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Old 06-13-04 | 10:16 PM
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Sunroof Wind Blocker? Where to get (pics)

Hey, dug this up in my FC Pic collection and thought it looked pretty damn good, and would get rid of that really bassy sound at the right speed.

My sunroof has that little black piece that pops up, but it doesnt do much for that annoying sound.

Old 06-13-04 | 10:28 PM
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sometimes i've held that black pop-up piece down. its near silent when its down, but when its up it causes an annoying wind sound. is there a good purpose for it?
Old 06-13-04 | 10:29 PM
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Hehe... find a car that has one and take it off. I have one though that came off of my Sport. Seems to be original equipment on some models.

EDIT: Victoria British sells one for $30 that attaches with no drilling that the stock one does. I am sure other places have these as well.

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Old 06-13-04 | 10:40 PM
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It was a Mazda Finish Line Accessory for a while, but I would think that you would be able to find them at any bigger auto parts stores/companies
Old 06-13-04 | 11:16 PM
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There's an FC that's frequently parked at the gym down the road that has one...you could club him and take it from his car.

Just do me a favor and get the drivers side fender too, I need one of those.
Old 06-13-04 | 11:27 PM
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My sport has that. I think its more common on Sport's. Gotta love the S4's It allowed you to open the roof when it was raining a bit without getting soaked.


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Old 06-13-04 | 11:46 PM
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i pulled one off an rx7 in the junkyard. cost me 5 bucks. It has mazda imprinted on the middle of it.
Old 06-14-04 | 01:01 AM
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I've got one that I don't use that I could sell you. Hit me up with a pm and we can talk price etc.
Old 06-14-04 | 02:03 AM
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the parts car i have has one. too bad the corner is broken
Old 06-14-04 | 02:49 AM
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When its held down, it lets the air flow really well into the cabin. When its up, it acts as a sheild, mostly for aerodynamics i determined, blocking the wind.
Old 06-14-04 | 03:14 AM
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Originally posted by JKM
There's an FC that's frequently parked at the gym down the road that has one...you could club him and take it from his car.

Just do me a favor and get the drivers side fender too, I need one of those.
come on guys, no beating the **** out of eachother for car parts... I don't want one of you running to my car to jack my ghetto exhaust... have a lil respect
Old 06-14-04 | 07:43 AM
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http://www.bestdarnparts.com/windflectors.html
Old 06-14-04 | 08:39 AM
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IIRC these "should" still be available as a dealer item. Is that correct Icemark? Give your local Mazda dealer a call and ask, it never hurts.

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Old 06-14-04 | 10:46 AM
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Mazda still stocks them I believe. I ordered one when I bought my TII 3 years ago.
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Originally posted by casio
sometimes i've held that black pop-up piece down. its near silent when its down, but when its up it causes an annoying wind sound. is there a good purpose for it?
It's a wind deflector. Drive on the freeway with it up, and then while you're driving push it down and notice how much more air gets sucked into the cabin of the car.
Old 06-14-04 | 02:59 PM
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i was trying to get ahold of the owner of this car. apparetly hes selling it, but wants 3k for it, meh, right...

Anyhow, you might catch him on omaharx7.com if you want to see if he'll sell the thingies

EDIT: I just noticed thos mud flaps... what are those?

heres the link btw: http://www.ibforfree.com/members/ind...&showtopic=433
Old 06-14-04 | 03:00 PM
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my car is dead, so could you let me in on the secret? the only time i played with it was on the highway. heh, i don't think it'd
be safe driving around town fooling with my wind deflector. honestly, though, i dont remember any difference
except noise. with it down, does it let in more air? if so, i would love to take it out. actually, its so annoying i would like it
removed anyways, though i rarely have ever opened my sunroof (i wouldnt mind having a non-motorized sunroof that was
attached with zeus pins or something).
Old 06-14-04 | 04:12 PM
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being 6' 3" i can't stand the stock air deflector down. the wind hitting just the top of my head drives me crazy. and im not going to recline way back and look like a MaDD ThuG Yo just to get around it to have some extra air come in. if you want air to come in roll down your windows.
Old 06-14-04 | 05:13 PM
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you can order a universal Ventshade one from Summit. I have one sitting under my bed that I may end up putting back on my car. They don't look that good on black though IMO.
Old 06-14-04 | 05:35 PM
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i had one that came on my TII
Old 06-14-04 | 08:25 PM
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Originally posted by allforjesus06
being 6' 3" i can't stand the stock air deflector down. the wind hitting just the top of my head drives me crazy....just to get around it to have some extra air come in. if you want air to come in roll down your windows.
well that answers my question about bringing in air. i'm not a short guy, so i imagine the air will be floating on my head. that sounds great. air feels good on my scalp. then again, i have about a shaved head.
and as for letting in extra air, my windows are down. but with no a/c in texas, every little bit counts, right? 'just rolling down the windows' isn't enough in ~100 degree weather with that damn humidity.




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