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Protect your car, truck or SUV from flying debris with this easy-to-install deflector. Attach with either automotive tape or fasteners that use existing holes in your Ford Ranger's hood to prevent paint chips and bug stains.
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Today on our 2011 Ford Ranger we're going to install the Weathertech Bug Shield, part number wt50122. To begin with you may want to go ahead and clean the front edge of the hood b because once the bug shields on it may be a little difficult to clean underneath it. Let's begin by raising the hood' you'll notice there's a rubber strip at the front edge of the hood. There are three small fasteners as well as some adhesive that holds this strip to the hood.You'll need to remove this before the installation of the bug shield. You can usually get your fingers underneath and just pop them out. For the adhesive it works best to not scratch the hood-you can slide your finger along it slowly pulling on the weather stripping piece and it will slowly pull off.
This will be reused later in installation.Now that we've got this removed we'll place the bug shield in place making sure that the holes line up. To begin with you will use the fasteners which are two pieces and insert them in the two outer edge holes on the bug shield. A Phillips head screwdriver will help in pushing the new fasteners in place. Now that these two are on take the rubber strip that we removed earlier and take out its fasteners.For the remaining three attachment points we'll insert the fitting through the rubber strip in the bug shield and into the hood. Next we will go ahead and close the hood down and see where the bug shield may hit the hood potentially.
As you can see on our particular model the center section doesnt appear to have enough flexibility-it'll actually come into contact with the hood.With the two sides we'll need to use the little bump-on pieces that are supplied with the kit to keep it from making contact with the hood. Once you found the location that works the best for your application go ahead and peel the backing off of the bump-on and place it on the hood pressing firmly to adhere it to the hood. That completes our installation of our Weathertech Bug Shield, part number wt50122 on our 2011 Ford Ranger.
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (353 Customer Reviews)
Protect your car, truck or SUV from flying debris with this easy-to-install deflector. Attach with either automotive tape or fasteners that use existing holes in your vehicle's hood to prevent paint chips and bug stains.
I purchased this bug deflector for my Jayco Greyhawk motorhome about a year ago and it has held up beautifully. I am sure that without it I would have chips and issues on the motorhome after putting 15k miles on it. Thanks e-trailer for quick shipments and great support.
I ordered a bug deflector specific for my truck but this one seemed to be a generic for GM trucks. the tabs did not fit properly for the underside of my hood. The double sided tape did not match properly to the underside of the hood and the tape was not sticky enough to adhere to the metal. The outboard retainer clips were not the proper style to clip to my hood and stay in place. Road vibaration causes the clips to disengage each time I drive the vehicle
It fit fine. Only issue was with the first hole on the drivers side. It was either thin or drilled a bit larger as the screw for it would not bite and hold. I used a clip I had on hand for this and it worked fine.
I really like it. Easy to install and very sleek looking
I need to order another one because I hit a deer and my hood is getting replaced, so I will be getting another one
Really great product and a perfect hood protector from road rocks and bugs.
I have purchased and used WeatherTech products in the past, always had good quality and concise installation instructions. I recently added the Stone and Bug deflector on my 2019 Colorado, it looks great. Having a new windshield installed because of a stone crack, hope to avoid these in the future.
Looks good. After installed. Just wish I didn't have to drill one hole as directed into the metal. Drivers side tip appears to be higher than the passenger side
Easy installation, arrived fast and great price!
Install went ok, some of the red plastic you pull off the adhesive broke off and would not come off. Hope it will not effect long term performance of bug shield.
I had to clean my windshield recently from a few bugs. It was then I noticed that the bug deflector was almost completely covered with insect impacts so I guess it was doing it's job
Weather Tech Easy-on bug guard has worked great since installed a year ago. UV damage has not occurred. Holds up extremely well to driving usage.
It is a quality product, but I would not say it is an easy install. After removing the necessary fasteners, it was tricky getting the tabs lined up between the rubber lip and hood. I don’t think I could have accomplished this without my wife’s help. Secondly, some of six included replacement fasteners were extremely difficult to install.
Weathertech only included the six required fasteners with no spares. I bent the tips of the two most outboard fasteners trying to get them aligned with the existing holes (hard to see when peering through the rubber and shield), so those two are not properly anchored at the moment.
I contacted Weathertech; they are sending me replacements free of charge. Weathertech should consider including a few extras in the kit.
The install, which after viewing etrailer’s excellent video, should have taken 30 minutes or less, but because of those fastener issues, took me about 1.5 hours.
Had this bug deflector for a year now. Very happy with it. Easy to install yourself using existing parts on the stock truck. Better than the adhesive only on other brands. Solid and looks great.
This bug shield was easy to install. The installation instructions were clear and easy to understand. This bug shield has met all my expectations after two summers of Arizona heat & over 10,000 miles.
I’ve owned six chevy trucks. My current trusted steed is a 2008, silverado 2500HD, ext cab, long box. I bought it new and now have 339,000 miles on her. I added this bug shield to offer more protection and grace. It worked! Love it.
Great quality, good fit overall…BUT, once again WeatherTech is “cheaping out” on their fasteners! Those ridiculous plastic push pin type fasteners DO NOT inspire confidence at all…the etrailer installation video acknowledged this. Come on WeatherTech…these things are IMPORTANT!!
Looks Good and Does what it is made to do. Thanks etrailer
Perfect fit & easy to install. Start to finish maybe 20 minutes. Love it.
Joe
2018 Toyota Rav4 Adventure. Item arrived quickly! The shipping box was damaged but the defector inside was fine. The product was described as on the website.
Only complaint really is with WeatherTech they are know for great products but screw up in other areas. They shrink wrap the defector and they really need to cover it before doing that because mine had a few scratches. The next things is the plastic fastener screws are too cheap and break and need to be longer.
I am so happy with my Weather Tech Bug Shield. Shipping was quick and installation was easy. It fits like a glove on my motor home and looks terrific. I would definitely order again for any of my needs. Thank you!
Item arrived quickly and was as described. Only complaint was that the plastic fastener screws were either too short or too cheap because they wouldn't "catch" in the fasteners. I substituted my own screws and then it was a breeze. That isn't etrailer.com's fault though. Everything on their end was great!
Put the bug deflector on myself and it hasn’t fallen off yet and it looks good and doing it’s job.
Very nice profile & a perfect fit for my 2011 E350 Super Duty. Came with a few scratches, so we got that outta the way. All screws provided are steel. Really not thinking that the bumpers provided are needed for this application. Time/Miles will tell.
Super fast shipping and the best price. Shield arrived in perfect condition. Very easy to install on a 2015 Toyota Highlander with no problems.
Rebecca, the customer service rep was awesome. The communication and follow up was great. Recommended.
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