Anyone else had an issue with the hood deflector?
I got mine installed, at the dealership when the LR4 was in for an oil change last month. Next day, the first time I drove over 40mph, I noticed a LOUD noise coming from the front left of the vehicle. Slowing down below 40, it stops. Hmm, thats interesting. Hit 40, theres the noise. Faster you go, louder it is. Driving along, looking for what might be causing it, and notice the deflector is blurry. ie, it is vibrating. A lot.
So I got home, and inspected it again to make sure it was installed correctly - looked good, but take good note of the fact it is attached only with five small, flexible, spring steel clips at the bottom. Nothing on top. Its about 4" wide. So I tried blocking it out in back towards the top with some foam rubber that would not damage the paint, thinking this might prevent the movement and dampen the vibration, and took it for a spin. Got up to 50mph before the front left clip broke, and the thing started flapping around like a seagull in a power line. Stopped and took it off completely.
Got a chance to return to the dealership this week, where they refunded the cost of the deflector and install, and waxed out the small marks left by it. They said their fellow dealership the next state over has seen the same thing, and the LR parts supplier said they knew of this issue also. Which begs the question a) who designed this and did they ever test it, and b) if its a known issue, why are they fixing the design/still selling it as is?
Very disappointing, the deflector looks awesome, but as designed seems to be for driveway use only.