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A good wind deflector for driving with the hard top off?

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Old Dec 20, 2019 | 11:56 PM
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Default A good wind deflector for driving with the hard top off?

I have taken off the front panels on the hard top on my new JK and even with just these two pieces of driving at any decent speed creates a LOT of wind inside. Cant really find any suitable top of the windshield wind deflector for JK online. Any recommendations? Thanks!
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Old Dec 21, 2019 | 05:34 AM
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Get an alien sun shade. It can be left on under the hard top. When you remove the two panels the shade will still be there helping to block the wind.
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Old Dec 22, 2019 | 03:06 AM
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I really like our Alien shade. No complaints at all.
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Old Dec 22, 2019 | 04:53 AM
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Have you considered reinstalling the top?
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Old Dec 23, 2019 | 12:24 PM
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I take my top off when the inside needs a good cleaning, a few miles down the highway and the inside is good and clean, better than a vacuum cleaner
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Old Dec 23, 2019 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Dat
I take my top off when the inside needs a good cleaning, a few miles down the highway and the inside is good and clean, better than a vacuum cleaner
Yep. I lost my rear floor mats when my top and doors were off.
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Old Dec 23, 2019 | 02:05 PM
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I have never had an issue with noise, but my top is completely off most the time (not just freedom panels), and I have a spiderweb shade up there for UV protection. I have a Mopar bug/wind deflector on the nose of my hood.....not sure it makes any difference or not with wind buffeting there over the windshield.
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Old Dec 26, 2019 | 06:28 AM
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My wife wears a bandana on her hair when she is worried about the wind
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Old Dec 26, 2019 | 06:30 AM
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I say that joking, I never really thought about it being a problem, I don't take the top off if I'm going to be on the highway much, and around town or a 15 or 20 mile or so trip usually isn't bad enough to worry about for us

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