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Let fresh air in while keeping bad weather out. These heavily tinted rain guards keep your interior dry, reduce wind noise, and help to keep temperatures down by promoting better air circulation in your vehicle.
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Today on our 2016 Mazda CX-5, we're going to be taking a look at the WeatherTech Side Window Air Deflectors with Dark Tinting for the front, part number WT80712, and also available in light tinting, part number WT70712. This is what these window air deflectors look like once they're installed on your vehicle. As you can see, they've got a nice low profile design that looks as if they came from the factory. They're made of a 3 mm thick acrylic construction, so that's going to help to give you nice long lasting durability. They help reduce wind noise when you've got the window rolled down. They also allow you to roll the window down just a little bit in order to get air circulation into the cabin even when it's raining. They're easy to install.
On these front ones here, there's no adhesive. Now, let's show you how to install them. Before starting the install, it's a good idea to take some water or rubbing alcohol or even window cleaner and clean the top edge of this window because once you put that air deflector up into place inside the window track, that window will put a little bit of pressure against it. You want to avoid there being dirt on that window, so it doesn't create little scratches or scuff marks on your window or the deflector. We'll leave the window at about this position, halfway or a little more up, and we're going to feed this edge in first, and then this down here is going to rest right on top of the windowsill out here. We'll feed it in there, and once that's started, we'll move it to the other end. We're going to bow this out a little bit in order to get this into the track here.
We're going to leave it down 1/2 an inch to 1 inch away from the top of that track, so that we can come back and work it in all the way through. We'll come back up to the front here and just start working it in up into the track there. We'll just slowly go along putting a little bit of pressure. Once you get back here, the rest of it will pop in. You can just push up along the length of it. Once you've got it pushed up in there, you'll want to take your fingers and just pull out a little bit just to help seat it before you try it with the window. Now, we'll take the window and roll it up and down carefully 5 times.
We do that in order to help seat it a little bit better, but then once we've done that, the last time we roll it up, we'll leave it up to help it really set into place. We'll leave it there for about 12 hours. Then, we'll repeat the same process on the other side. That's going to complete our look at the WeatherTech Side Window Air Deflectors with Dark Tinting for the front, part number WT80712, on our 2016 Mazda CX-5.
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (900 Customer Reviews)
Let fresh air in while keeping bad weather out. These heavily tinted rain guards keep your interior dry, reduce wind noise, and help to keep temperatures down by promoting better air circulation in your vehicle.First bad experience with a WeatherTech product. Do not recommend for 2010-2014 Ford Expedition or similar models. I see 4 flaws.
3 of 4 pieces cracked at the corner even when I tried to be as gentle as possible in incrementally raising windows once installed. It seems to be just a few millimeters too oversized.
Second, Rear windows will not raise all the way back in place due to thickness of plastic, it stops. You have to push windshield up while holding the switch.
I was worried that this force would damage the window tint due to excess friction and it may push the rubber out to the point it would be damaged if I took them off months or years later.
Third, and arguably the most important. Too much wind noise. The Ford Expedition is very quiet for an SUV. I tried these for close to a week and I had to take them off. It sounded like gusty wind noise even when there was no wind other then the vehicle going through the air. I removed them and the SUV was quiet again.
Four, It isn't optically correct. Hard to see in the photo, but when looking at the area between the A pillar and side mirror, it's wavy and distracting. Also makes the A pillar appear much larger when it's darker outside due to the tint.
So even though they look nice, and you can crack your windows in the rain if your car is sitting still or you never exceed 50 mph... I wasn't able to get comfortable with the above issues. I can't return them since I installed them and tried them. But hopefully someone else can benefit from this.
It’s still early. I did the upgrade while in a walking boot (cannot drive) due to an Achilles rupture. So I can only comment on the install, which was much easier on the back windows. The front windows were a little awkward but eventually went in. I don’t like the ‘clunk’ as the window closes in the last inch or so. The window comes in contact with the deflector and clunks. I hope the plastic heats / cools and reforms as it sits over the next few days. Otherwise I like the look and finish, it’s just the fit which I’m not completely convinced off yet.
These weather tech side window rain guards are really well made. Front ones installed easily and allow us to crack open the windows even in the rain. I could not for the life of me install the rear ones, or I would have given them 5 stars.
The front rain guards fit my 2023 Passport perfectly. The rears weren't setting correctly in the window seal and neither rear window would roll up completely. Also, when I remove the two rear rain guards, I noticed the thinnest part, which is supposed to go between the window seal and the glass had broken in use. I have no patience for this, so I threw the rears in the trash. In retrospect, I'd have have rated these a 5 if I'd only purchased the fronts.
I put these window deflectors on my 2018 Chevrolet Cruze LT. I love the look it gives on my car, and the option it gives me when it is raining to roll down my window. I would give this a 5-star rating and 100% recommendation
I didn't know how much I would love these rain guards until I finally bought and installed them. Install is easy. etrailer shipping quickly. It's been a year and they have held up to the sun and rain, and look brand new still. They work GREAT. Highly recommend!
Very satisfied and pleased with my purchase experience from etrailer and the weather-tech side door window guards.
Glad I finally converted to weather tech. Installation was simple and no need of vht tapes.
Fitment is perfect, real clean low profile look , as if they belong there.
Highly recommend etrailer and the quality products they offer and professional experience . Top notch customer communication!
Looking forward to working with them for future purchases..
Love these, much better than the ones that stick to the outside of the door frame. They tuck in nice and sleek, are great for keeping the rain out. Put them on all my cars now.
They wouldn’t stay on the front windows with the window rolled down, the drivers side blew off, so I removed the passenger side. The rears are snug 2018 lexus gx 460.
Love the rain guards.
Looks good and easy to install, just watch the installation videos.
Easy installation, arrived fast and great price!
What else would you expect from weathertech??? Proven quality!!
Easy to install, though took a little gentle extra effort to "encourage" them into the window frames. It causes just a little wind noise, but that is expected, as it impedes the aerodynamics of the car.
paid the little extra to go with these well made and excellent fitting window vents as other "stick ons" just dont last. I bought from etrailer as they track shipping and assure delivery.
very pleased!
highly recommend WeathTech & etrailer
My package arrived in ok condition! Way to much much room to be shaken and be destroyed. Luckily mine arrived ok. Some of the original packaging was dented and deformed do to over sized box! I got lucky!
Don't look to close. I think that products coming from a company that prides itself on custom fit, the fit would be better. The reveal along the top is very uneven. Instructions say to roll window up very slowly, right, power windows. First time up, crack, :( . Luckily the cracked piece is small and hidden.
Easy to install
Good fit after a finnicky installation. The front guards do not use an adhesive to install, just pressure, so time will tell how they hold up, but initial impressions are good.
Easy install. Arrived within week of ordering. They work great on my class c motorhome.
fast, convenient shopping for all my towing needs
Unfortunately the rain Guards don't work properly on my vehicle, the minute they sense the rain Guards the window retracts in the open position,and I can't close my windows.
I will be looking to return these if I can't fix the issue ,or if possible return for a rain guard that has a self adhesive that sticks on the outside of the window trim.
Thanks S
Living in Florida I can tell you I really crack my windows.
I get my car washed 2 to 3 times a month and I have not had any problems with them. I am very happy I invested in them.
My trailer hitch and other items arrived a day before I actually needed them Speedy service knowledgeable staff had to call customer service because I accidentally ordered two of the same items this was taking care of immediately thank you play company also easy-to-use website and very helpful
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