I drive on a lot of 55-65 mph “country” roads and the bugs get bad. I end up spending money at the car wash periodically to scrub and blast the bugs off the windshield, hood, bumper and grill. big half fist sized splatters.

I know the deflector would only work for the windshield, but that would help me ignore all the other nastiness.

Ive seen them discussed here, but not really if they actually work. I’d like one in red white or clear. I could make one myself if it came to it.

 

They work for some stuff, but end up looking uglier than you want.... JMO.

 

I used to put them on everything and they did help to some degree. but yes they're ugly now, I used to think they were cool.

 

They sort of help keep the splatter off the front of the hood. If mounted wrong, the brackets/hdwr can rub on the grill shell edge. Finding old ones that fit can be a little hard.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ight=bug+guard
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ld-guards.html

I know that Love Bug season in Alabama can reek havoc on the clear coat/paint of all of the front end of a vehicle. When I was stationed down there I had a 99 Dodge Ram Sport model and the dead love bug juice ate the clear coat off the the complete painted front bumper, front edge of the fenders, the hood, and grill edge.

Google for a spray coating that will let the deadness wash off easier and not be so hard on the paint.
https://www.autotrader.com/car-tips/...lovebug-season

Wax and Divert

1. Wash and wax your vehicle before lovebug season begins. ...
2. Consider fitting the hood of your vehicle with an air deflector or bug guard. ...
3. Use a bug screen or protective netting across the front end of your car to keep lovebugs away from the engine's air intake.

 

I found a few in a booth at a local antique mall, have not yet installed one, they were $5 each. One is blue, one is smoke.

In 1986 when I bought my '77 F-150, it had a red one on it. It got cracked so I removed the red plexi glass and put a piece of clear in it, but after a spell, I realized it was why my vents sucked ... big time. I had by then stripped two junkers and added factory AC to my truck, but no help with vents, but I kept the bug shield awhile. Then I had the bug shield off one day and suddenly I had great flow of air in my vents. I put it back on after a repaint, it looked OK, but soon I removed it again. It did keep the hood clear of bugs, the windshield stayed cleaner too.

I'm thinking I might trim one of the two I found to a height just high enough to block the front of the hood, but way more likely I use a clear or tinted static cling "paint protectant product" or window tint?



I have a formed one on my '07, I love it.

 

I don’t care as much about the hood or paint it’s not being able to see past the windshield that’s annoying. I guess I could start running cleaner through the sprayers. Still that only wipes part of the windshield.

 

Had the deflectors back in the day, they did work great, but they all ate into grill. 3M makes some temporary tape that seems to work, front edge of hood, little strip over windshield, maybe bumper face. Rainex for the glass. Word to the wise don't put rainex on outside mirrors.

 

I add dish washing liquid and ammonia to my windshield washer fluid. Truck drivers have been doing this for years.
It does a great job washing off the bugs, especially if you use the wiper/washer soon after they splatter.

 

I have actually been looking for a green one for quite some time. I think they are pretty cool and going to have the trucks name added to it