Effectiveness of rear deflectors / windjammers

[Terry Field]

SWMBO has always complained about the wind whipping around the side screens (s3)

Having read the piece by Alan Clark in the latest edition of LF, I was wondering if anyone has any experience of screens and their effectiveness.

[TomB]

Soft for Sevens do a rear draft reducer that fots between the seats.  Ive wondered about getting one these from time to time.  

http://www.softbitsforsevens.co.uk/page39a.html

[David Brown]

SBFS one is quite good but quite a lot of wind comes through the space between the headrest and the door. Made my own with PVC conduit and mesh flyscreen, cable tied to roll bar. Far cheaper and works well and helps stop rain mist when using half hood. 

[Stewart Collier]

I had a S3 with a SBFS draught reducer. Given that I'm 6'2" and sat a far back as possible I found the wind whistled into my right lughole. I now have an SV and can sit further forward which helps the wind coming around the door. I made my own draught reducer which covers all of the roll bar. More effective than the SBFS one and cost about a tenner.

[Billy.Whizz]

Got any pictures of screen in situ and in the making please.

[Stewart Collier]

I used some fabric fly screen, an off cut bought from a local fabric shop. The frame is black curtain wire (Ebay) attached to the roll bar with black tie wraps and fixed onto the bottom wire with curtain hooks. I placed the fabric over the wire and sewed it by hand over the wire frame.

[Golf Juliet Tango]

Recommendation number 1: https://www.google.com/search?q=silk+square&rlz=1C1CHBD_en-GBGB723GB800&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYg9j7hMfvAhW9ZxUIHQQXDMIQ_AUoAXoECAMQAw&biw=1536&bih=754

Recommendation number 2: https://www.sevenregalia.com/product/neck-warmer-buff/

Also, I think someone used the longer SV doors on an S3.  I have looked through the archive but it must have been here on BC.

 

[Terry Field]

It is really the gap between the head rest ( rear lughole!) and the rear edge of the window. I think it is just part of driving a Seven - otherwise use the tin top!

I just need to persuade the boss!

 

 

[Terry Field]

Stephen, I like the idea of the longer SV doors. I think I will be paying a visit to my S3 colleagues!

[Mrp]

When I had an S3 Thundersport did an really good screen that was like an envelope over the roll bar which I sold when I moved to my current SV.  Thundersport said I was lucky as this was a development product which they had not had chance to develop when I asked about one for the SV, which is a shame as it was better than the other option which I also had on the S3 and now have to have on my SV.

The soft-bits one is ok but as all have said leaves a lot of space for rear drafts, I wish both companies would look at it again.

Mrp

[Toughie]

#7, Stephen, now your being silly!  None of those scarves go with my (bloodshot) eyes!

[Toughie]

#6, Stewart,

Yours looks like it might be more easily stowed away.  Please could you supply more details. 

Does the screen have any curtain wire in the sides, or only top and bottom?

I can't see from the picture how you used curtain hooks for the bottom.  Are you able to provide close up piccies?

[Stewart Collier]

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Alan, here's a photo. The top wire is tie wrapped to the roll bar and then follows the contours of the roll bar on each side. This wire and the horizontal wire have hooks, which connect together and the are tie wrapped to the bottom of the roll bar.

[Golf Juliet Tango]

The thing is; buy her a really nice silk square (& possibly a pashmina to wrap around her neck) and she will be much less disposed to complain.

[Toughie]

Thank you, Stewart, I shall refer this to The Boss, my curtains advisor.  She's often talking about there being curtains for me, but I've never been quite sure what she meant. 

Stephen, she's tried the scarf thingy.  Unless its clamped in place by the intercom headset, it only seems to work for Grace Kelly, driving around the hills of Monte Carlo at a sedate pace.  Besides which, she only complains that I don't look like Cary Grant!

[David Brown]

#13 Stewart, think that looks an easier solution than mine. Wondering if two layers of flyscreen would reduce the backdraft/spray even more. I also fitted some right angled plastic edging to the bottom to stop the run off water running down the carpeted rear bulkhead and soaking the floor area behind the seats. 

[Stewart Collier]

I hadn't thought about double thickness or the right angled plastic, but TBH I've never tested it in the rain.

Every day's a school day.

[Toughie]

Can you provide a link for that particular mesh, Stewart?  It doesn't look like the sort of flyscreen stuff I've seen.  It looks more like the material for proper pouches, fisherman's waistcoats, military webbing, etc..

Thought of going into business?

[Stewart Collier]

I'm sorry Alan I can't supply a link to the material. I paid a visit to a fabric shop in Blackpool and found the fabric by chance. I'm not sure what its purpose is. You could be right, I thought it looks like the material that lines waterproof clothing.                             Funny you should ask about the business though. Someone saw my effort and asked if I could make another. It's not really practical though, as I would have to make it in situ. PM sent

[Toughie]

Thanks Stewart.  PM replied to.

[oldboarder]

Try googling "mesh lining". These look similar.

 

[Stewart Collier]

I've rembered it's called Airtex.

[SM25T]

Black insect mesh on eBay from memory.

[BigCol]

Have a look here...

[Julian H]

Hi Terry

Not that I can offer you any advice/experiences, bt delighted to see you back in a 7