Look low profile to me.

 

Looks great! Couple questions

Where do you get them?
Does it reduce wind noise on the highway?
Easy to install?

 

From afar looks pretty clean. But how are the gaps between the window and pillars?

 

I got them from CarID.
There is virtually no gap, I did a pre fit and couldn't see any of the red plastic over the tape.
I need to keep the windows up for 24 hours before I can tell if there is any help or hindrance on wind noise. Couldn't notice anything weird with the windows up.
Easy to install, just pre fit to make sure nothing is wrong and make sure to put the Windows up slowly to seat them.
Their instructions are good.

 

Looks good. Just wish they didn't add that little step/ridge at the bottom.

 

How much shipped? Will be interesting to see how they're compare to WeatherTech's (if and when they come out...).

 

That stepridge actually makes the vent stronger.

Having used vent guards on all my cars since around 1965, I usually find they increase the wind noise slightly. These new AVS ones seem to be a very low profile, so that may help with the noise. On my '09, the increase in noise was so noticeable that I tried mounting several shapes and sizes of molding on the side in front of the mirrors around the level of the bottom of the side windows until I found a combination that helped with the noise. The shape that finally worked was specific to the 7th gen Maxima, so won't work with the 8th gen.

I think I will wait and see the WeatherTechs, then choose. I absolutely MUST have vent guards here in middle Georgia where it is blistering hot for five months, with sudden showers quite often.

 

How? Seems more like an aesthetic feature.

 

i assume, that step, or extra bend feature, prevents it from folding near the center, because it is installed under compression load.

or just a look to distinguish from other makers...

 

WeatherTech's from previous generations don't have it and they're strong as heck.

 

$67?? if I remember correctly, I pre ordered them Feb 29 when they showed in inventory but they didn't ship till 3/14.

 

Bad news!
After the 24 hour set time both front windows kept hitting the deflectors.
Then they both cracked.
The rears are ok.
I have a feeling there is a design flaw because the deflectors both cracked on the rear edge.
There is no tape on that edge, I believe if there was tape it may have held them in better.
I guess I need to call CarID first to get them replaced.

 

Yes, the stepcrease is a very subtle means of strengthening the shade. A very loose example would be putting a fold or crease in a sheet of paper, which enables the sheet to better resist bending. Other examples of this are the shapes manufactured into the sides of appliances such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, etc, which make the sheet metal stronger.

It may be that, although our personal set of plain shades on previous vehicles did well without any stepcreases, there were folks out there that had their plain shades crack.

 

i don't remember the thickness difference of a weathertech and an avs made.
but thicker tends to crack easier than a thinner one with folds, which almost spreads the stress evenly.

not having a tape, as mentioned, might have created enough vibration to crack it??

cad will tell me the answer. hehe
because its a good fit in cad, should be a good fit in the real.

 

Now I'm a bit ticked....

CarID wont send me a replacement for free because they claim a incorrect installation. They want to give me a $15 voucher for a new set.
That ain't happening, I wait for Weathertech hopefully.

I've been installing these things for 20 years.
Hope someone else has better luck. The passenger rear was hitting although the window did go all the way up.
Driver rear has not made a sound.

 

I've never had these in any of my vehicles. Just curious, how do they attach? Also, have you contacted AVS directly? May have better resolution with them.

 

Sticky tape on the flange that goes inside the window channel.
I agree that a call to AVS directly may have to happen.
Weather tech had always sent a replacement for free when I had a problem.

 

Some models go inside the window channel, while others stick to the molding just above the windows with double-side tape from 3M. I have used both types many times over the last fifty years.

In the old days, the in-channel version was generally considered as the best. But with the tighter fit of the window glass into the channels of cars built these days, the in-channel version deflectors can be more problematic. I have even seen them trigger the 'auto-reverse' safety system if not installed exactly correctly.