wind deflector

[Gforrest2]

Originally Posted by JTP

I suppose the deflector is more effective when the side windows are rolled up which I rarely do when the top is down.

I think you're right, but they do make a noticeable difference with the windows down too. I always have the windows down with the top down, but when the wife comes along, it's windows up and deflector in. Kinda defeats the whole purpose of driving with the top down.

[Beelzy]

I think a Boxster is more aerodynamic without the screen in place, FWIW.

I drove my car in a sudden rainstorm with the top down at 70mph, and NO rain at
all in the car until I stopped to put up the top.

It must have been quite the sight, seeing the car driving with the top down and the
windshield wipers going!

[silverboxter]

i used a calking gun and put a bead of clear silicone to lock the windscreen in place. no more rattles.

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by Beelzy

I think a Boxster is more aerodynamic without the screen in place, FWIW.

I drove my car in a sudden rainstorm with the top down at 70mph, and NO rain at
all in the car until I stopped to put up the top.

It must have been quite the sight, seeing the car driving with the top down and the
windshield wipers going!

Don't be so sure...I've had the same thunderstorm experience, driving with the wind deflector in place. The only
reason I bothered to put the top up was that I did get just a little dripping from the top corners (top of the A-pillar)
where rain that hit the windshield was pushed up to the top and then, irritatingly, would drip into the car.

[RandallNeighbour]

Tony (and anyone else), you can eliminate the rattling of the center windscreen by replacing the clips on the windscreen part. They're only a couple of bucks through a discount dealer such as Sunset Imports.

I bought a couple of sets so I'd have some backups when they broke and started rattling again.

[sb01box]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

Tony (and anyone else), you can eliminate the rattling of the center windscreen by replacing the clips on the windscreen part. They're only a couple of bucks through a discount dealer such as Sunset Imports.

I bought a couple of sets so I'd have some backups when they broke and started rattling again.

after reading this thread, i examined the clips and the built-in spring portion of the clip seems "loose". there's a significant play in it.
is this normal for a new clip or is it a sign that I need to replace them?
thanks in advance

[Quickurt]

The clips were secure in my 987, but I put a couple of layers of electrical tape along both sides to make them more secure in the lower mounts. That is where mine rattled.
I actually prefer to drive with the center out, but it was not that way before I bought and installed Jay Senoffs roll bar fill panels. I think they do more than the center panel, or at least they drastically change the wind patterns. It seems with the fill panels, the air goes thru the center of the two roll bars, but doesn't have the turbulence that buffets your head around and annoys you with the wind noise in your ears.
Again, I have a 987, and everything is different with the two cars.

[RandallNeighbour]

Sometimes replacing the clips still leaves some rattling.

I took a couple of inches of velcro (the soft side) and cut it lengthwise so it was thin and put this on the bottom of the windscreen on the left and right of the center notch.

This effectively pushed the entire deflector up and made it fit more securely at the clip holding points. Give it a try.