hood/bug deflector?

[dlb]

anybody know of any hood deflectors that fit our tercs? i've been calling around but none of the parts places have anything for tercels before 1991. i imagine that there must be some from other vehicles that would fit though--old toyota pickups look like they have a fairly similar hood to the terc's so i might measure them both up to see if a deflector could be interchangeable between them. has anyone else looked into this?

[animeracing]

GT Styling / GTS, one of the earlier companies making the plastic add-ons, used to have a listing for the clear/smoke headlight covers for the 87-88 4WD wagons, but I don't recall if they ever had a hood deflector for it.

A deflector for any vehicle with the same hood curvature between the headlights will work since they are almost always a drill-on application, but you might have to cut the ends to fit, then saw it up above the headlights..or leave it for a "eyelid" effect. I'd say older Japanese vehicles would be a prime choice, maybe try some Hondas, they made tons of stuff for those.

The deflectors are pretty much useless for anything other than preventing paint chips from road debris, though.

[xirdneh]

its not exactly what your looking for
but i have a front end fabric cover (black) AKA Bra for a tercel
never been on a car
free + shipping

[dlb]

thanks guys. animeracing, the paint chips are precisely what i want to protect against. i think deflectors look lame but f*** it, i noticed the last time i washed my terc that it has a few chips up there and with an impending paint job i want to protect it as best i can. i'll take a look at the local japanese import wrecker for one soon.

thanks for the offer xirdneh! i'll take a look for a deflector and if i can't find anything i might take you up on that. btw, a few weeks ago i realized while in a dream that your username is hendrix backwards. god only knows why my subconscious brain let my conscious brain know this at 5 am.

[xirdneh]

few weeks ago i realized while in a dream that your username is hendrix backwards. god only knows why my subconscious brain let my conscious brain know this at 5 am.

he is the man!

[animeracing]

If you just want to protect against the paint chips (the front of these hoods do seem to get them), why not just use the 3M clear-bra protector film? You can probably pick up a scrap piece from a shop that installs them for free.

The only thing is, I've heard of installs that went bad, or where it peeled up the paint when it was eventually removed.