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Old 05-08-2007, 06:34 AM
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The stickers are to help hold the bug shield in place while positioning it. I think they are then to be taken off and thrown away. I put a bug shield from mopar on my jeep. Very easy to install but BE CAREFUL DRILLING THE HOLES. I had a new drill bit and the metal is very thin. I popped thru the first layer very quickly and the bit went two far in before I could get it stopped and dented the outside of the hood from the inside. XX##$$@@%% It is difficult to see it with the shield in place, but I am still mad at the installer. The only problem I have now is it is difficult to see the bug shield while driving because the windshield is covered with bugs!!!! Looks nice.
Old 05-08-2007, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Piginajeep
the bug shield we used for photo shoots was a stick on. No drilling required

Pasties!??
Old 05-08-2007, 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by HappyCurmudgeon
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Old 05-08-2007, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by PBR_Stitch
Were your instructions clear enough to show you where to put those 2 rectangular pads (Inside 2 positions or outside 2 position)?

Ron

Actually, the directions suck. No words, just drawings.

But you'll figure it out.
Old 05-08-2007, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by fathomgreencamaro
Actually, the directions suck. No words, just drawings.

But you'll figure it out.
LOL, that's MOPAR for ya. Your better off asking here than trying to read any directions from MOPAR ... bug shield, fuel door cover, sill protectors ...
Old 05-08-2007, 07:18 PM
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Wow! If they don't keep bugs off, then they may as well call them BLING Shields!
Old 05-09-2007, 02:58 AM
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Thanks for all the replies. Yes, I'd like to see a photo too.

I guess I should have asked if these things really are worth the money. I assumed it would help deflect bugs and small pebbles perhaps, without any reduction in mpg (probably not an issue, Wranglers are hardly aerodynamically "slippery").
Old 05-09-2007, 04:11 AM
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Here's the install as best I could figure it out. The pads are supposed to be spacers and where they go even the dealership can't tell me. Instructions SUCK!

JK Bug Deflector Install

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Old 05-09-2007, 05:38 AM
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Had a "bug deflector" on my Dodge Ram and on my TJ. Useless. Looked good on the Ram, but the only thing it did on my TJ was screw up the spray from the windshield washer.

Not worth it IMHO.
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Originally Posted by SCF
Had a "bug deflector" on my Dodge Ram and on my TJ. Useless. Looked good on the Ram, but the only thing it did on my TJ was screw up the spray from the windshield washer.

Not worth it IMHO.
How did it mess up the spray? Just the way wind was deflected?


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