
Fitting Heko Wind Deflectors
27th December 2018
We Yeti owners are well aware of our car’s ONE and ONLY design flaw. Unfortunately for us, it’s quite a big one. 😌 Wind deflectors seem to be the only way around the problem.
All other car owners can merrily cruise around with their window down to gulp in that fresh air. The weather outside is of no real concern to them.
But for Yeti owners the weather IS a concern!
There can be no open window for us when it’s raining. Not even a little. Nothing.
Because we Yeti owners know only too well that rain is commanded by the Heavens to chase us down at every turn and attack our driver’s window. If that rain finds an opening, however slight, a deluge inside the car will ensue.
Many a Yeti owner has learnt this the hard way. That includes me. When it rains, that window is rammed shut.
Although, much like an email with ‘You’ve WON!’ in the title, there’s always some fool who’ll open it 🤐
You might think that the rain is far too busy wreaking terror and destruction upon Mazdas to ever bother about our feisty Yeti.
But rain will attack anything, like sharks. And it is these switches it has a particular taste for…
I literally have seen a POOL of rainwater dancing about in there like it’s Party in the Park 😲
It’s just a question of time before a short circuit happens. Then things will stop working and big money will need spending. And the rain will have achieved its goal.
But I WANT my driver’s window open sometimes. Why should that be denied to me by the weather?
Okay, wizard. Thanks!
So as I search online I discover that there are a couple of favoured brands. I’ll go for the smoked Hekos after reading the reviews.
Available here on Amazon
As expected, they arrive fast.
Let’s unpack them and see what is what.
So I’ll start by running this screwdriver all along the rubber channel
Eviction time for any moths or other freeloaders that think it’s okay to squat in there. It isn’t. 😡
Before I peel off the little pieces of yellow tape I just want to offer up the deflector to be certain these are the right ones.
Yep. Looks like good times. 🙂
Yellow tape off. Heko deflector fed into the channel starting from the wing mirror end.
Now it’s time to bend this last part
It feels scary to me to bend plastic like this. But I’m sure it must be done this way.
I’m going to fit two of these clips that are supplied to every deflector.
I test where the deflector wobbles the most and push in the clip about an inch away from the wobble.
Shiny side facing outwards.
Moth-evicting screwdriver returns!
I use it to push the clip up.
Testing the window and it’s making contact with the deflector in the channel somewhere and the anti-pinch detector is sending the window tumbling back down again.
I fiddle a bit. Test. Fiddle some more. Test again. Fiddle again.
And it’s done
The window is flying up and down as freely as Stormy Daniels’ thong. 😜
And so to the rear…
It is as well. 😮
I put a clip in either end.
Then round to the other side and fit the other two deflectors.
Obviously. 🙄
BOOM!
I had no distractions doing this job today
Tesco management kindly cleared their car park for me.
Almost…
You cannot get the staff these days can you?
Feel free to stay tuned for more modifications I have planned.
You can see what I have done so far, here: Yeti Customisation
And I am always interested to hear about your Yeti, whether customised or not.
If you want these Hekos, they are here on Amazon
Would you care to share and help me grow my site?
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Looks great, nice job batman 🙂
Haha, my trusty old wristband.
Thanks for visiting Keith, and taking the time to comment.
That was a useful article & humorous too. Thanks Pro-Yeti
Many thanks, Steve, for visiting and taking the time to leave a comment.
I just put these on my 2010 yeti, have it 6 years and finally got around to it!! lol, well I did fit some roof bars to so lets say I was a little productive, :), I have the same fitted now as you have installed, three are setting off the safety mech on the door but all are closed fully now so leaving for a day or two to mould hopefully and solve its own problem, nice to see I applied them as you have. I just spotted this site, very nice and handy, much appreciated, thank for the time you spent on this, cheers, Paul.
Hello Paul. I think your plan of leaving the deflectors to seat for a couple of days is a good one. If they are still setting off the safety cut-out then maybe try fiddling with them as I did. Or checking where you have put the securing clips? Moving the clips along just a touch might work.
Six years of ownership surely makes you a Yeti veteran. Now welcome to the world (my world at least) of Yeti customisation.
May I invite you to think about following the Project Yeti Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/skodayetiinfo/
And the Project Yeti YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChwJNiTaCTrX3s-YKnh7HcQ/videos
And thank you for visiting this website and taking the trouble to comment.
Cheers Danny, I appreciate it, just popped in for a look around the suggested links above, thanks for the invite, They are working fine now so happy days, catch up later and thanks for the posts, I really like the arches you installed, very nice finish over the wheel 🙂
Do these deflectors interfere with the YEti’s electric folding wing mirrors, i.e. will they still fold ok or do they end up touching/compressing the deflector?
Norm, I don’t actually know because my Yeti doesn’t have the folding mirrors. If you want to you can post that question on the Project Yeti Facebook page – over 700 followers so someone will know. https://www.facebook.com/skodayetiinfo/
Sorry I couldn’t give an exact answer.
Many thanks for visiting.