Sunroof wind deflector

Post by **JeffinSC** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 5:35 pm

I removed the large factory wind deflector off my Pathfinder because it is a pain to clean under. The sunroof has the attached (hopefully, first try) pop-up deflector built in. I have noticed the QX4's do not have the large deflectors at all. Are the pop-ups different from what I show?

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Post by **JeffinSC** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 5:35 pm

let's try this...

Post by **QX4ME** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 5:35 pm

I think I saw most QX4s have large deflectors, and mine has one too. The pop-up deflector on my QX4 is the same as yours. Pathy and QX4 are twins so they share many parts.

Post by **JeffinSC** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 5:35 pm

Thanks, probably 99% of the QX4's don't have the larger deflector around here. However, 99% of Pathfinders do. I was not sure if they did something slightly different on the QX4's.

Post by **JeffinSC** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 5:35 pm

So how is everybody washing under the large exterior wind deflector? It seems impossible, or difficult at the least, to clean under this thing.

Post by **QX4ME** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 5:35 pm

I just unscrew those two nuts and take off the deflector, not difficult at all. The moonroof in close position holds the brackets in position.

The first time I didn't even think and opened the moonroof then took two brackets off. It was so hard to put them back on.

Post by **JeffinSC** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 5:35 pm

I have been thinking about doing the same thing. I purchased some wing nuts for the bottom to make it easier to remove - plus it gets rid of the plastic nuts that were on there.I think it looks better not to have the deflector, but I prefer the advantages of having it.

Post by **QX4ME** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 5:35 pm

Actually I almost never use its advantage of reducing the overall wind noise when moonroof is open, because I open the moonroof only when I do city drive at very low speed, and not every time. At highway I never open it. I don't like any kind of noise. However since the deflector is there, just let it be there.

By the way, at highway speed with moonroof closed, I think the deflector will generate more wind noise than without it, as it's in the way of wind path.

Sunroof wind deflector

Sunroof wind deflector

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