Hmmmmm... I seem to be one of the select few with the actual "Mazda" deflector. It wraps around a bit more and is sturdier than the "Form Fit" one, and also features the "Protege" logo...

 

where did you get that from Nick? AFAIK, the dealerships in Calgary only sell the FormFit ones.

 

Maxx, I have the "Mazda" deflector as well ... got it at Gary Moe in Red Deer. Mine says "Mazda" though, not "Protege".

If I remember right, it is actually made by Form-Fit. I seem to remember the packaging saying that. I just ordered it over the counter, and that's how it came. Even had an authentic Mazda part number ... can't remember what that is now though.

Maybe we have a different source in Canada than the US?

 

My bad, it does say "Mazda" not Protege. It's made by Perfect Fit, and in my opinion is MUCH sturdier and covers better than the form fit one. Got mine fron Sunridge.

 

From the Mazda.ca website:

Hood deflector P/N: 0000-86-00PR-01

 

I do have the bumpers installed - I actually wedged them far enough forward so that they are always resting against the deflector - so the deflector does not vibrate, no matter what.

I haven't removed the little plastic film pieces, so I can't answer whether they leave marks on the paint or not.

~HH

 

IF anybody wants to get the same effect but use the clear bra instead of the bug deflector. I can hook you up for $100.00 installed. One catch you have to live in WA. Personally the clear bra is easier to maintain and looks better overall.

Anybody that wants the part it is $70.00 and I will throw instructions in the kit.

Go to www.rockblocker.com to get hooked up.

 

my boyfriend had a bug deflector on his old truck. the "spacers" that were supplied with the deflector were nothing more than clear rubber nubs that you can buy at radio shack for $2/pack. they are similar to those types that you put on your cabinet drawers. the only drawbacks are that you have to continually make sure that they're still there to do their job. the rubber nubs have cheap adhesive so they fall off, especially in the heat. although the bug deflector looks like it's far enough away from the hood, under high speeds, it rubbed his hood down to the primer because the summer heat dried out the adhesive and then the deflector began to rub against the finish. when he removed the deflector not only was the hood paint damaged, there were little marks left by the adhesive. it might be better to mount the rubber nubs to the deflector rather than to the hood, as he was instructed on the papers he received.

so in conclusion, make sure you use spacers and make sure they're there once in a while. he thought you might like to know the worst case scenario.

 

This is NOT the way to go. The bumpers will rub the paint, and evertually go right through it. The only way is to use them on the hood.

This is why I wedged mine far enough down the hood that they are in constant contact with the deflector - they cannot fall off, and nothing can bounce or vibrate. Even at 90 mph, my deflector doesn't budge - it's go nowhere to go.

~HH