TheBigWhite 21

HI guys,

just wondering, do any of you know if they sell rain guards for TLs, and if they do, where's a good place to get em?

Thanks!

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56Oval

Please don't do that to your car.

Jetmaker

Not the prettiest things in the world, but if you like your window open, even just a crack, the TL will leak all over you when it's wet out. I may have to check these things out too.

pohljm

Dont do it! man you live in San Diego, whatta ya need those eyesores for?

TheBigWhite 21

hrrmm..alright...this is the first time i've seen a picture with them on...it loks alright..prolly jus save my moneys then.

Jotas

My brother told me about cracking the window and having water fall directly to the arm rest area.

I ended up buying the set and I'm waiting for it to stop raining so I can install them. Actually I think the rain guards look good on the TL. Fits the curves nice on the windows and every time I've seen them on a TL they appear to be not flush but sort of in a bit. The look is nice IMO, but to each his own.

I was thinking of buying the colored matched mud guards but I think adding those would make the curves/lines of the bottom portion of the TL look awkward and kill the nice flow it has.

1995hoo

You mean those things Orientals like to use so they can open the windows in the rain? One word for those.....

dmarcus48

I've got a set of weathertech visors. They fit into the window channel and don't use adhesive. they are lightly tinted, not dark. I've had them on many cars and I love them.

I don't like the acura ones though, too dark and they just stick on to the door frame, problem with this is they will leak.

You can hardly see the weathertech ones.

AdamNJ

Very true...
but that's when it's a good idea to keep the windows, crack/vent the sunroof (if the direction of the rain/wind allows it), and/or use the ventilation system.

AdamNJ

should say: "good idea to keep the windows closed, "

Jotas

I installed mine today. Took about an hour or so. Took my time and didn't have too much trouble installing them. Had to pull the weather channel out a couple of times to reposition it correctly again. By the time I began working on the other side I had it down. Looks good and at night you can hardly see them on.

Moving Target

I actually really like the way they look and I've had them on several past cars. Really makes a difference because I like to have the windows cracked and hate water on the door arm rest.

It's a nasty feeling driving with a wet arm that keeps getting dripped on.

Kracker

To each his/her own.

But I typically drive with my windows up when its wet out side... But Im glad you like it.

MichaelBenz

iTrader: (2)

I think is basically comes down to a smokers thing in many cases.....

Ka0tik

oh u smoke

ubnpast

I think the rain guards would look good on my nbp.

A-TLvic882

I like my OEM 2,5 years already, if you smoke you should have it!

MichaelBenz

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Only reason I need em for the most part...otherwise I just wouldnt open the windows in rain. I am a real climate control guy... unless I am racing. Thats what I noticed right after getting the car....water drips in like a mutha all over you when it rains and I drive into work and have my smoke on the way...so I looked into the visors at that time - but was a bit worried about it. After I got em on...checked em out and ran with em now for a long time...I love em. I dont even notice em frankly....until I need em or crack the window....keeps the air flow very reasonable without blowing in the car bigger than life, duping your hair, ect - which can be an issue if you are going into a sales call. Plus...when you do crack it...it tends to "pull" less temp from the cabin as a whole....cool stays cool.....warms stays warm...depending on time of year.

VelfarreClubber

wtf???




Hate rainy days when im getting my 1st smoke on the way to work, eventhough I live in so cal i could use this. How much time would it take to install/remove one window?

MichaelBenz

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It takes maybe a half hour or twenty minutes to do the first window....then once you get the gist of it....the rest are about 10 minutes each. Its not bad at all.

pohljm

pretty much the only time there is enough moisture on my car to drip into an open window I am washing the car and then I am on the outside and the windows are up so its not very useful for me

pohljm

One thing I do wonder is, my 06 TL is a pretty darn quiet car with the windows up, but open the window and I would say it is one of the noisiest cars I have owned when the window is down. Now how much of that is actually the fact that it is truly noisy or is it more the drastic change from so quiet of a cockpit before opening the window? Do the rain guards make any difference in the level of sound, or more importantly can you hear the guards when the windows are up?

Moving Target

I'm not a smoker but I do really enjoy fresh air when I'm in the car. It's not like they protect anything if the windows are fully or half way down, but you can open them 2-3" with no problems with the guards on.

Maybe I'm odd, heck the grilling season doesn't end here until it gets into the teens or below...

Jotas

I've noticed now that I've installed the rain guards there is some minor noise pick up. Not too bad but just a minor pickup which is not a negative at all as far going forward and installing the guards.

Retired 93LS coupe

so did you need any special tools? How long did it take you ? mines have been sitting in my trunk for over a month I want to tint the windows before I put them on

ubnpast

Looks good!

Jotas

No special tools. Just patience and little bit of rubbing alcohol to wipe the areas that the taped areas will adhere to. Just follow the instructions that came with box if not, use the one below.

Then when putting the rubber molding back just be patient with it as you may need to pull it out again and then re-insert it to make sure that it's seated just right. The contours should be smooth and you should only see a small bump where the clips are attached underneath the front of the door frame.


I used the instructions from HondaAcuraWorld.com

meburdick

I put the weathertech ones on my car, too. They look great, but they have a design flaw.

PRO: Serve their purpose, very easy to install, no tape, little or no additional wind noise
CON: Design flaw causes damage to the car

Yes. You read that right. The defelctors that go on the front windows have a very sharp edge at the bottom front portion. The vendor applies a piece of "tape" over this edge, but it doesn't stop it from cutting through the vinyl wrapping on the dew wipers at the bottom of the windows (these are the black pieces of trim along the bottom of the windows that contain the "brush" that wipes water away when you roll the window down).

I sent mine back to the vendor and they have sent me a new set of dew wipers to install on my car. They will also be sending me a new set of deflectors along with some thicker black "caps" to install on that bottom edge and prevent the issue from occurring again.

Retired 93LS coupe

thanks for the info yes Hondaworld is where I ordered them from and I have seen that they have online instructions for alot of items again thanks I will be installing mines as soon as I get the windows tinted