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I went with the Kia OEM hood deflector, for a few reasons:
1) You've gotta have SOMETHING. The leading edge of the hood's the first place to chip
2) I was driving home 2,400 km, and I knew the odds were good I'd get a rock kicked up into my nose
3) Dorky-looking? Yes. And, yes, they get sun damaged and crack and break in a few years, but then you can take it off and you've got that nice, pristine paint underneath.
As a side benefit, I found on my blue Koup that the deflector didn't look quite as bad as I thought it would, since it kinda matched the glossy black fog-light surrounds.
1) You've gotta have SOMETHING. The leading edge of the hood's the first place to chip
2) I was driving home 2,400 km, and I knew the odds were good I'd get a rock kicked up into my nose
3) Dorky-looking? Yes. And, yes, they get sun damaged and crack and break in a few years, but then you can take it off and you've got that nice, pristine paint underneath.
As a side benefit, I found on my blue Koup that the deflector didn't look quite as bad as I thought it would, since it kinda matched the glossy black fog-light surrounds.
