W208 Wind deflector question

[ghouluk]

Hi all,

I think i have 1/2 a wind deflector - i have the blind piece that pulls out from under the back seat, but not the bar or the rear seat cover.....i think

I've searched the forum, but i can't find anything related...

would this be the part i need? or am i going to have to buy the whole lot again? or am i just missing something - any smart places where the other bit might be hiding

cheers

Rob

 

[ghouluk]

Mercedes Class CLK A208 Screen Wind Deflector B67811029 | eBay UK

might help if i posted the link really

 

[cammy]

Your missing the bit that fits in the holes behind the front seat belts heres a link
Mercedes Benz wind deflector for w208 CLK Convertible | eBay UK

 

[ghouluk]

thanks isn't that the whole thing though?

which bit do i have? or is that just an extra bit?

sorry /dumb noob

 

[cammy]

The link you posted is the bit under the rear seat,the other bit is seperate and does not include the bit you have.

 

[cammy]

Meant to add the bit that you have under the seat clips onto the link that i posted, they work really well stopping all but a small breeze in the car even at motorway speeds.

 

[tpwuk]

I don't see the point of them to be honest. Why buy a convertible and then try and avoid the "wind through the hair" experience?

 

[ghouluk]

ahhhhhh ok - all is now clear

many thanks ...

 

[ghouluk]

I don't see the point of them to be honest. Why buy a convertible and then try and avoid the "wind through the hair" experience?

I agree to a degree, though at motorway speeds can be unpleasant, but "my government" has decreed that having her hair blown around is not acceptable

 

[tpwuk]

I always have the roof up on motorways.

 

[stevieb15]

I always have the roof up on motorways.

Really? cruising on the motorway with the roof down is the best way I know to top up the sun tan!

 

[tpwuk]

Or get skin cancer!

I once saw a van towing a very loose load on the motorway a few years ago and a gust of wind carried a panel of wood from out of his trailer and it literally skimmed the roof of my C36! I remember thinking at the time feeling glad I wasn't in a ragtop!

 

[ghouluk]

Well to close off this thread - picked up a wind deflector off ebay (seller had just listed the description as w208, rather than wind deflector and hence i got it for 150.00 in mint condition with bag etc )

and what a difference it makes....its more like driving round with a window open than the roof off ....wish i understood more about the physics of how it works, but thats probably the nerd in me

thanks for the advice and answers people!