This weekend I will post some pics under the silver traverse pics topic if I get time.
The bug deflector is the gm deflector in smoke. Wife liked that it mounted via screws to the underneath of the hood. Our WeatherTech on the Venture minivan was the doublestick tape that has started coming unglued after 5 years. Unfortunately, the bug deflector stops pretty much where the lights start - leaving that area of the hood that drops down about an inch or so going over to the lights and each side of the hood totally exposed. The sunroof guard/visor is double-sticked to the roof as expected and the four window guards are all double-sticked to the outside of the window frame. The WeatherTechs on the venture are pushed up into the window track frame with no gluing, but I am not sure that is possible with this vehicle (track looks smaller to me?). Let me know if anyone sees non-double-stick tape window guards out there. Wife loves the ride now with all the smoked color accessories in place. Amazing turnaround from "silver _ucks".
Wife liked the 3m clear bra so much on the bumper and mirrors that she is insisting on it for the hood. The installer took 3.5 hours to get the front bumper and mirrors done including the use of a hair dryer to work the edges in good. You have to stand right ontop of the crossover to see the few stress cuts in the sheets. Taking a wait and see approach to (a) old sheets yellowing after x-years, (b) edges of sheets peeling up after y-years, (c) removing sheets yield a different color paint than the exposed paint color. Our silver is supposed to be a very forgiving color. 3m warranty against yellowing for 5 years, blah blah blah. Told wife she is peeling all of this off with her hairdryer (I have very little hair) if and when she is not happy with it and she is cool with that (YEA, right... I know).
The hood and lights (don't tell the government who has regulations against covering the lights!) will be covered Sunday. Don't want any pits in those massive headlamps. Need to see my bowtie on my light bulb... My "canvasback" cloth mat will be put in over the weekend as well and my Ziebart Diamond Gloss will be applied a week from tomorrow (03/27). For those who are dead-set against these paint protection scenerios, I swear by it and it works for me with this making the fourth car getting the treatment. Maybe the factory clearcoat has improved, but I get very little if any fading of my paint color over 5-10 year periods and NEVER ever wax to get the beads of water after every rain. Thats good enough for me. At least until my 5 and 7 year olds start to wash the ride!
