iwasgointo

A couple of weeks ago I installed a Nissan Wind Deflector for the 09 Nissan Altima Coupe on my 09 G37S Coupe. Unfortunately, Infiniti doesn't offer a wind deflector for this car.

The fit is perfect except that the two clips on the side are longer than is needed for the Infiniti. All I did was shorten the clips and re-bend the lip that holds it in place.

The deflector uses three clips altogether; one in the center and two on the sides. The center one fits perfectly with no modifications.

It works even better than I had hoped and substantially reduces wind noise in the car at highway speeds. Also, when the sunroof is closed there is no noise from the deflector as the wind passes over it; even at speeds of 100 mph or more. Another good thing is it is a low profile design, especially, when seen from the front.

I wanted to go with the Nissan deflector because it's very well made and can be removed easily. Aftermarket brands are either glued in place or don't seem quite as well made.

If anyone is interested in installing this deflector just be sure to order the one for the Altima Coupe not the Sedan. I bought the deflector from: enissanparts.com and the price was $72.11 including shipping.

Any reasonably intelligent and careful person can install this without any trouble. I would like to mention that you should not fully follow the direction provided with it, as the markings described on the car for positioning purposes are for the Altima.



Below are photos of the deflector. Notice the downward reinforcement lip on the rear of the deflector which is very strong and prevents flexing.

cruzmisl

Thanks for the heads up!

xixonmn

I'm not a fan of wind deflector but do you have the picture of the whole car after installed?

hadokenuh

I know it will help with the wind noise but but it's hard to clean the glass roof, specially the inner part. You'll have to open it half way and wipe it with a wet towel or something.

Does anyone have better solution?

iwasgointo

I'll take some photos in a few days. Too busy to do it right now.

iwasgointo

I don't understand. Access to the glass inside of the car is not changed, while access to the outside is just a matter of reaching under the deflector to clean the glass on the front portion. Access to the rest of the glass is the same as before installation.

iwasgointo

Actually, I would have preferred to have gotten the car without the moonroof, but I really had no choice in the matter. As you know, Infiniti bundles it with other desirable items.

I would have preferred the extra headroom that gets lost with the moonroof. But since I have it, I may as well try to use and enjoy it, and that is not easy with all the racket created when the thing is open.

The important thing for me was that it had to be very low in profile, and that I could easily remove it if I didn't like the look or wanted to sell it.

After an adjustment period to the new look I'm really starting to like it. It visually breaks up the long roof line from the top of the windshield to the end of the trunk which makes the car appear shorter than it is. More like a new Porsche Carrera in length which is about 8 inches shorter.

Now when I look at the car I think, BULLDOG, instead of GREYHOUND.

Anyway, I promise to post pictures by this weekend.

myk1013

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I've had my wind deflector for more than a year now. Bought it through an eBay seller. It was specifically listed for a G37 coupe, only has 2 clips in the sides.

Not a lot of people like tham here. When I first posted pics of it, the major consensus was an echoing of "take it off" or "I don't like it"

cruzmisl

Hmmmm.....this might be nice. Sunroof open is way too loud right now and a big reason why I seldom use it.

iwasgointo

I can understand people not liking the look of the deflector since it alters the beautiful lines of the car, but Infiniti forces the moonroof on most of those who have it.

So what are we supposed to do, just leave it closed at anything other than a crawl? Which for the majority of us means rarely using something we involuntarily paid a lot of money for.

The moonroof should be a stand alone option and not bundled.

At least with the deflector I can enjoy opening the moonroof at high speed which lets me hear that nice Stillen Catback I had installed a few months ago.

Although, the deflector has a very low profile, I'll bet they could make it even lower.

iwasgointo

Having trouble uploading photos. I've made many attempts, but no success.

cruzmisl

Use photobucket instead