Ford Window Vents.. meh

[fusseli]

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I got Ford Accessories, made by Lund, window vents because I loved the Mopar ones I got on my Jeep and thought OE has got to be the way to go. I am underwhelmed with the quality of the Ford ones, but I decided to go ahead and install them anyway. They aren't really high quality enough to stick on my Lariat (maybe lower trim wouldn't care/notice? idk) but I did anyway because they are a life saver in Colorado's short sporadic thunderstorms.

My Jeep's were outstanding: stick-on, fully clear and smooth plastic, very sturdy, little bracing arms that went into the channel, 3M adhesive like the Fords, and a 3M adhesion promoter wipe that Ford skipped. These Ford/Lund ones don't seal on the front forward facing edge, are flimsier, have noticeable clouding and bubbles rather than perfect clarity, needed trimming of the included 3M tape, had rough edges from cutting rather than being one cast piece of plastic, weren't obvious in how they install since they overlap several edges and discontinuities, and have a strange jaunt out the back edge on the back door. Really they are fine (just okay) but I'm just taken aback by the comparison to my former Jeep/Mopar ones.

This is underwhelming and a half-assed design, IMO. If a proven better design is out there I might rip these off and replace them. I paid $95 and they really should be better than this.

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[fusseli]

A couple pics

 

[Msfitoy]

How are they mounted?

 

[fusseli]

How are they mounted?

3M tape. Nothing wrong with that. The in-channel ones are more prone to interference.

 

[Msfitoy]

What specifically don't you like about the quality? I like the continuous shape from front door to back...

 

[fusseli]

What specifically don't you like about the quality? I like the continuous shape from front door to back...

Summed it up in the first post. Once they are installed the lasting indicator of cheapness is the couldy haze and tiny bubbles you can see from the inside when the sun hits them.

 

[Msfitoy]

Sounds like they need to have better quality control...hope that was just a bad batch...are you going to return it?

 

[fusseli]

I agree on the overall design, it breaks up the lines of the truck less by being one continuous strip.

I think I am going to keep them on and not return them, but will have an eye out for the exceptional alternatives. I'm just a little let down by this particular OE Ford accessory is all.

 

[u wish u could ride]

they look good at least. I had some on my Tacoma and my Sonoma . they really are nice for no rain in fresh air !!

 

[NAndrews33]

VKB3Z-18246-B

I got Ford Accessories, made by Lund, window vents because I loved the Mopar ones I got on my Jeep and thought OE has got to be the way to go. I am underwhelmed with the quality of the Ford ones, but I decided to go ahead and install them anyway. They aren't really high quality enough to stick on my Lariat (maybe lower trim wouldn't care/notice? idk) but I did anyway because they are a life saver in Colorado's short sporadic thunderstorms.

My Jeep's were outstanding: stick-on, fully clear and smooth plastic, very sturdy, little bracing arms that went into the channel, 3M adhesive like the Fords, and a 3M adhesion promoter wipe that Ford skipped. These Ford/Lund ones don't seal on the front forward facing edge, are flimsier, have noticeable clouding and bubbles rather than perfect clarity, needed trimming of the included 3M tape, had rough edges from cutting rather than being one cast piece of plastic, weren't obvious in how they install since they overlap several edges and discontinuities, and have a strange jaunt out the back edge on the back door. Really they are fine (just okay) but I'm just taken aback by the comparison to my former Jeep/Mopar ones.

This is underwhelming and a half-assed design, IMO. If a proven better design is out there I might rip these off and replace them. I paid $95 and they really should be better than this.

I had similar issues when installing mine too. I couldn't get the 3m tape to stick on the drivers side along the black door trim where it meets the rear door. I ended up cutting the 3m tape off and putting my own 3m tape on. It works now. I also had some jagged ends I trimmed up with a scalpel. They work fine but I feel ford could've done better.

 

[fusseli]

Here's pics ... Haze, distortion, and tiny flecks or bubbles.

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