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rkw · Apr 23rd, 2005, 05:24 PM

I haven't actually seen a wind deflector in person. How does it affect access to the rear seat? Does it have to be removed/replaced as someone gets in and out of the rear seat?

Frosty_Boy · Apr 23rd, 2005, 05:56 PM

You're 100% correct. Rear seat is unusable for passengers with the wind defelctor in place. The good news is that it only take a couple of minutes to fit or stow away. I do a freeway drive daily to work and wouldn't be without itn as it really does make a difference to the turbuence in the cabin.

Cheers

Frosty

howardpm · Apr 24th, 2005, 04:05 AM

me sad that Mini charges almost 400 bucks for this. My friend has an Audi TT convertible and its actually built in and you press a button and it pops up.

Howard

dalboyne · Apr 24th, 2005, 06:08 AM

I absolutely agree - the deflector should come with the car, not a cost-plus extra. IMHO it's an essential item, and makes a huge difference to life in the cabin...

Ian

flibmeister · Apr 24th, 2005, 03:47 PM

Question for one of you that has the wind deflector: when it's installed, how much room is there between the horizontal portion and the rear seats? How about with the rear seats folded down-- how much room is there?

Reason I ask, I'm picking up my new MCC this week, and I'll be making a solo 1800 trip in it in June. I'll have way too much stuff for just the trunk, so a couple of airline-carry-on-sized suitcases will have to ride in the back seat; would the fact that those suitcases are there prevent me from using the wind deflector?

Thanks!

Denny

minizoomer · Apr 24th, 2005, 03:52 PM

Denny

you'll be fine with that sized luggage. I went shopping today and bought a new duvet which came in a box and that fit nicely under the wind deflector.

Yesterday I had a passenger in the back nicely stowed away too - he said it wasn't the most comfortable journey he had but it was amusing to see!

rkw · Apr 24th, 2005, 05:24 PM

minizoomer,

I'm assuming that your passenger was horizontal across the back seat? In my original post, what I really wanted to determine was whether I will be able to have child passengers in back while the deflector is in place. I have the impression now that I will not (or at least not safely).

dancefreak · Apr 24th, 2005, 06:28 PM

You're correct, you couldn't have anyone sitting in the back. The deflector sits like an L over the rear seats, so not only do you have the verticle part blocking access, you also have the horizonatal part at the bottom as well. Aside from a contortionist riding unsafely, I don't see how it's even possible to sit someone back there.

MiniMelSF · Apr 25th, 2005, 05:39 AM

I've neen debatng about whether to spend the $$ on one. Does it really make a huge difference in the wind turbulence in thecabin at speeds over, say, 50 -60 MPH? I saw here that it's easy to put up and take down - someone else told me it was a giant pain...any users out there to comment?

AprilWhine · Apr 25th, 2005, 09:26 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniMelSF

I've neen debatng about whether to spend the $$ on one. Does it really make a huge difference in the wind turbulence in thecabin at speeds over, say, 50 -60 MPH? I saw here that it's easy to put up and take down - someone else told me it was a giant pain...any users out there to comment?

I have one, and love it. It is easy to install or remove and makes it possible to ride with the top down on a cold day. I was on the freeway at 70 mph in 50 F weather.

aussiesupermini · Apr 25th, 2005, 11:04 AM

Wind deflector is great. Just went to our first minikana at Eastern Creek Raceway and zoomed down the freeway doing 110 -120 kms with hardly a hair our of place. Find it works the best with the windows up but when they were first released the MCSC in Australia our dealer tried to charge me $820 Aus Dollars, i told him i will have the wind in my face before i pay that but after the first month the dealership decided to include them with the convertibles. So i borrowed one and told them they r not getting it back, why should i be penalised for being their first MCSC customer. Mind u the cost if ordered with the car was only $599, bit of a difference. I actually asked about this while i was waiting for my MCSC to the head of mini Australia and he told me probably around $200 but i said i reckon $400 as BMW will push the price up just for being BMW, so he wasn't even close.

No way u can safely have passenger but so easy to remove and put back even a blonde like me can do it.

Hope everyone else is happy with the convertible, only problem for me is the truck sounds on the freeway and the truck drivers who think it is great to perve on a blonde in a convertible, i dont mind the looks, its the sleazy comments i object to, but as soon as i get a break in the traffic the only thing they see is the dust.

