pulling the red adhesive tape back prior to the initial install, use some scotch tape to hold back the red tape. I had the misfortune of having one of red tape pieces get tucked under the deflector while making the initial placement on the hood. Reaching under the deflector to retrieve the end of the trap is very tricky at this point.

2. I also quickly learned at this point the plastic shield has sharp edges. See photo below for my cut index finger. Luckily I had some clean paper towels with me to serve as a bandage. Luckily the bleeding wasn’t too bad, and I managed to complete the installation.

Overall I would give myself a B- on the installation. Considering my mistake with the tape and my cut finger it could have turned out much worse.

Hope my experience is helpful….

Thanks for the posting of the install. You got me to rethink my options, and after much debate, and already decided against a deflector (so much as I sold my Ford one) I took a look at my wifes Ford Flex and all the chips on the hood front that I have touched up over the years, so I purchased an AVS aeroskin and installed it today. Purchased from Real Truck at a great price. Looks real nice and havent noticed any hood vibration. I do have MTR hood struts installed, and prior to all of this, didnt have any hood vibrations any how. I am not a big fan of taping accessories on, so hopefully this aeroskin will stay put! (sorry about the rain drops on the Maverick, couldn't beat mother nature to a dry spot. )

 

[Stevew46]

I took delivery on my Maverick on St. Patrick’s Day, and I love it. I’ve spent some extra cash tricking it out with a tonneau cover, mud flaps, etc.

I also purchased the “official” Ford factory hood deflector shield and installed two nights ago.

Lessons learned to pass along:

1. When pulling the red adhesive tape back prior to the initial install, use some scotch tape to hold back the red tape. I had the misfortune of having one of red tape pieces get tucked under the deflector while making the initial placement on the hood. Reaching under the deflector to retrieve the end of the trap is very tricky at this point.

2. I also quickly learned at this point the plastic shield has sharp edges. See photo below for my cut index finger. Luckily I had some clean paper towels with me to serve as a bandage. Luckily the bleeding wasn’t too bad, and I managed to complete the installation.

Overall I would give myself a B- on the installation. Considering my mistake with the tape and my cut finger it could have turned out much worse.

Hope my experience is helpful….

I cut my finger as well lol

 

[Gullzway]

As the owner you CAN'T UNSEE IT

I removed and readjusted mine, lightly placing it, at least 5 times before I was happy. OCD.

 

[mr mojo risen]

Cut finger update, 19 days later….

Pretty much healed up, but gonna leave a battle scar lol…..

 

[gamesindians]

Literally just installed mine at dusk right now. Yes, the edges are sharp as heck, but knowing that from this thread helped prevent any injuries. Mostly lined it up by feel because I didn't trust my eyes that late.

Only trouble I actually had installing was a small 2-3 inch section where the red tape tore pulling from both ends (sequentially, not simultaneously). Not sure what to do there besides heating it up and re-doing it.

Guess I'll see how it looks in the morning

EDIT: Looking at it in better lighting, I did a meh job.

 

[BDennis]

It is held on with tape. They tell you to use an alcohol package that they give you to get some of the wax off before installing the deflector. They also give you a package of a white gel, you are to spread where the deflector goes. This is to insure the tape holds. I did not use this gel.

I’m sure the deflector will fade as the years go by. I’m sure if you use fishing line, and a hair driver, you will be able to remove the deflector. The paint might now show where the deflector was.

Why wouldn’t you use the adhesive promoting gel pad?

 

[Wnbasac]

Looks good! However the STICK ON stuff is not for me. I went with the AVS II…

 

[Stive]

I also installed one on my White XL and it looks great. Anyway, I did not have instructions with mine and figured that tape was super sticky so I had the idea of peeling a few inches of it in all the tape sections, aligning and placing the deflector on the hood while making sure all 8 tape ends were easy to pull. I then pulled all 8 red stands. Then pressEd down to ensure good contact. It seemed to work well for me.

 

[AndrewinMD]

Well, just tried to install mine that I bought from Ford. I had one side on and realized it was about 1/2" off center, tried to fix it, broke off the end, sliced my fingers to shreds, and now have nothing to show for my money except band-aids and a slightly more full recycling bin. Awesome!

I'll have someone else install the side window air deflectors...

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