WeatherTech Window Deflectors

slimjimlim · 10-10-2006, 02:50 PM

I'm having trouble installing the rear side window deflector. I have 2 manual. One said peel of the sticky and install it. The other one said, use the retention clip to install with the window deflector. I called customer service and it didn't really help.

My main problem is with the retention clip, I know that it is made to told the window deflector but the way the instruction show seem impossible. If anybody have pictures of step by step, that would help.

Right now, I took one of the stickers off the deflector and close the window, I don't know if that's gonna help but i'm so fed up that I had to do something.

vinnysca · 10-10-2006, 04:20 PM

Hi,

I just got my window deflectors from Sigma today. I too had problems interpreting the instruction on the rear window retention clips. It seems IMPOSSIBLE to put the clip into the back of the channel. I think that the clip is meant to be placed INSIDE the groove where the window slides closed. But, by doing this, you risk SCRATCHING your glass against the metal.

So, I gave up on the retention clip and instead bought some clear silicone sealant and lightly applied a thin bead along the curve edge of the deflector (towards the outside). At least it'll hold the thing in place when the windows are down.

Hope this helps.

Vince.

slimjimlim · 10-10-2006, 05:06 PM

Where did you get the silicone sealant? Hardware store?

I to was scared of the retention clip scratching my window and deflector.

vinnysca · 10-10-2006, 05:22 PM

Yup. Any automotive or hardware store will have em. Just ask for all-weather silicone.

Vince.

onerpm · 10-11-2006, 12:46 PM

do a search; someone previously posted here corrected (and more clear) instructions from Weathertech on how to put those clips in the rear. (You use both the clips and the adhesive.)

harrycw · 10-12-2006, 01:58 AM

The clips go into the window channel with the curved segment leading down and toward the outside of the car. Remember that the deflector slips into the channel on the outside of this curved piece, not the inside. I nearly broke one of mine figuring this out. It takes some careful fiddling to get the deflector to seat in place without the clip falling out again. But once done, the pressure between the clip and the deflector hold everything in place without any need for adhesive.

slimjimlim · 10-12-2006, 01:00 PM

so what your saying is, the retention clip goes on the rubber part of the window and the window deflector goes in the window channel? That part confuses me the most because i'm thinking that i'm gonna break the window deflector. I guess i'll go home and try that, thanx a lot.

vinnysca · 10-12-2006, 02:34 PM

So, that means that the retention clip actually will be sitting within the rubber channel and then the deflector will be slid over the clip and the outside rubber seal. Hmmmm, that would certainly be a hard thing to do....especially if you have to struggle with both sides with the adhesive on it. AND, it would seem that the glass window (top edge) will be constantly hitting up against the metal retention clips on the closed position.

I would really recommend just using a clear silicone seal like I did (by applying a thin bead of it along the outside-facing edge of the top part of the deflector. Once it dries, it adheres to the rubber seal very well and dries invisibly clear.

Just my advice.

Vince.

onerpm · 10-12-2006, 02:37 PM

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So, that means that the retention clip actually will be sitting within the rubber channel and then the deflector will be slid over the clip and the outside rubber seal. Hmmmm, that would certainly be a hard thing to do....especially if you have to struggle with both sides with the adhesive on it. AND, it would seem that the glass window (top edge) will be constantly hitting up against the metal retention clips on the closed position.

I would really recommend just using a clear silicone seal like I did (by applying a thin bead of it along the outside-facing edge of the top part of the deflector. Once it dries, it adheres to the rubber seal very well and dries invisibly clear.

Just my advice.

Vince.
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I had the rears on my 2005 Prius, and then moved them to my 2006 Prius, and then took them off, as I liked the look fine with just the fronts on. (I have a post here somewhere with the rears for sale.)

Once you get the hang of it, they go in easily, and no problem with window hitting clips. As I recall, the back of the clip (the part toward the inside of the car) does hook behind a lip or something on the rubber seal, once you've pulled the inside part of the seal out a bit with the provided tool.

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mikepaul · 10-12-2006, 02:40 PM

I 'invented' a way to use the supplied tool to get the clips installed. It involved using the curved end jammed in between the clip and the rubber, so you could get things tucked in then yank the tool out.

Without a need to do it again, I can't remember details well enough to describe it better...

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10-10-2006, 02:50 PM	#1
slimjimlim Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 10 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I'm having trouble installing the rear side window deflector. I have 2 manual. One said peel of the sticky and install it. The other one said, use the retention clip to install with the window deflector. I called customer service and it didn't really help. My main problem is with the retention clip, I know that it is made to told the window deflector but the way the instruction show seem impossible. If anybody have pictures of step by step, that would help. Right now, I took one of the stickers off the deflector and close the window, I don't know if that's gonna help but i'm so fed up that I had to do something.

10-10-2006, 04:20 PM	#2
vinnysca Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 177 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Hi, I just got my window deflectors from Sigma today. I too had problems interpreting the instruction on the rear window retention clips. It seems IMPOSSIBLE to put the clip into the back of the channel. I think that the clip is meant to be placed INSIDE the groove where the window slides closed. But, by doing this, you risk SCRATCHING your glass against the metal. So, I gave up on the retention clip and instead bought some clear silicone sealant and lightly applied a thin bead along the curve edge of the deflector (towards the outside). At least it'll hold the thing in place when the windows are down. Hope this helps. Vince.

10-10-2006, 05:06 PM	#3
slimjimlim Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 10 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Where did you get the silicone sealant? Hardware store? I to was scared of the retention clip scratching my window and deflector.

10-10-2006, 05:22 PM	#4
vinnysca Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 177 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Yup. Any automotive or hardware store will have em. Just ask for all-weather silicone. Vince.

10-11-2006, 12:46 PM	#5
onerpm Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: MN Posts: 477 My Car: Other Hybrid Package: N/A Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	do a search; someone previously posted here corrected (and more clear) instructions from Weathertech on how to put those clips in the rear. (You use both the clips and the adhesive.)

10-12-2006, 01:58 AM	#6
harrycw Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 27 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	The clips go into the window channel with the curved segment leading down and toward the outside of the car. Remember that the deflector slips into the channel on the outside of this curved piece, not the inside. I nearly broke one of mine figuring this out. It takes some careful fiddling to get the deflector to seat in place without the clip falling out again. But once done, the pressure between the clip and the deflector hold everything in place without any need for adhesive.

10-12-2006, 01:00 PM	#7
slimjimlim Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 10 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	so what your saying is, the retention clip goes on the rubber part of the window and the window deflector goes in the window channel? That part confuses me the most because i'm thinking that i'm gonna break the window deflector. I guess i'll go home and try that, thanx a lot.

10-12-2006, 02:34 PM	#8
vinnysca Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 177 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	So, that means that the retention clip actually will be sitting within the rubber channel and then the deflector will be slid over the clip and the outside rubber seal. Hmmmm, that would certainly be a hard thing to do....especially if you have to struggle with both sides with the adhesive on it. AND, it would seem that the glass window (top edge) will be constantly hitting up against the metal retention clips on the closed position. I would really recommend just using a clear silicone seal like I did (by applying a thin bead of it along the outside-facing edge of the top part of the deflector. Once it dries, it adheres to the rubber seal very well and dries invisibly clear. Just my advice. Vince.

10-12-2006, 02:40 PM	#10
mikepaul Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 1,676 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I 'invented' a way to use the supplied tool to get the clips installed. It involved using the curved end jammed in between the clip and the rubber, so you could get things tucked in then yank the tool out. Without a need to do it again, I can't remember details well enough to describe it better...