Wouldnt change it for quids.

Keep on miniing

Ann

Frosty_Boy · Apr 26th, 2005, 10:12 AM

I love the wind deflector, but boy have I had a problem folding it up. What's the trick? I'm scared to break it!

salim · Apr 26th, 2005, 11:12 AM

Where is it stored in the mini, I know its somewhere in the boot, but where?. I may have it, but dont know even I have it? Please tell me where is it stored just to check if its there or not?

AprilWhine · Apr 26th, 2005, 11:23 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by salim

Where is it stored in the mini, I know its somewhere in the boot, but where?. I may have it, but dont know even I have it? Please tell me where is it stored just to check if its there or not?

If you bought it, you would know.

It does not come with the convertible, it has to be bought separately from the dealer. When folded, it has a carry pouch that fits in the boot.

kimd · Apr 26th, 2005, 09:12 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Frosty_Boy

I love the wind deflector, but boy have I had a problem folding it up. What's the trick? I'm scared to break it!

It's kind of difficult to explain, but on one end, (the one without the screw in the hinged part), the slidy bit (that pushes out the lug that fits in the hole at the front) can actually be pushed back in away from the edge of the deflector and this releases the hinged part so you can fold it back on itself.

If you understand that I congratulate you!

JPit · Apr 26th, 2005, 11:44 PM

Can you put the top up with the wind deflector in place? Thanks.

AprilWhine · Apr 27th, 2005, 12:11 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by JPit

Can you put the top up with the wind deflector in place? Thanks.

Yes. Since I don't use my back seat for anything more than a place to store my purse, I leave the wind screen in place all the time.

DUCTTAPE · Apr 27th, 2005, 12:32 AM

The dealer in Virginia, who's name escapes me at the moment, charges $325 delivered. Still, totally overpriced for what someone accurately described as a coat hanger bent with a pair of panty hose stretched over it, however, IT WORKS.

I leave mine in all the time. Top goes up fine (it really doesn't go up that high in the back, surprisingly. Other marque's deflectors go to the top of the roll bars.) There is room to put stuff, cubby hole style, on the back seat. I store my driving coat, hat and gloves, etc there.

I HATE having to have paid that much. For 30 bills, this should have come with the car. However, it really does make a difference. I don't notice the noise reduction as much as I noticethe wind reduction. I drive probably 95% of the year with the top down and when that cold air blows on your neck, it's a trip to the chiropractor. This helps a lot.

d

Biggreg · Apr 27th, 2005, 04:35 PM

Could someone with the wind deflector post some good pictures of it? In all the pictures I've seen it just looks like a vertical mesh screen, so I don't really understand what's going on with it. I assume it has some pins that go into the indentations in the interior of my MCSC, but it obviously couldn't stay upright with just those two pins and I don't see any other mounting points.

As others have mentioned, it seems like a lot of money for not a lot of stuff -- I'm wondering if it'd be easy/worthwhile to roll my own.

Thanks,

Greg

AprilWhine · Apr 27th, 2005, 05:58 PM

I'll take some pictures and post them later.

Apr 23rd, 2005, 05:24 PM	#1
rkw MINI2 Senior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Local Time: 07:28 AM Posts: 589 Offline	Question about wind deflector I haven't actually seen a wind deflector in person. How does it affect access to the rear seat? Does it have to be removed/replaced as someone gets in and out of the rear seat?

Apr 24th, 2005, 04:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
howardpm MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Northern Virginia Local Time: 09:28 AM Posts: 401 Offline	Makes me sad that Mini charges almost 400 bucks for this. My friend has an Audi TT convertible and its actually built in and you press a button and it pops up. Howard

Apr 24th, 2005, 06:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
dancefreak topless in SoCal Join Date: Sep 2004 Local Time: 06:28 AM Posts: 77 Offline	You're correct, you couldn't have anyone sitting in the back. The deflector sits like an L over the rear seats, so not only do you have the verticle part blocking access, you also have the horizonatal part at the bottom as well. Aside from a contortionist riding unsafely, I don't see how it's even possible to sit someone back there. Waiting for my: HB Cooper S Conv w/ sport, prem., conv., and cold pkgs + rear fog light and web spoke tires completed at factory 1/19/2005

