Hi there! Bear with me as I am new to the Kia world. After only two days of having my new Soul, a rock chipped my windshield. To help avoid this in the future,I want to get a bug shield,and eventually paint protection film. As I'm finding with a lot of things for the '14 Souls,there are not a lot of accessories. Namely in this case,bug shields. My question is, will a bug shield from a 2013 Soul work on my 2014 Soul? I appreciate any input!
My insurance company, State Farm, will cover, at 100%, windshield chip repairs. Also, when I bought my 2007 Honda Civic, the dealer had my windshield treated with Diamon Fusion which makes the glass more chip resistant and paid for chip repairs as well. Here's the link for Diamon Fusion: Diamon-Fusion, DiamonFusion automotive and RV windshields
I'll take the Canadian one for the extra money. The photo on the Kia Canada website that you posted the link too, is a picture from last years model, they are very poor on accurate details on a lot of their accessories or no photos at all.
well realistically, from looking at the eBay unit its looks like you won't have enough clearance to do that. The Canadian one is much deeper and has a beveled edge in the logo opening for strength the eBay unit you will probably crack it or weaken it.
The best way to avoid rock chips in your windshield is to avoid driving. Other than that, a bug shield is not going to prevent rocks from hitting your windshield. It *might* deflect very small stuff but the likelihood is that stuff probably wouldn't have hurt your windshield anyway.
Now, I'm not arguing against a bug deflector - they definitely prevent the front lip of your car from getting all beat to crap - but the principle that they would work doesn't make sense. If it were possible to create a greater slipstream that forced materials over the car, why wouldn't the car manufacturer just shape the hood that way? They're always looking to create a more aerodynamic vehicle. If anything, there's probably a fuel economy penalty - maybe minor - to be had by having a bug shield.
I like the way shields look, generally. I've had them on my vehicle and find them useful, but mostly for keeping the front of square-nose vehicles from being pounded with gravel. I've had plenty of chipped & broken windshields with vehicles that had deflectors. That's what 0$ deductible comprehensive insurance is for
Thanks for your input. I've been debating getting one for my 2012 Soul that I just purchased. Based on experiences with other cars, this seems like a good idea since the hood seems like it would be very vulnerable to nicks, chipping, etc. Do you have any input on car washes with the deflector?
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