![]() ![]() Written by James Collier on 14th Apr 2014 Adjustment is also easy and I' ll save the 5th star when I get a 20% + increase in MPG. So much so I did myself with no assistance. While it will be a couple of weeks before the next trip, I will say its very easy to install. Written by Jonathan Hayward on 12th Aug 2014 I could feel a difference immediately by the resistance the wind added. I do not tow my trailer anymore without it. I purchased some Yakima universal mounting brackets and attached to luggage rack as far back on roof as possible. Written by byron van zandt on 8th Oct 2014īy adding this it instantly increased my gas mileage by 20-25%! I am pulling a 28 ft trailer behind a 3/4 ton Yukon XL (SUV). Our real gas mileage savings is two or three times what they say on the web site. It came with everything needed for quick and perfect installation on our vehicle.īottom line: we are ordering more. We got it from canada to Texas in 3 days. Icon direct communicated with us every step along the way. We were nervous about installation and fit, ordering sight unseen from the internet. Written by chris hudspith on 30th Mar 2015 ![]() I haven' t done a long trip with it yet, but have done a trial run just local 20klm' s without it up and then the same route with the deflector up ! The on board computer in the truck told me I used 5 ltrs less per 100klm' s when the areo shield was up, so hoping that continues as we are doing a west to east coast trip (canada) later on this year, thanks Icondirect Chris H Saw this product online and thought, YES!!! I need one for pulling my Trl, I drive truck for a living and have often wonder why people who pull trl' s don' t have a wind deflector like the big trucks ! People at icon were very helpful with the ordering process , 5 carn' t belive more people aren' t using these.The only downside is that when it was left on without a 5th wheel trailer in tow, and put in a down or flat position, it is noisy. Too early to tell if it increases gas mileage as I haven ' t had it out on the freeway for a distance yet.Īppearance is good. An added benefit is that we don' t get a lot of insect splatter on the camper because the wind deflects them over the front along with the wind. ![]() This has proven to be a very durable unit that has more than paid for itself in savings on fuel. When we don' t have the 5th wheel trailer attached we fold the deflector down. We mount the deflector when we start out and leave it attached for several months while we travel. A typical year is to travel about 7 thousand miles going from Florida to Maine and from North Carolina to Colorado. We observe what we estimate to be about 20% improvement in fuel economy (from 10.8 to 12.7 MPG). My wife and I have been using that for trips since. Written by Rawson C Jenkins II on 13th Oct 2021Ī few years ago we bought one of your wind deflectors. I am more concerned about having the face of the towed trailer protected than fuel mileage. I' m leaving on the cap cover on permanently. Feel very good regarding the way it is secured thru the tops of the windows on either side. Adapted so tiedown straps are secured thru the windows in the cap cover. Installed on roof of cap cover on midsize pickup truck. Order the WD500 model, 48 x 22 shield, for Mid size tow vehicles Order the WD600 model, 56 x 22 shield, for Full size tow vehicles
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