Apr 25th, 2005, 09:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
AprilWhine Loves the Fuzzy One Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gypsy Local Time: 08:28 AM Posts: 16,893 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MiniMelSF I've neen debatng about whether to spend the $$ on one. Does it really make a huge difference in the wind turbulence in thecabin at speeds over, say, 50 -60 MPH? I saw here that it's easy to put up and take down - someone else told me it was a giant pain...any users out there to comment? I have one, and love it. It is easy to install or remove and makes it possible to ride with the top down on a cold day. I was on the freeway at 70 mph in 50 F weather. Global Moderator

Apr 26th, 2005, 11:12 AM	#13 (permalink)
salim MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Muscat, Oman Local Time: 06:28 PM Posts: 37 Offline	Where is it stored? Where is it stored in the mini, I know its somewhere in the boot, but where?. I may have it, but dont know even I have it? Please tell me where is it stored just to check if its there or not?

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Apr 23rd, 2005, 05:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
Frosty_Boy NODDDY Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 02:28 PM Posts: 153 Offline	You're 100% correct. Rear seat is unusable for passengers with the wind defelctor in place. The good news is that it only take a couple of minutes to fit or stow away. I do a freeway drive daily to work and wouldn't be without itn as it really does make a difference to the turbuence in the cabin. Cheers Frosty

Apr 24th, 2005, 06:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
dalboyne Impatient for R57! My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Luxembourg Local Time: 04:28 PM Posts: 1,612 Online	I absolutely agree - the deflector should come with the car, not a cost-plus extra. IMHO it's an essential item, and makes a huge difference to life in the cabin... Ian

Apr 24th, 2005, 03:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
flibmeister MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Local Time: 07:28 AM Posts: 84 Offline	Question for one of you that has the wind deflector: when it's installed, how much room is there between the horizontal portion and the rear seats? How about with the rear seats folded down-- how much room is there? Reason I ask, I'm picking up my new MCC this week, and I'll be making a solo 1800 trip in it in June. I'll have way too much stuff for just the trunk, so a couple of airline-carry-on-sized suitcases will have to ride in the back seat; would the fact that those suitcases are there prevent me from using the wind deflector? Thanks! Denny

Apr 24th, 2005, 03:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
minizoomer MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hampshire Local Time: 03:28 PM Posts: 61 Offline	Denny you'll be fine with that sized luggage. I went shopping today and bought a new duvet which came in a box and that fit nicely under the wind deflector. Yesterday I had a passenger in the back nicely stowed away too - he said it wasn't the most comfortable journey he had but it was amusing to see!

Apr 24th, 2005, 05:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
rkw MINI2 Senior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Local Time: 07:28 AM Posts: 589 Offline	minizoomer, I'm assuming that your passenger was horizontal across the back seat? In my original post, what I really wanted to determine was whether I will be able to have child passengers in back while the deflector is in place. I have the impression now that I will not (or at least not safely).

Apr 25th, 2005, 05:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
MiniMelSF EverythingButThe Mini Join Date: Apr 2005 Local Time: 06:28 AM Posts: 142 Offline	I've neen debatng about whether to spend the $$ on one. Does it really make a huge difference in the wind turbulence in thecabin at speeds over, say, 50 -60 MPH? I saw here that it's easy to put up and take down - someone else told me it was a giant pain...any users out there to comment?

Apr 25th, 2005, 11:04 AM	#11 (permalink)
aussiesupermini Poker Pirate Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chrome City Local Time: 12:28 AM Posts: 979 Offline	Wind deflector is great. Just went to our first minikana at Eastern Creek Raceway and zoomed down the freeway doing 110 -120 kms with hardly a hair our of place. Find it works the best with the windows up but when they were first released the MCSC in Australia our dealer tried to charge me $820 Aus Dollars, i told him i will have the wind in my face before i pay that but after the first month the dealership decided to include them with the convertibles. So i borrowed one and told them they r not getting it back, why should i be penalised for being their first MCSC customer. Mind u the cost if ordered with the car was only $599, bit of a difference. I actually asked about this while i was waiting for my MCSC to the head of mini Australia and he told me probably around $200 but i said i reckon $400 as BMW will push the price up just for being BMW, so he wasn't even close. No way u can safely have passenger but so easy to remove and put back even a blonde like me can do it. Hope everyone else is happy with the convertible, only problem for me is the truck sounds on the freeway and the truck drivers who think it is great to perve on a blonde in a convertible, i dont mind the looks, its the sleazy comments i object to, but as soon as i get a break in the traffic the only thing they see is the dust. Wouldnt change it for quids. Keep on miniing Ann

Apr 26th, 2005, 10:12 AM	#12 (permalink)
Frosty_Boy NODDDY Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 02:28 PM Posts: 153 Offline	I love the wind deflector, but boy have I had a problem folding it up. What's the trick? I'm scared to break it!

Apr 26th, 2005, 11:23 AM	#14 (permalink)
AprilWhine Loves the Fuzzy One Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gypsy Local Time: 08:28 AM Posts: 16,893 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by salim Where is it stored in the mini, I know its somewhere in the boot, but where?. I may have it, but dont know even I have it? Please tell me where is it stored just to check if its there or not? If you bought it, you would know. It does not come with the convertible, it has to be bought separately from the dealer. When folded, it has a carry pouch that fits in the boot. Global Moderator

Apr 26th, 2005, 09:12 PM	#15 (permalink)
kimd MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2004 Local Time: 02:28 PM Posts: 95 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Frosty_Boy I love the wind deflector, but boy have I had a problem folding it up. What's the trick? I'm scared to break it! It's kind of difficult to explain, but on one end, (the one without the screw in the hinged part), the slidy bit (that pushes out the lug that fits in the hole at the front) can actually be pushed back in away from the edge of the deflector and this releases the hinged part so you can fold it back on itself. If you understand that I congratulate you! MCC Astro Black, collected 21 July , all is well (alarm has not false alarmed since 15 December 2004!)

Apr 26th, 2005, 11:44 PM	#16 (permalink)
JPit MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 07:28 AM Posts: 27 Offline	Can you put the top up with the wind deflector in place? Thanks.

Apr 27th, 2005, 12:11 AM	#17 (permalink)
AprilWhine Loves the Fuzzy One Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gypsy Local Time: 08:28 AM Posts: 16,893 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by JPit Can you put the top up with the wind deflector in place? Thanks. Yes. Since I don't use my back seat for anything more than a place to store my purse, I leave the wind screen in place all the time. Global Moderator

Apr 27th, 2005, 12:32 AM	#18 (permalink)
DUCTTAPE Only Unbalanced Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rockland County, NY Local Time: 10:28 AM Posts: 883 Offline	The dealer in Virginia, who's name escapes me at the moment, charges $325 delivered. Still, totally overpriced for what someone accurately described as a coat hanger bent with a pair of panty hose stretched over it, however, IT WORKS. I leave mine in all the time. Top goes up fine (it really doesn't go up that high in the back, surprisingly. Other marque's deflectors go to the top of the roll bars.) There is room to put stuff, cubby hole style, on the back seat. I store my driving coat, hat and gloves, etc there. I HATE having to have paid that much. For 30 bills, this should have come with the car. However, it really does make a difference. I don't notice the noise reduction as much as I noticethe wind reduction. I drive probably 95% of the year with the top down and when that cold air blows on your neck, it's a trip to the chiropractor. This helps a lot. d "G-d Speed, Ed" Ya'all come on by now, ya hear! \| Hudson Bay Run - 2005

Apr 27th, 2005, 04:35 PM	#19 (permalink)
Biggreg MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Local Time: 09:28 AM Posts: 12 Offline	Could someone with the wind deflector post some good pictures of it? In all the pictures I've seen it just looks like a vertical mesh screen, so I don't really understand what's going on with it. I assume it has some pins that go into the indentations in the interior of my MCSC, but it obviously couldn't stay upright with just those two pins and I don't see any other mounting points. As others have mentioned, it seems like a lot of money for not a lot of stuff -- I'm wondering if it'd be easy/worthwhile to roll my own. Thanks, Greg

Apr 27th, 2005, 05:58 PM	#20 (permalink)
AprilWhine Loves the Fuzzy One Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gypsy Local Time: 08:28 AM Posts: 16,893 Offline	I'll take some pictures and post them later. Global Moderator

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